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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 Letter
Transparency Groups Thank Senator Leahy for Fighting Against Unnecessary Secrecy on Farm Bill
POGO and other transparency groups thank Senator Leahy for defending open government by opposing secrecy provisions to the Farm Bill. The unnecessary provisions were not included in the final bill.
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Policy Letter
Transpartisan Groups Tell Congress: Spending Smarter on Defense Can Make Us Stronger
A broad-based coalition of groups concerned with wasteful defense spending sent a letter to Congress asking for smart spending cuts on the omnibus spending bill's defense appropriations.
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Policy Letter
POGO Implores Government to Strengthen Zero-Tolerance Policy Against Human Trafficking in Federal Contracts
POGO wants federal contracting policy office to strengthen proposed rule to truly uphold a zero-tolerance policy against human trafficking in the contractor labor supply chain.
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Policy Letter
Over 50 Groups Oppose Bill to Legalize and Extend NSA Surveillance
POGO joins 53 other groups in opposing the FISA Improvement Act, a bill that would legalize and extend NSA mass surveillance, including domestic surveillance programs revealed by Edward Snowden's disclosures.
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Policy Letter
Accountability Groups Call for Confirmation Vote on Privacy and Civil Liberties Board Nominee
POGO and other organizations hope to see privacy oversight board nominee Judge Patricia Wald re-confirmed before the winter recess. In this letter, our organizations thank Senator Reid for his leadership on this issue and urge him and his colleagues to ensure that Judge Patric...
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Policy Letter
Groups Call for Transparency in TransPacific Partnership Negotiations
POGO joins other transparency groups in calling for the TransPacific Partnership participants to reconcile the radically secretive process of ongoing negotiations with the partnership's values of transparency.
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Policy Letter
Broad Coalition of Companies and Nonprofits Support USA FREEDOM Act
POGO joins a large group of nonprofit organizations, companies, trade organizations, and investors to urge Congress to act on surveillance reform. The group specifically supports reforms included in the USA FREEDOM Act.
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Policy Letter
POGO and Other Groups Across the Ideological Spectrum Oppose Efforts to Delay Pentagon Savings
POGO joins a broad coalition of groups in opposing an amendment (amendment 2319) to the Senate version of the National Defense Authorization Act that would change the way sequestration is implemented for the Pentagon. This amendment would only serve to kick the can further dow...
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Policy Letter
POGO and Coalition of Whistleblowers and Organizations Support Enhanced Military Whistleblower Protections in the NDAA
A group of whistleblowers and organizations urge the Senate to support the Warner-Collins-Kaine-Grassley Amendment to strengthen protections for both military whistleblowers and victims of sexual assault.
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Policy Letter
POGO Calls for the Removal of Army General Unfit to Oversee Sexual Assault Prevention
In a shocking twist to the military's treatment of sexual assault cases, an Army General officially found to have restricted the rights of whistleblowers has assumed command of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office. POGO raises concerns that his previous actions co...
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Policy Letter
Groups Ask for Transparency Around Possible Trade Policy Surveillance
POGO joined nearly 40 groups in asking the National Security Administration and the Office of the US Trade Representative for transparency around any surveillance of trade policy advocates.
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Policy Letter
POGO Joins Over 40 Groups in urging the Farm Bill Conference Committee to Preserve FOIA Rights
POGO and partners urge the conference committee members to cut language that would unnecessarily shield a large amount of agricultural data from public access.