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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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TestimonyTestimony in Support of Increased Transparency and Reform of FISA Surveillance
The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board—a key surveillance oversight body—requested our testimony to aid its investigation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. We call for substantial reform and increased transparency.
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AnalysisExecutive Branch Fights to Keep Spending Decisions Secret with Flimsy Arguments
Amid historic spending and deficits, the Trump administration is pushing back on reasonable transparency reforms that would let the American public know how our money is being spent.
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Policy LetterPOGO Opposes Defense Department Proposed Service Contract Inventory Rule
A rule proposed by the Pentagon further limits the collection of information that would help the government keep track of how much it spends on services each year.
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CommentaryHow Bells, Whistles & Greed Blew Up The Defense Budget
The hawks say we need to spend $740B a year because our weapons systems are so much more complex now. Here's the real story.
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ReportStifling Dissent
How the Federal Government’s Channels for Challenging Policies from Within Fall Short
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TestimonyWATCH: POGO Testimony on Oversight of COVID-19 Financial Relief Packages
Congress must past reforms to increase accountability and transparency of COVID-19 relief spending.
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Policy LetterBipartisan Coalition Urges Senate To Advance Power of the Purse Reforms
The Power of the Purse Coalition calls on Appropriations Committee to reclaim the constitutional authority of Congress over taxpayer funds.
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Policy LetterAmicus Brief: Jury Trial Protections Should Apply to Everyone
Prominent former judges and prosecutors are urging the Supreme Court to allow state defendants convicted under unconstitutional rules to appeal their sentences.
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Policy LetterLaw Enforcement Officers Support Military Equipment Limits
A group of law enforcement officers supports a provision that would place limits on the military gear police can get from the federal government.
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AnalysisCongress Dodges Its War Powers Responsibilities … Again
Congress continues to sanction the blank check authority three administrations have used to send troops all over the world.
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AnalysisThe Littoral Combat Ship and the Folly of Concurrency
The Navy’s plan to retire the first four Littoral Combat Ships serves as an object lesson about the dangers of overlapping weapon development and production.
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