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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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Public Comment
Civil Society Provides Public Comment on Collection of Foreign Lobbying Documents
A number of civil society groups, including the Project On Government Oversight (POGO), have responded to the Department of Justice's request for public comment on the collection and disclosure of foreign lobbying documents under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).
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Public Comment
POGO Comments on VA Rule Helping Some Camp Lejeune Victims
POGO welcomes this VA rule and the benefits it will bring to veterans contaminated at Camp Lejeune. However, we are concerned about several factors that may unnecessarily limit its impact.
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Public Comment
POGO Supports Federal Rule Denying Funds to Companies That Restrict Employees’ Whistleblower Rights Through Confidentiality Agreements
In honor of Sunshine Week, POGO issued a public comment supporting the White House's effort to safeguard federal funds from companies that make employees sign away their right to report misconduct.
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Public Comment
POGO Supports Federal Rule Requiring Suspension/Debarment Review Before Awarding Contracts to Companies With Unpaid Taxes or a Felony Conviction
POGO issued a public comment supporting the White House's effort to safeguard federal funds from companies that committed a felony or owe taxes.
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Public Comment
POGO’s Public Comment to GSA on Corporate Identifiers
POGO supports the government moving away from using proprietary company IDs and establishing a system that will better track who is getting federal contract awards and assistance spending.
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Public Comment
POGO Supports Government Access to Contractor Labor Violations to Improve Compliance, Avoid Bad Actors, and Level the Playing Field
The Project On Government Oversight submitted a public comment supporting the proposed implementation of President Obama’s “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” Executive Order, which imposes new disclosure requirements on contractors and seeks to improve their labor practices.
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Public Comment
POGO Joins Group Urging for Improvements to the Controlled Unclassified Information Proposed Rule
POGO joins group urging for improvements to the proposed regulation on Controlled Unclassified Information. Our comment expressed concerns that proposed rule could discourage legitimate information-sharing, both internally and outside the government, become a fourth level of c...
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Public Comment
POGO Comments on Proposed Reforms To Pentagon Acquisitions
Reforms proposed by the House Armed Services Committee likely exacerbate the Pentagon's systemic waste and mismanagement problems.
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Public Comment
POGO Joins Comments Calling for Public Access to Consumer Complaint Narratives
The undersigned consumer, privacy, civil rights, labor and open government groups unequivocally support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposal to publish consumer narratives in the public complaint database. Director Cordray has called the complaint narrative...
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Public Comment
Comments of the Patient, Consumer and Public Health Coalition on an FDA Draft Guidance on Publication of Risk Information
As members of the Patient, Consumer and Public Health Coalition, we strongly urge the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to withdraw its draft guidance proposing to allow pharmaceutical firms to distribute to health care providers and facilities scientific medical literature ...
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Public Comment
Public Comment on the Potential Release of Medicare Physician Data
POGO joins groups of the transparency community in supporting disclosure of Medicare payment data. The comment calls for the prompt release of payment data "with as much detail as practicable while protecting patient privacy."
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Public Comment
POGO and Partners Submit Recommendations on Improving Electronic Surveillance Laws
POGO and its partners in the transparency community have submitted a comment to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) urging reform of electronic surveillance law and policy to facilitate greater transparency, accountability, and respect for fundamental rights.