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POGO’s experts push policymakers to enact commonsense reforms that tackle waste, corruption, and abuse of power; hold those who’ve violated the public trust accountable; protect our constitutional rights; and make the government work for all people.
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AnalysisWhat Should We Do About a Generation of Weapons Vulnerable to Cyberattacks?
An Obvious Solution Being Ignored
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AnalysisCongressional Oversight Boot Camp: February 2019
The boot camp is an intensive two-day, bipartisan training on Capitol Hill for Congressional staff on the art and practice of oversight and investigations. Attendance is free and open only to House and Senate professional staff.
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AnalysisUnseen Casualties of the Shutdown: Accountability and Transparency
The shutdown is exacting a significant toll on offices and programs that help keep the government honest, transparent, and accountable.
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AnalysisHouse of Representatives Adopts Whistleblower and Ethics Reforms for Itself
For the 116th Session of Congress, the House of Representatives agreed to a package of new rules that include key reforms to strengthen House ethics rules, promote transparency and diversity, and attempt to modernize how Congress operates.
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AnalysisAcosta-Epstein Deal Sparks Calls for Independent DOJ Misconduct Investigations
Outrage over Labor Secretary Acosta’s plea deal with billionaire Jeffrey Epstein when Acosta was a prosecutor have renewed calls for more independent and transparent Justice Department investigations.
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AnalysisThe U.S. Navy’s Titanium “Tin Can”
How the sea service transformed destroyers, its most common warship and once among the cheapest, into Frankenships
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AnalysisFederal Fraud Recovery Hits Nine-Year Low
The Justice Department announced it recovered $2.8 billion in fraud cases in fiscal year 2018—substantially less than the previous year, and the lowest annual total since 2009.
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AnalysisA Closer Look at Ethics Reforms in HR 1, the For the People Act
House Democrats kick off the new Congress with an ambitious ethics reform bill, the For the People Act, which includes many reforms POGO has been advocating in favor of for years.
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AnalysisPentagon Needs Better System to Track Fraudulent Spending
The incoming Congress should tie defense budgets to accounting improvements.
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AnalysisDéjà Chopper: Why the Marines Are Buying a Troubled Aircraft Again
It’s one way to keep their hold on a mission they haven’t carried out in nearly 70 years
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AnalysisCollective Responsibility: Creating and Sustaining an Ethical Government
The national conversation about ethics in government needs to change radically