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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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AnalysisRecommendations for Disaster Response and Recovery
The 2017 disasters were tragic, but they provide an opportunity to learn how to better prepare for future disasters. Here is a rundown of recent POGO blogs, articles, and testimony on the topic.
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AnalysisCongress Taking Aim at Waste and Fraud
Last week, a bipartisan group of Senators introduced legislation that takes aim at the billions of dollars in improper payments made annually by federal agencies. The “Payment Integrity Information Act of 2018” would update and strengthen current laws that require federal agen...
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AnalysisJustice Department to Improve Foreign-Influence Transparency
The Department of Justice will soon be posting online advisory opinions related to its interpretation of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), the National Law Review reported last week.
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AnalysisThe Difference Between Law and Justice
On May 13, POGO Board Member and former Member of Congress Mickey Edwards addressed the graduating class of the Oklahoma City University School of Law, encouraging the graduates to evaluate just and unjust laws with compassion.
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AnalysisWhen Congress Told the Pentagon to Rein In Weapons Costs
It wasn’t perfect, but it beats what’s happening now with today’s laissez-faire lawmakers
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AnalysisPaper Cuts: ZTE’s Action Plan for Smuggling Banned Tech to Iran
Paper Cuts examines the questionable trading history of the controversial Chinese phone company at the center of the President’s recent tweets.
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AnalysisThe Army Chief of Staff is Cooking the Budget Numbers
Army Chief of Staff General Mark Milley recently gave Congress a dishonest assessment of how U.S. defense spending compares to other countries.
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AnalysisICE Backs Down on “Extreme Vetting” Automated Social Media Scanning
In a major victory for civil rights and civil liberties advocates, ICE has shut down its plan to include unreliable automated social media scanning as part of an “Extreme Vetting” program. However ICE’s plans for Extreme Vetting are still problematic, especially its plan to em...
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AnalysisHow Zinke’s Interior Department Has Impeded Oversight
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and his aides often disregard, and perhaps even attempt to evade, oversight and accountability
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AnalysisA Q&A with the NSA’s Internal Watchdog
POGO talks with the NSA’s first independently-appointed Inspector General.
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AnalysisEnhanced Evasion Techniques
As Gina Haspel assumes office, we have no reason to trust that she will oppose abuses of the CIA’s covert action powers, or preserve evidence that reflects badly on the CIA or the White House.