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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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ReportThe Constitution’s Disqualification Clause Can Be Enforced Today
Legal processes at the state and federal level can be used to ensure that those who engage in insurrection do not serve in public office. The January 6 Select Committee can aid these efforts by offering some key findings in its final report.
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ReportAccounting’s Big Lie — and How to Fix It
A colossal conflict of interest compromises the auditing of public companies and the financial security of everyone who depends on them. This report provides background on the issue and options for potential reform.
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ReportFrom Sleeping Dogs to Watchdogs: To Ensure Integrity for Our Inspectors General, Congress Must Reform the Integrity Committee
Strengthening the last line of defense against corruption in the federal government
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ReportAn Oversight Agenda for Customs and Border Protection: America’s Largest, Least Accountable Law Enforcement Agency
U.S. Customs and Border Protection suffers from long-standing, serious deficits in transparency, oversight, and accountability. Our oversight recommendations can help Congress bring accountability to the largest law enforcement agency in the nation.
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ReportAbove the Fray: Changing the Stakes of Supreme Court Selection and Enhancing Legitimacy
The political stakes of judicial selection, especially at the Supreme Court level, have cast a shadow over the integrity of that process.
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ReportThe Baker’s Dozen: 13 Policy Areas Critical to an Effective, Ethical, and Accountable Government
A roadmap of nonpartisan, commonsense reforms to 13 policy areas for both Congress and the executive branch.
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ReportStifling Dissent
How the Federal Government’s Channels for Challenging Policies from Within Fall Short
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ReportGuidelines for the Use of Body-Worn Cameras by Law Enforcement
A Guide to Protecting Communities and Preserving Civil Liberties
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ReportDemilitarizing America’s Police: A Constitutional Analysis
An over-militarized police culture threatens our constitutional guarantees of free speech and freedom from unreasonable search and seizure.
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ReportPreventing Train and Defeat in Future Conflicts
Institutionalizing the Lessons Learned During Afghanistan to Prevent Another Two-Decade Exercise in Futility
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ReportA Primer on Congressional Staff Clearances
Which Staff Can Obtain Security Clearances, at What Levels, and Who Decides?
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ReportThe Report of The Constitution Project’s Task Force on Detainee Treatment
The Report of The Constitution Project's Task Force on Detainee Treatment revealed the U.S. government’s treatment of suspected terrorists during the Clinton, Bush, and Obama administrations.