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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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AnalysisCongress Needs to Reclaim Its Time from the Courts
Endless litigation will thwart congressional oversight every time. Congress needs to change that.
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AnalysisPreventing Presidents from Abusing Force at Home
Election safety concerns and executive branch overreach reveal a number of places Congress needs to narrow the executive branch’s ability to deploy force at home.
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Commentary‘Build Back Better’ Should Mean Reducing Contractor Influence Over the Pentagon Budget
The first lesson of the pandemic that President-elect Biden must learn is that we can no longer afford runaway spending at the Department of Defense.
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AnalysisGeneral Services Administration Must Recognize Biden as President-Elect
The administration’s failure to allow the transition to begin could threaten our national security, as well as public health amid the pandemic.
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AnalysisFDA Whitewashes Warnings About Coronavirus Vaccine Trials
Agency Casts Criticism and Concerns as Praise
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AnalysisWill Bill Barr Place His Thumb on the Scale to Tip the Election to Trump?
Attorney General Bill Barr has repeatedly abused his role at the Justice Department to provide political support to President Donald Trump. It is critical that the Justice Department not be misused to aid any political campaign.
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Policy LetterPOGO Opposes the Forest Service’s Proposed Rule on Oil and Gas Resources
The proposed rule would severely reduce public input and transparency and would relinquish the Forest Service’s ability to hold extractive industries and federal agencies accountable.
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AnalysisTrump’s New Executive Order Would Enable Government Corruption
This executive order could make it easier to retaliate against and eventually fire individuals who have been critical of the president.
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Policy LetterCongress Needs to Reassert Control Over the Nation’s Wars
The Honorable James Risch Chairman Senate Committee on Foreign Relations The Honorable Eliot Engel Chairman House Committee on Foreign Affairs
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Fact SheetOversight and the Transition: Resources for Congress
Letters, briefing requests and other actions for ensuring agencies preserve official records – particularly the ones you’ve already requested.
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AnalysisHow to Respond to Risk of Surveillance While Protesting
We've discovered surveillance of protesters before. Here’s what you need to know.
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