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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 LetterAmicus Brief: Shinn v. Ramirez
A group of former judges have urged the Supreme Court to not make the judiciary “complicit in injustice.”
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AnalysisCOVID and Contractor Misconduct
New Top 100 Ranking Shows the COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impact on the Federal Contracting Landscape
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Policy LetterCoalition Urges House to Close the Pentagon’s Revolving Door
24 groups asked the House Rules Committee to adopt amendments to extend revolving door restrictions between the Pentagon and industry as part of the National Defense Authorization Act.
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AnalysisNew Document Shows How the Air Force is Starving the A-10 Fleet
Air Force leaders defying Congress’s close air support mandates
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AnalysisState Secrets that Aren’t Secret
Twenty years after September 11, the government is still using national security secrecy to cover up torture — and the Supreme Court may soon make it easier for the government to hide evidence of other crimes.
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AnalysisSeven-Year Contractor Whistleblower Case Meets a Sad End
Michael Sandknop has two reports from two different inspectors general: one substantiating his whistleblowing, and a second substantiating subsequent reprisal against him. But seven years later, he hasn’t received a dime of remedy.
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Policy Letter87 Organizations Urge Supreme Court to Make Live Audio Streaming Permanent and Accessible
With almost three million oral argument streams since May 2020, 80 civil society, media, disability rights, and government transparency groups agree: the time has come for the Supreme Court to provide permanent live audio access to oral arguments.
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AnalysisSecrets, Surveillance, and Scandals: The War on Terror’s Unending Impact on Americans’ Private Lives
Twenty years into the war on terror, we are still unraveling the mass surveillance enacted at its start. This deep dive shows how secret surveillance defied the rule of law and undermined democracy—and how civil rights advocates steadily fought back.
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AnalysisAxing Pentagon Cost Reports Threatens Acquisition Oversight
The already difficult task of understanding the true cost of weapons will be made much more difficult unless Congress acts to restore a key oversight report.
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Policy LetterPOGO Urges Improvements to Justice Department Death Data Collection
The Justice Department’s plan to collect information on deaths in custody has shortcomings that will prevent it from providing an accurate account of deaths or insight into how to prevent them.
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AnalysisGeofence Warrants: The Last Piece of the Location Privacy Puzzle
A shocking new Google report reveals how frequently law enforcement uses an untargeted surveillance tool
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AnalysisKey Facts About Face Recognition for Policymaking
There are many myths and misconceptions in the debate about face recognition surveillance. When Congress considers safeguards for how law enforcement uses it, policymakers and the public need to keep some important facts in mind.