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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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AnalysisGovernment Watchdog Finds Defective Ships Will Enter Navy
A new report from the Government Accountability Office finds Navy ships will enter the fleet with deficiencies that could endanger the ships and the sailors aboard.
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AnalysisTrump’s Privacy Board Nominee Is a Big Step, But It’s Only the First One
Even with a new chairman, the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, a key government watchdog, won’t be able to return to full strength without a quorum of at least three members.
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AnalysisPolice Access to Military Equipment Needs More Oversight, Not Less
The Trump administration is jettisoning important accountability measures along with the ban on giving certain military equipment to local police forces.
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AnalysisPOGO Joins Letter Questioning Warrant for Info About Anti-Trump Site
Even the revised version of a Department of Justice warrant seeking information about an anti-Trump organizing site raises serious constitutional concerns.
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AnalysisNew Bill Hurts and Helps Trump’s Border Wall
A new Republican bill loosens President Trump’s requirement for a border wall, but contains disturbing implications for government contracting and corporate handouts.
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AnalysisLawmakers Question Interior Secretary Over Whistleblower Reassignment
Members of Congress are supporting a Department of Interior executive who says management retaliated against him because he disclosed how climate change is putting Alaskan coastal communities at risk.
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AnalysisDefense Supplier Accused of Price Gouging is Hit with Shareholder Lawsuit
TransDigm Group, a leading aircraft parts supplier suspected of overcharging the Pentagon, was sued by stockholders upset about the effect the company’s recent notoriety is having on their portfolios.
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AnalysisNuclear Modernization Under Obama and Trump Costly, Mismanaged, Unnecessary
President Trump tweets about nuclear modernization plans, but a closer look shows that this project has already cost billions of dollars and that its wide-ranging scope is not necessary.
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AnalysisEverything Old is New Again: Trump’s Bipartisan Proposals to Curb Improper Payments
President Trump’s crackdown on improper payments could represent a bipartisan effort to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal government.
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AnalysisPOGO and Brennan Center Call for Concurrent Investigations
A joint op-ed in The Hill Understanding the Anti-Lobbying Laws by the Project On Government Oversight and the Brennan Center calls on Congress to investigate concurrently with the Department of Justice.