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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.

  1. Collage of U.S. President Donald Trump, smoke coming off a boat in the middle of the ocean, and the Capitol building inside of the smoke.
    Analysis

    Guilt by Association: Trump’s Illegal Boat Strikes

    U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats are a new level of lawlessness — but Congress has the power to intervene.

  2. Collage of U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and shapes containing images of the Pentagon, the Constitution, and microphones.
    Analysis

    Pentagon Press Restrictions – Experts Weigh In

    A Pulitzer Prize-winning Pentagon reporter and a former USMC press officer reflect on the latest restrictions from Hegseth’s DOD.

  3. Collage of four silos cut in half and a hand reaching into one of them. The silos are labelled with logos from the Social Security Administration, the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Health and Human Services. A clipping of a White House executive order with text "Stopping Waste, Fraud, and Abuse by Eliminating Information Silos" is centered.
    Analysis

    Pitfalls of Trump’s Info Silo Executive Order Compromise Privacy

    Trump’s executive order isn’t about efficiency. It goes against data security best practices and enables deportation goals at the expense of privacy.

  4. Collage of U.S. President Donald Trump and clippings of the OMB logo, CIGIE logo, a hundred dollar bill, and the White House.
    Analysis

    The Administration’s Latest Attack on Oversight

    The Office of Management and Budget is withholding funds from inspectors general council.

  5. Analysis

    POGO’s Recommendations for the 2026 NDAA

    The good, the bad, and the ugly in the fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act. 

  6. Soldiers in uniforms and wearing riot gear march over a map of the U.S. A clipping of a recent memo by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is partly visible behind the soldiers.
    Analysis

    Portland Precedent Risks More Unchecked, Unlawful Deployments

    The Pentagon is using the president’s June memo as a blanket authorization to deploy troops to U.S. cities — regardless of the facts or the law.  

  7. Collage of ICE agents detaining people, a U.S. map, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and the Supreme Court building.
    Analysis

    Supreme Court Allows Unconstitutional Racial Profiling

    The Supreme Court’s order to allow immigration detentions without individual suspicion is wrong on the law and the facts — and dangerous to us all.

  8. Collage of the U.S. Capitol building, $100 bills, stock lines, a crowd, and a politician's silhouette.
    Analysis

    It’s Finally Time to Ban Congressional Stock Trading

    Congress must capitalize on the recent surge in support and momentum for a congressional stock trading ban.

  9. Collage of a hand pressing a shutdown button on the U.S. Capitol building dome. In the background, a hundred dollar bill looms.
    Analysis

    Executive Overreach Could Shut Down the Government

    So-called “pocket rescissions” could be the final blow to an already-dysfunctional appropriations process.

  10. Collage of a clipping of a DOT&E document and seal, and pieces of the Pentagon containing images of troops and a soldier aiming a XM7 rifle.
    Analysis

    Pentagon Cuts to DOT&E Could Endanger Troops

    Recent cuts to DOT&E reduced the agency’s Oversight List by 99 programs, including operational testing for the Army’s new rifle.

  11. Collage of ICE agents, the silhouette of a crowd behind a chain link barbed wire fence, the Capitol building, and the Constitution.
    Analysis

    ICE Barring Congress from Detention Facilities Is Illegal

    Congress has the right to inspect where ICE detains people. Rather than complying with the law, the agency is hiding its abuses.

  12. Collage of a crowd of people and hands putting together cutout pieces of the Capitol building, which contain images of a man blowing a whistle, the GAO logo, the OSC seal, and a man in a suit.
    Analysis

    Reclaiming Democracy: How to Build a Government That Deserves Our Trust

    We must create a new vision for government accountability that will withstand the test of time. 

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