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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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AnalysisICE Access to Medicaid Data Compromises More than Privacy
As privacy protections are destroyed, an unprecedented surveillance weapon is taking shape.
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AnalysisBehind the New Rule That’s the Latest Attack on Public Servants
A new rule strips more protections from civil servants and further consolidates power in OPM.
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AnalysisCongress Must Protect the GAO from Executive Overreach
The Trump administration is attacking GAO, the legislative agency that investigates wasteful spending and improves government efficiency.
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AnalysisSPEED Act Guts Protective Accounting Rules and Overcharges Will Result
Defense Committee has “the need for speed” but their reform bill gut cost accounting, resulting in overcharges and no remedy to recoup costs.
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AnalysisIran and the War Powers Problem
The Constitution gives Congress – not the president – the power to declare war.
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AnalysisVA’s DOGE Cuts Sting and Will Reduce Efficiency
DOGE’s VA contract terminations included contracts that promote efficiency and for critical medical services. Their loss will harm the agency and the veterans it serves.
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AnalysisWhat is Habeas Corpus? The Latin Phrase Designed to Ward Off Tyranny
Trump administration officials’ attempts to redefine or suspend “habeas corpus” threaten a foundational principle of free societies.
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AnalysisRight to Repair for the Pentagon: To-Do’s for Right Now
The Pentagon can save money and increase readiness right now by obtaining the right to repair its own equipment.
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AnalysisStephen Miller v. the Rule of Law
Threats to habeas corpus are part of a larger pattern of attacks on the courts.
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AnalysisMake Sustainment Competitive Again
The military’s “right-to-repair” its own equipment is key to readiness — and to bringing competition back to weapons maintenance and repair.
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AnalysisThe Regulatory Loophole that Can Shut the Public Out
The Trump administration is pressing agencies to repeal regulations using the “good cause” exception. But the courts have shown it’s not that easy.