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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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AnalysisLawmakers Exploit Tragedy to Demand Defense Dollars
Every time a tragedy strikes and a servicemember is killed, a virtual stampede of politicians rush to the microphones to blame the tragedy on a lack of funding.
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AnalysisSenators Press FBI for Updates on Whistleblower Reforms
FBI whistleblowers are vulnerable because of the agency’s insufficient whistleblower protections, and Senators Chuck Grassley and Patrick Leahy are urging the Justice Department to enhance regulations protecting those whistleblowers.
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AnalysisU.S. Troops ‘Can Do,’ But Their Leaders ‘Won’t Do’
The recent rash of accidents stem from leaders’ refusal to make tough choices
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AnalysisDefense Bill Language Could Let F-35 off the Hook
This year’s $700 billion defense authorization bills contain a number of provisions that are likely to increase the risk of cost overruns for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program and undermine the ability of Pentagon officials and Congress to assess the combat suitability of ...
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AnalysisA Profile in Discouragement: Base Motives
Congressional cowardice continues to keep unneeded military installations open
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AnalysisIntelligence Committee Signals Concern for Whistleblowers: Will it Lead to Action?
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence recently signaled a growing concern “about the level of protection afforded to whistleblowers within the IC and the level of insight congressional committees have into their disclosures.”
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AnalysisFederal Ethics Process Needs to Be Clear and Transparent
The Project On Government Oversight sent a letter to the U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) urging it to require agencies to issue more comprehensive ethics agreements. This follows a push for more proactive disclosure of ethics waivers.
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AnalysisNavy Collisions Are Its Own Fault
Responsibility for recent fatalities goes far up the (anchor) chain
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AnalysisDisaster Relief Needs Oversight to Stop Waste and Fraud
As Congress contemplates funding billions of dollars in disaster aid, it should ensure the money is overseen adequately.
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AnalysisThe Military’s Leadership Problem
Leadership, not technology failures, are at the root of most wasteful Pentagon programs
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AnalysisCelebrate Labor Day by Diving into Contractor Misconduct Data
The federal government’s largest contractors have paid a collective total of $2.7 billion in penalties since the 1990s for a wide variety of labor violations, which you can read about in POGO’s Federal Contractor Misconduct Database.