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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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TestimonyEnhancing the House’s Oversight Over Classified Information
The Project On Government Oversight and Demand Progress urged the House to fund and provide the authority for members on national security committees to have staff with adequate clearances to perform their constitutional oversight duties.
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TestimonyAddressing Federal Vacancies Through Fundamental Transparency Reform
Persistent federal vacancies are contrary to a direct constitutional mandate and they force taxpayers to settle for opaque, unaccountable, ineffective leadership in the highest levels of government.
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CommentarySimple Reforms to Improve Transparency and Public Trust in the Federal Judiciary
The public is best served when it has access to each branch of its government. The judiciary is no exception.
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AnalysisIs the Justice Department About to Embark on Mass Citizenship-Stripping?
Even if it’s not en masse, there will be little semblance of fairness or due process
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Policy LetterAdditional Questions and Answers about Improvements to Whistleblower Protections
The Project On Government Oversight’s Liz Hempowicz answers follow-up questions from Chairman Connolly about additional necessary improvements to whistleblower protections.
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Policy LetterPOGO Joins Bipartisan Effort to Strengthen Congressional Powers
POGO is one of 20 organizations spanning the political spectrum to express our commitment to working towards structural reform to improve how the Congress engages with the Executive Branch on national security matters and national emergencies.
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CommentaryA Century of Airpower Propaganda Was Just ‘Blown Up’ by an Air Force Think Tank
A recent study reviewed 21 American crisis deployments since World War II and analyzed the type of forces sent and eventual outcome. The results are quite interesting.
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CommentarySexual harassment by judges operating with impunity shows courts need their own #MeToo
The branch of government charged with enforcing federal discrimination and harassment laws does not police its own.
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AnalysisDouble Standards at DOJ
Trump’s abuse of the justice system isn’t surprising. It’s reflective of a larger problem.
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AnalysisRecommendations for Reclaiming Congress’s War Powers
It should not take a supermajority to stop an unauthorized war with Iran.
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Policy Letter
POGO Opposes the Nomination of Judy Shelton to the Federal Reserve
Confirming the nomination of Judy Shelton would threaten the Federal Reserve’s independence.