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Policy Letter
CAS Board cedes authority -- once again.
Cost Accounting Standards: Clarification of the Application of the Exemption from CAS at 48 CFR 9903.201-1(b)(15) for Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contracts and subcontracts Awarded on the Basis of Adequate Price Competition without Submission of Cost or Pricing Data
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Policy Letter
POGO Joins Other Watchdogs in Calling on the Super Committee to Release its Secrets
The failure of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to achieve agreement does not end the important work to tame our deficit and debt. In that spirit, we believe it is time for the American public to see the Committee’s final work products as well as the proposals ...
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Policy Letter
Support Letter for NDAA Leahy Amendment to Fix FOIA Exemption
On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we are writing to urge you to support an amendment offered by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) to fix an over-broad and ill-defined provision relating to “critical infrastructure information,” in Section 1044 of the National Defense Auth...
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Policy Letter
Super Committee Must Post Recommendations 72 Hours Before Voting
As organizations and individuals dedicated to transparency in government, we write to urge you to allow televising of oral arguments in the three cases before the Court addressing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Nat’l Fed’n of Indep. Bus. v. Sebelius, No. 11-39...
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Policy Letter
POGO and Allies Oppose Bill That Would Hobble SEC
On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we are writing to oppose the passage of the “SEC Regulatory Accountability Act” (H.R. 2308), which is scheduled for markup tomorrow, November 15, in the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises. This legis...
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Policy Letter
POGO and Allies Support Amending the Presidential Records Act
As groups dedicated to greater accountability and transparency in government, we write in support of the Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2011, H.R. 3071. This bill provides a framework for the assertion of privilege by a former president and clarifies the rights and ob...
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Policy Letter
POGO and Allies Support H.R. 3289, the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act
Our undersigned organizations applaud your leadership in earning bipartisan support for the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2011 (WPEA), H.R 3289, as well as immediate action to consider the legislation this Thursday in the House Oversight and Government Reform Com...
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Policy Letter
POGO asks NRC to Release North Anna Nuclear Power Station Records
In 1977, the Department of Justice launched a criminal investigation into Virginia Electric and Power Co, the owner of the North Anna power plant. The investigation revealed that the company covered up its knowledge of a seismic fault line that runs beneath the plant. Over 30 ...
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Policy Letter
POGO and Partners Urge Committee to Pass Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2011
We, the undersigned groups representing the dozens of organizations in the Make It Safe Coalition, write to urge you and the members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to pass the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2011 (WPEA), S. 743, ...
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Policy Letter
POGO and Partners Urge House to Pass Federal Advisory Committee Legislation
On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we are writing in strong support of the “Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2011” (H.R. 3124), scheduled for consideration by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee this Thursday. This legislation, introduced ...
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Policy Letter
POGO Tells Congress Not to Weaken the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
For more than three decades the FCPA has served as a deterrent to bribery and helped to level the playing field for law-abiding firms using solid business practices in international commerce. However, there is a misinformation campaign underway to convince Congress that a law ...
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Policy Letter
POGO Joins Groups Urging Deficit Reduction Super Committee to Disclose Lobbying Contacts
The undersigned are writing to urge you to immediately take steps to voluntarily disclose the efforts of outside interests to lobby you on matters related to the Committee on Deficit Reduction. Likewise, we urge you to also disclose the campaign contributions you receive betwe...