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AnalysisAppropriations Bill May Finally Make Congressional Research Reports Public
Congress is poised to require certain Congressional Research Service reports be made public for the first time ever, a mandate POGO has long advocated for.
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AnalysisGAO: Ford-class Carriers Need Independent Cost Estimates
A new report from the Government Accountability Office found the Navy continues to underestimate the construction and labor costs on the Ford-class carriers, likely by hundreds of millions of dollars. GAO recommends independent cost estimates before Congress makes further deci...
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AnalysisLawmakers Suspect Illegality in Privatized Tax Collection Program
An IRS program employing private companies to recover overdue taxes is just a few weeks old, but it already has a group of Senators worried the collection companies may be abusing debtors and breaking the law.
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AnalysisBorder Wall is Billion-Dollar Black Box So Far
Trump’s border wall is crawling toward creation despite lack of transparency, funding, and planning.
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AnalysisCongressional Irresolution: Lawmakers Shirk Their Responsibility to Declare War, Or Not
The nation continues to drift from conflict to conflict under elastic authorization
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AnalysisPOGO Urges Congress to Require Key Test on Newest Supercarrier
Congress is about to strip the requirement for the Navy to conduct the critical full ship shock trials of its newest supercarrier, a move that will endanger the lives of the 4,300 sailors of the ship’s complement and risk massive cost overruns in the years ahead as the Navy co...
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AnalysisBipartisan Agreement: Ending MOX is Best for Taxpayers
The Project On Government Oversight joined a bipartisan coalition of groups to send a letter urging the House and Senate Armed Services Committees to cancel the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MOX).
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AnalysisProposed DHS Budget Priorities Leave Accountability Behind
The proposed DHS budget emphasizes southern border control at the cost of security for the rest of the nation.
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AnalysisLetting Contractors Pick Their Own Auditors is a Bad Idea
A new law lets contractors hire their own auditors, despite history that shows it can come at the expense of independent oversight.
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AnalysisPOGO Joins Over 25 Experts To Encourage New BRAC
Organizations from across the political spectrum agree that a Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round for Department of Defense facilities would save taxpayers billions.
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AnalysisAnother Step to Subcontracting Out Our Wars
Trump’s troop-count handoff to Mattis is part of a grim trend