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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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Policy Letter
POGO signs Letter to Senate Majority Leader Frist to improve public access to federal spending information
On behalf of the millions of taxpaying citizens represented by the groups signed below, we strongly urge you to bring S. 2590, the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act, to the Senate floor for a vote.
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AnalysisPork Process Tutorial Published by Independent Institute
How, and why, Congress adds billions of dollars in spending to defense bills for things like breast and prostate cancer, Memorial Day celebrations, and Lewis & Clark Bicentennials is poorly understood by the public, the press, and even many in Congress itself. A new articl...
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Policy Letter
POGO pushes for detailed guidance on contracting
The Project On Government Oversight ( POGO ) is an independent nonprofit organization that investigates and exposes corruption and other misconduct in order to achieve a more accountable federal government.
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Report
Federal Contracting: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina
In August 2005, a tropical storm gathered strength and inched its way toward the United States. After reaching a nearly unprecedented level of strength, the now-Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast on August 29, destroying houses, businesses, and critical infrastructure. In ...
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Analysis
Is There a Real “Pork Buster” in Congress?
Congress has always been happy to push spending for their own states and districts (pork), but now “porking” has become a major congressional obsession—and a costly abuse. Some members of Congress are declaring themselves reformers, even “pork busters.” Are they all shams? Thi...
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Policy Letter
POGO Letter to NRC Chairman Dale Klein regarding security concerns at the Sequoyah nuclear power plant
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) is an independent nonprofit that investigates and exposes corruption and other misconduct in order to achieve a more accountable federal government
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Analysis
Podcast on F-22 Acquisition
Ward Carroll at Military.com interviewed “fighter mafia” leader Pierre Sprey, aviation author James Stevenson, and Straus Military Reform Project Director Winslow Wheeler on the Air Force’s F-22. The interview helps explain why America is no longer designing and building first...
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Policy Letter
POGO Letter to DOE Secretary Bodman raising safety concerns
The Project on Government Oversight ( POGO ) is an independent non-profit that investigates and exposes corruption and other misconduct in order to achieve a more accountable federal government.