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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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AnalysisWhite House Silence to Lawmakers’ Requests Raises Eyebrows, Questions
Trump reportedly told his agencies to ignore questions from Congressional Democrats. But is he any different from his predecessors?
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AnalysisWhite House Releases Ethics Waivers After Battle with OGE
The White House reversed its decision to fight the Office of Government Ethics over the release of government ethics records the day after POGO requested that it should proactively release copies of ethics waivers on public websites.
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AnalysisA Special Counsel Shouldn’t Keep Congress from Investigating
Congressional investigations can bring to light important information that would have been left unaddressed by a criminal investigation.
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AnalysisSaudi Arabia Lobbying Efforts in the Spotlight
With the media spotlight on foreign influence in the US, the Project On Government Oversight’s (POGO) work on reforming the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) is more important than ever.
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AnalysisLittoral Combat Ship Budget Games
Any restraint in Pentagon spending often buckles under the pressure of pork barrel politics
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AnalysisTrump Will Not Delay Launch of Retirement-Adviser Fiduciary Rule
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta announced the Trump administration will not postpone the June implementation of a rule imposing a higher ethical standard on financial advisers. “Respect for the rule of law” compelled Secretary Acosta to allow the rule to start taking effect n...
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AnalysisStrengthening Whistleblower Protections Still a Bipartisan Issue
Before Memorial Day recess and with little fanfare, Congress passed legislation to close a significant loophole in the Whistleblower Protection Act. The Follow the Rules Act protects whistleblowers from having to obey orders from a supervisor that would require them to break a...
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Analysis
America’s $1.1 Trillion National Security Budget
In the first budget of the Trump administration, defense agencies are asking taxpayers to pay $1.1 trillion for our national security budget.
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AnalysisInvestigation Pro-Tips from the Church Committee’s Chief Counsel
Fritz Schwarz, Jr., on what made the Church Committee work—and why Congressional investigations today are harder.
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AnalysisPresident Trump Terminates Wasteful Nuclear Facility in Budget Proposal
In an excellent move for taxpayers, President Trump has recommended ending funding for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MOX), a massively over-budget and unneeded nuclear construction project.
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AnalysisPondering Memorial Days, Past and Present
Why do fewer KIAs seem to make each one more important?