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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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AnalysisAmerica’s New Stealth Bomber has a Stealthy Price Tag
Revealing how much the Air Force’s B-21 is costing won’t help America’s enemies — but will make oversight possible.
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AnalysisPaper Cuts: Cashing in on Connections
What may be most shocking of all is, current laws regulating lobbying are so painfully weak that Cohen’s potential influence-peddling may have been legal.
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AnalysisNew Documents Raise Questions About Increased Nuclear Spending
Documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act show a nuke agency up to old tricks.
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AnalysisWhy Congressional Inquiries Trump Federal Investigations
When the Justice Department shared former FBI Director James Comey’s Trump-related memos with Congress, executive branch defenders were outraged. They’re wrong, and here’s why.
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AnalysisWolf in Sheep’s Clothing (or a Scientist’s Lab Coat)
The EPA’s claims its new science policy will increase transparency, but it will actually severely limit the scientific information the agency can use to keep the public safe.
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AnalysisWill the New Drone Export Policy Hurt the Countries that Buy Them?
One almost wonders if the push to export unmanned aerial vehicles could be a secret plot to preserve the Pentagon’s combat edge
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AnalysisPaper Cuts: Blankenship’s Battles
There are tens of thousands of documents that could tell the storied history of rags-to-riches, up-from-the-hollow U.S. Senate candidate and lifelong coal baron Don Blankenship. But you really only need to look at one sheet of paper with a long list of names.
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AnalysisHow House Intel Committee’s Russia Investigation Turned into a Cautionary Tale
We must learn from the failings of the House Intelligence Committee’s Russia investigation to make future oversight efforts better.
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AnalysisRegulatory Foes Try to Seize the Day
A bill that would further burden the regulatory process may make it to the Senate Floor.
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AnalysisSenate Report Details Major Disaster Response Contracting Failures
A recent report from the staff of Senator Claire McCaskill details many shortcomings of the state of FEMA disaster response contracting. If not corrected, these problems will impact future disaster response.