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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
Bipartisan Groups Urge House to Pass Smart Spending Amendments on NDAA
As you prepare to vote on H.R. 1960, the National Defense Authorization Act of FY14 (NDAA), we hope you will consider ways to spend in accordance with the current law. The current bill authorizes $552 billion for defense—$54 billion above current law spending caps. Whether or ...
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Policy Letter
Openness Groups Urge Senate to Vote YES on Cardin, NO on Grassley-Donnelly on the Farm Bill
On behalf of the undersigned groups, we urge you to support the Cardin alternative (Amendment 1159) to the Grassley–Donnelly Amendments (Amendment 970, 1011, and 1097) to the Farm Bill (S. 954). The alternative we support would reinforce existing privacy protections for farmer...
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Policy Letter
POGO and Groups from Right to Left Urge Vote for Protections for Whistleblowers and Sexual Assault Victims in the Military
Our undersigned organizations with diverse interests and ideologies write to urge you to vote for a bipartisan amendment to enhance protections for military whistleblowers and victims of sexual assault that will be offered by Representatives Jackie Speier (D-CA) and Mike Coffm...
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Policy Letter
POGO and Partners Urge Senate to Oppose Grassley’s Amendments to the Farm Bill
POGO and partners urge Senators to oppose Grassley's amendments (901, 1011, and 1097) to the Farm Bill (S. 954) that would undermine the Freedom of Information Act by creating an unnecessary secrecy provision.
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Policy Letter
POGO and Allies Urge President Obama to Rein In Overclassification
The undersigned organizations, which support greater openness in government, urge you to promptly establish and provide active White House leadership for a Security Classification Reform Steering Committee to help correct what you have called “the problem of overclassification.”
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Policy Letter
POGO Asks Secretary Hagel to Stop Funding B61 Nuclear Bomb Program in Europe
The cost of maintaining the B61 nuclear bomb program in Europe has increased yet again while questions regarding security and military efficacy remain unanswered.
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Policy Letter
POGO Joins Over Thirty-Five Groups that Voice Concerns Over Openness in New Cyber Bill
POGO and others raise concerns over the current version of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), citing a lack of transparency and accountability in this letter to the House Select Permanent Committee on Intelligence.
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Policy Letter
Groups From Right to Left Call on Congress and the President to Find Savings at the Pentagon
We, the leaders of the undersigned organizations, may not agree on many things, but we all agree on this: The time has come to reduce wasteful and ineffective Pentagon spending to make us safer.
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Policy Letter
POGO and Partners Tell Congress Investing in OSC Pays Dividends
The Office of Special Counsel needs additional funding to properly implement the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act to root out waste, fraud, and abuse and save taxpayer dollars.
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Policy Letter
POGO and Over 40 Government Transparency Organizations Thank Oversight Committee for Prioritizing FOIA
The undersigned organizations, concerned with government openness and accountability, are writing to thank you and share our support for your work to hold agencies accountable for implementation of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Your February 4th, 2013 letter to the Of...
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Policy Letter
POGO and Over 40 Government Transparency Organizations Write to the President about Improving FOIA
The undersigned organizations, concerned with government openness and accountability, are writing to ask you to bring renewed attention to issues that continue to plague government-wide implementation, compliance, and enforcement of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
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Policy Letter
POGO and Taxpayers for Common Sense Ask President to Cut MOX
The Project On Government Oversight and Taxpayers for Common Sense wrote to President Obama urging him to cut funding to the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MOX) because it's a program that is over budget, over schedule, and lacking even a single customer.