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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 LetterCross-Partisan Coalition Calls on Senate to Enact DOJ Accountability Bill
The Inspector General Access Act would promote accountability by giving the DOJ inspector general the authority to investigate misconduct.
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TestimonyPOGO Calls on Congress to Improve Its Capacity for Oversight
POGO encourages the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress to expand its work to include recommendations on how Congress can do a better job of overseeing the executive branch.
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TestimonyTestimony on the Need to End the Overseas Contingency Operations Account
The overseas contingency operations (OCO) account and other emergency spending authorities have become a Pentagon slush fund. Congress should act to end OCO now.
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AnalysisSecret Pentagon Audits Find Boeing and Lockheed May Have Fleeced Taxpayers
A recent watchdog report shows the Defense Department often overrules its auditors
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AnalysisThe F-35 and Other Legacies of Failure
If there are to be major changes to the F-35 program, now is the time to do it.
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AnalysisSupreme Court Favors Agency Secrecy Over Transparency
The Supreme Court favored agency secrecy over the public’s interest in transparent decision-making in deciding U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service v. Sierra Club.
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AnalysisWhen Agencies Misuse FOIA’s Law Enforcement Exemption
Agencies sometimes deny Freedom of Information Act requests by citing law enforcement proceedings apparently without adequately checking if those investigations are still active.
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Policy LetterPOGO Calls on Justice Department to Enact Safeguards Against Surveillance
POGO is urging the new administration to act on surveillance reforms that would have a major impact on protecting individuals.
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CommentaryThe U.S. Just Created a Public Beneficial Ownership Registry for a Subset of Companies
The recent U.S. defense budget bill contains a powerful corporate accountability and transparency weapon: new requirements for companies, including government contractors, to disclose their beneficial owners.
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AnalysisThe Pentagon, First, Last, and Always
Focusing on the Wrong Threats, including a New Cold War with China, Is the Last Thing We Can Afford Now