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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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TestimonyPOGO Urges Congress to Lift the Veil on Defense Ethics Records
Public oversight is crucial to the success of any government ethics program, but far too many of the Pentagon’s ethics records are not reasonably available to the public.
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TestimonyIncreasing Transparency of Inspector General Reporting
Unpublished IG reports should be listed on Oversight.gov
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TestimonyUnderstanding Oversight Gaps in Congress
Legislative Branch Inspectors General Coverage and Coordination
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TestimonyFully Equip FinCEN to Combat Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism
POGO’s testimony before the House Financial Services Committee on FinCEN oversight outlines steps to help ensure bad actors can’t make illicit financial transactions that harm our national security.
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TestimonyBuilding Confidence in the Supreme Court Through Ethics and Recusal Reforms
Having been entrusted with that great power, the justices owe the public not only a commitment to the ethical use of power, but also a conspicuous demonstration of their ethical conduct.
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TestimonyReforms Needed to Enhance Rule of Law, Crack Down on Foreign Influence
POGO testifies on how to counter undue foreign influence by strengthening the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938
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TestimonyCongress Should Act to Improve FOIA
As Congress discusses FOIA, POGO highlights existing issues impacting the law and suggests ways to improve the system for requesters and promote greater access to information.
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TestimonyCongress Can Earn Back Public Trust by Banning Stock Trading
Congress is poised to restrict stock trading by lawmakers, taking a first step toward creating a real ethics program for members of Congress, and must get the details right.
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TestimonyPOGO Testimony on Maryland Face Recognition Legislation
POGO Applauds Important Safeguards in SB 762 But Calls For Other Critical Measures
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TestimonyPOGO Testimony on Ensuring the Extractive Industries Pay Their Fair Share
Testimony Before the House Appropriations Committee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
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TestimonyTestimony: Watchdog Report Makes Case For Pentagon Reforms
Industry-written laws have led to even more defense contractor rip-offs; it’s time to fix the rules.
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TestimonyTestimony in Support of Massachusetts Legislation to Regulate Face Surveillance
Written Testimony of Jake Laperruque, Senior Policy Counsel, The Constitution Project at the Project On Government Oversight in Support of H.135 and S.47, An Act to Regulate Face Surveillance