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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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Policy LetterPOGO Joins Broad Coalition Urging House to Repeal Iraq War Authorization
Congress must reassert its constitutional duty to declare war, and end an authorization that has been repeatedly abused to pursue unauthorized and unrelated military activities.
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Policy Letter
Amicus Brief: Precedent Shows Removal Protections Aren’t Unconstitutional
The outcome of Seila Law LLC v CFPB could run counter to the founding fathers’ vision of checks and balances. POGO defends the Constitution citing largely ignored historical precedent.
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Policy LetterElection Security Coalition Opposes Weakening Encryption
A bipartisan group of organizations and individuals working to protect election security highlighted the importance of encryption, and, in order to protect the integrity of our elections, called on the DOJ to end its efforts to weaken encryption.
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CommentaryNever the Pentagon
How The Military-Industrial Complex Gets Away With Murder in Contract After Contract
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Policy Letter
Amicus Brief: Challenging the Constitutionality of Oklahoma’s Death Penalty Statute
Oklahoma’s death penalty statute has been interpreted so broadly that it could apply to the vast majority of murders committed in the state. This violates the Constitution.
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CommentaryImpeachment: Frequently Asked Questions
What is impeachment, how does it work, and what’s going to happen?
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CommentaryJanuary Oversight Training: Working with Agency and Industry Counsel
POGO's Congressional Training Program aims to educate Hill staffers and other people in the legislative branch about the oversight powers of Congress.
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AnalysisSpending Data Has Improved—Probably
Inspectors general are issuing audits on federal spending data that look promising at first glance. However, changes in the audit methodology, rather than improved performance, are contributing significantly to the low error rate results.
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Public CommentPOGO Joins Public Comment on Proposed Rule Concerning Royalty Rate Reductions
BLM should promote greater transparency and accountability from companies extracting natural resources from our nation’s public lands.
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AnalysisContractors Use Shell Games to Hide Owners, Cheat Taxpayers
Contractors are defrauding the government and endangering national security by hiding their real owners behind shell companies, according to a recent watchdog report.
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AnalysisAdding up the Cost of Our Never-Ending Wars
Luckily, a band of outsiders is trying to do what the government won’t
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CommentaryCongress Should Hold Trump’s Top Aides in Contempt While It Still Can
By rushing this impeachment process, the House runs the risk of diminishing its oversight power even further going forward