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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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AnalysisA Nuclear-Weapons Halloween
Their haunted history requires a reckoning, and a recalibration
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AnalysisPentagon Nixes Release of Afghan Reconstruction Data—Again
For the second time in two years, the Pentagon has classified information on the capabilities of the Afghan security forces that was previously reported to the public. Will the Pentagon stand by its shaky justification, or will it have a change of heart like the last time it t...
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AnalysisOversight Committee Democrats File Suit to Compel Trump Hotel Details
Democratic lawmakers in the House filed suit on Thursday to compel the General Services Administration to hand over details surrounding the Trump International Hotel’s ties to the President and to money stemming from foreign officials.
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AnalysisInterior Department Says Laws Prevent Greater Transparency…but They’re Wrong
The United States is bowing out of an international transparency initiative aimed at reducing corruption in the oil, gas, and mining industries.
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AnalysisIndictment Shows Why We Need Public White House Visitor Logs
The target of one of the first indictments to come out of the investigation into Russian interference with the 2016 election reportedly visited the White House as recently as this summer.
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AnalysisArmy Prepares to Deploy Next Worldwide Warfighter Support Contract
Next month, the U.S. Army will open bidding on the ten-year, $82 billion LOGCAP V contract. We hope the fraud, waste, and poor performance that plagued past LOGCAP contracts will not be repeated.
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AnalysisThe New Normal—America Needs to Up Its Game When Responding to Natural Disasters
The United States must improve how it responds to major natural disasters, including how it budgets before disasters occur.
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AnalysisManafort Indictment Demonstrates How FARA Falls Short
A grand jury has indicted President Trump’s former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), a foreign influence law that the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) has found to be regularly violated and rarely enforced.
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AnalysisIt’s Time for a New War Vote
Three out of four Members of Congress today took their seats after that body first voted to authorize the War on Terrorism. After 16 years, another vote is long past due.
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AnalysisWatching the Defense Department’s Waste Line
Why does the Pentagon develop so many weapons that it never builds?
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AnalysisPuerto Rico Electric Contract Concerning, But Normal
The no-audit clause in the Whitefish Energy contract to restore electricity in Puerto Rico is a problem, and it actually highlights a bigger problem with many federal contracts.
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AnalysisOpioid Investigation Shows the Swamp in Action
The federal government’s efforts to fight the widespread deadly epidemic of opioid addiction were stymied by the campaign finance system and the revolving door.