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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 Joins Groups Asking Congressional Budget Office to Increase Transparency
POGO joined 26 groups concerned about transparency and accountability urging the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to improve the transparency and usability of its data.
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Policy Letter
POGO Joins Groups Urging Congress to Authorize BRAC
The Center for Defense Information and the Project On Government Oversight joined defense experts across the political spectrum in asking the Senate and House Armed Services Committees to authorize a Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Round. Previous rounds save taxpayers $13...
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Policy Letter
POGO Joins Civil Society to Raise Red Flags in VA Bill
POGO joined the whistleblower advocacy community in raising red flags about language in a whistleblower protection bill signed by the President.
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Policy Letter
POGO Requests that the White House Publicly Release Ethics Records
The Project on Government Oversight urged the Office of Management and Budget to withdraw its request that the Office of Government Ethics stay its data call for appointees’ ethics waivers and authorizations. POGO also requested that the Trump administration list and provide c...
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Policy Letter
POGO Supports Bill to Codify Appointee Ethics Pledges
POGO supports Rep. Huffman's "Executive Appointee Ethics Improvement Act". This bill will codify many of the best practices from the ethics executive orders implemented by Presidents Trump, Obama, and Clinton. Those orders had strong provisions extending bans on lobb...
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Policy Letter
Groups Call on Deputy AG to Promptly Appoint a Special Counsel to Handle Russia Investigation
24 groups and individuals are deeply concerned about the actions taken this week by President Trump in firing FBI Director Comey at a time when the FBI's investigation into Russian involvement in the 2016 presidential election is reaching a critical stage. With the integrity a...
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Policy Letter
Civil Society Responds to House Attempt to Limit FOIA
Last week, news broke that Chairman Hensarling of the Committee on Financial Services in the House instructed Executive Branch agencies to incorrectly apply the legal standards of the Freedom of Information Act. POGO was joined by 20 civil society organizations to object to th...
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Policy Letter
POGO Requests Justice Department Investigation Into General Michael Flynn
General Michael Flynn, the former National Security Advisor, did not disclose payments from foreign governments on his security clearance questionnaire and belatedly disclosed foreign lobbying. POGO asks the Justice Department to investigate.
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Policy Letter
Defense Secretary Mattis Urged to Review Whistleblower Retaliation Cases
A coalition of whistleblower advocates sent a letter to Secretary of Defense James Mattis raising concerns about the message sent by not punishing two high-ranking officials found to retaliate against whistleblowers. Last year Inspectors General found both Navy Rear Admiral Br...
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Policy Letter
Groups Urge White House and Pentagon To Right-Size Pentagon Workforce
Numerous studies have identified the need for reforms to the size and structure of the Pentagon's workforce, including a study by the Project On Government Oversight that found the average annual contractor billable rate was much more than the average annual full compensation ...
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Policy Letter
POGO Pushes Ethics Office to Reconsider Guidance on Discretionary Trusts
There are circumstances under which an eligible income beneficiary of a discretionary trust might be able to compel the trustee to make a distribution or payment, and therefore POGO urges OGE to reconsider its previous guidance which states that reporting pursuant to 18 U.S.C....
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Policy Letter
POGO Letter to White House: Conflicted Advisors Should Be Subject to Ethics Laws
In a letter to White House Counsel, POGO urges the White House to make Stephen Feinberg and Carl Icahn subject to federal ethics laws given their vast conflicts of interest.