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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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CommentaryThe US Needs to Rethink Nation-Building to Prevent the Next Forever War
A resource from POGO.org
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CommentaryPOGO to Launch COVID-19 Relief Spending Tracker
POGO will launch a COVID-19 relief spending tracker over the next few weeks, in order to increase the transparency and accountability of the government’s relief efforts amid the pandemic.
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TestimonyFacial Recognition Technology: Strong Limits Are Necessary to Protect Public Safety & Civil Liberties
The Constitution Project at POGO testified on facial recognition technology and how strong limits are necessary to protect both public safety and civil liberties.
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Policy LetterRestoring Transparency Requirements at the Federal Reserve
If an emergency requires the Federal Reserve to meet in secret in the first place, the public should at the very least know why the Federal Reserve met and what they discussed.
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AnalysisThe Purse Is Mightier than the Sword. Now Congress Needs to Use It.
Attacks on Independent Oversight Show the Need for Congress to Step Up and Reclaim its Rightful Role
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Policy Letter
Broad Coalition Urges Congress to Reject DoD’s Repeat Secrecy Proposal
A coalition of NGOs spanning the political spectrum again urge Congress to reject a proposal from the Department of Defense that would allow it to withhold unclassified information from the public.
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Policy LetterCoalition Urges Congress to Reject Pentagon Proposal to Weaken Lobbying Laws
A broad coalition of organizations urged Congress to reject a Pentagon proposal that would weaken revolving door laws in place for former senior Pentagon officials lobbying on behalf of defense contractors and the arms industry.
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CommentaryIt’s more clear now than ever: Inspectors general need stronger protections
With hundreds of thousands of lives and trillions of taxpayer dollars on the line, we cannot afford to leave our federal watchdogs unprotected.
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AnalysisRethinking Post-Coronavirus Threats
Countering the Pentagon push for going viral on major wars and their high-tech hardware
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Policy LetterOrganizations Call on Congress to Urgently Pass Inspector General Removal Protections
A diverse group of civil society organizations are calling on Congress to move quickly to give inspectors general real and necessary independence following the President’s attacks on the IG system.
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CommentaryFormer Bailout Cop Stood Up to Senior Feds and Bonus-Hungry Insurance Execs. Now He Tells POGO How to Oversee the $2 Trillion CARES Package.
Neil Barofsky, the former special inspector general who oversaw the economic bailout of financial institutions in the late 2000s, shares his thoughts with POGO about watchdogging the COVID-19 stimulus package.
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ReportPreventing Train and Defeat in Future Conflicts
Institutionalizing the Lessons Learned During Afghanistan to Prevent Another Two-Decade Exercise in Futility