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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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Fact SheetThree Steps to Help Stop the Pentagon’s Revolving Door
The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2022 should include these key reforms to prevent conflicts of interest at the Department of Defense.
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Fact SheetPromoting Accountability and Transparency in the Federal Judiciary
In light of recent scandals around financial conflicts of interest in the federal judiciary, Congress must pass the bipartisan, bicameral Courthouse Ethics and Transparency Act.
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Fact SheetFact Sheet: Office of Legal Counsel Transparency
The public deserves critical transparency into how the executive branch interprets and implements federal law. Congress should require more transparency of opinions from the Office of Legal Counsel.
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Fact SheetCongress Must Establish a Hardrock Mining Royalty
There hasn’t been a hardrock mining royalty … ever. It’s time to change that.
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Fact SheetReforming Offshore Oil and Gas Royalty Procedures
The Department of the Interior is leaving billions of dollars on the table in forgone offshore oil and gas royalties — at the taxpayer’s expense.
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Fact SheetReforming Onshore Oil and Gas Royalties
If Congress doesn’t ensure that oil and gas companies pay their fair share in onshore royalties, taxpayers will continue to lose out to the tune of billions of dollars.
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Fact SheetProtecting Our Democracy
The Protecting Our Democracy Act is the first step to responding to historically low levels of public trust in government.
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Fact SheetU.S. Far Outpaces China in Military Spending
Despite recent claims to the contrary by advocates of higher Pentagon budgets, U.S. military spending far outpaces China’s spending.
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Fact SheetOversight and the Transition: Resources for Congress
Letters, briefing requests and other actions for ensuring agencies preserve official records – particularly the ones you’ve already requested.
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Fact SheetPriorities for Phase 4 COVID-19 Response Funding Bill (May 2020)
POGO’s top 10 recommendations for the next round of COVID-19 relief funding.
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Fact SheetOversight Provisions in the CARES Act: What they are, what they do, and how to make sure they work for Americans
The CARES Act created three watchdogs to patrol over $2 trillion in stimulus funds. For them to be effective, Congress needs to pay attention to crucial details about how they’re formed and how they’ll function.
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Fact Sheet
Spending Smarter, Spending Less: Opportunities to Reduce Excessive Pentagon Spending
There are a number of areas of national security spending that should be scrutinized for opportunities for savings.