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Policy Letter
The Finances Of FDA Advisory Committee Members: If Information Must Be Withheld, Let It Be Done Openly
Avandia, a drug made by GlaxoSmithKline for the treatment of diabetes, has been at the center of controversy for years, long before last month’s meeting of an FDA Advisory Committee charged with making recommendations on the marketing and labeling of this drug. The long-standi...
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Policy Letter
Groups Support Bipartisan Senate Bill to Strike SEC FOIA Exemptions
On behalf of the undersigned organizations concerned with government accountability and transparency, we are writing in support of S. 3717, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to provi...
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Policy Letter
POGO Joins Letter to President Obama On New Ethics Czar Bob Bauer
We write to applaud the work of Norman L. Eisen, Special Counsel to the President for Ethics and Government Reform and his role in fulfilling your mandate of openness and accountability in the federal government. Our organizations believe that Mr. Eisen has made a very positiv...
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Policy Letter
Groups Call on Congress to Remove SEC Secrecy Measure
We, the undersigned organizations concerned with government accountability and transparency, are writing to express our concerns about Section 929I of the recently passed Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Dodd-Frank Act). If interpreted broadly, th...
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Policy Letter
POGO Demands Comprehensive Contract Disclosure
POGO strongly supports the intent of the advanced notice of proposed rulemaking under FAR case 2009-004, Enhancing Contract Transparency (75 Fed. Reg. 26916, May 13, 2010). This case will amend the FAR to enable the online posting of contracts and task and delivery orders. The...
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Policy Letter
POGO Letter of Support for Amendment to Slow Revolving Door between Industry and Interior
POGO, along with the undersigned groups, strongly supports Senator Wyden’s amendment to S. 3516, the Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010, to slow the revolving door between the oil and gas industry and the Department of the Interior. We applaud Senator Wyden for his lea...
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Policy Letter
POGO Letter Expressing Strong Support for the Stop Cozy Relationships with Big Oil Act of 2010
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) strongly supports every effort to promote ethical conduct and accountability in the management of the taxpayers' natural resources, which is why we wish to express our strong support for the Stop Cozy Relationships with Big Oil Act of...
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Policy Letter
Sign-on Letter in Support of H.R. 5258 the Earmark Transparency Act
The undersigned organizations urge you to cosponsor H.R. 5258, the Earmark Transparency Act introduced by Representatives Cassidy, Speier, Reichert and Adam Smith. This landmark piece of legislation would require Congress to create an online, searchable database for all earmar...
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Policy Letter
Sign-on Letter in Support of S. 3335 the Earmark Transparency Act
The undersigned organizations urge you to cosponsor S. 3335, the Earmark Transparency Act introduced by Senators Coburn, Feingold, Gillibrand and McCain. This landmark piece of legislation would require Congress to create an online, searchable database for all earmark requests...
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Policy Letter
POGO Supports Proposal to Make Certain Labor Relations Costs Unallowable
...In this vein, POGO strongly supports the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking under FAR case 2009-006, Labor Relations Costs, published at 75 Fed. Reg. 19345 (April 14, 2010). This long-overdue proposed rule amends FAR Subpart 31.205-21 to make unallowable contractor costs incurre...
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Policy Letter
POGO letter to NIH Director Collins: Ethics reform at NIH needs a more ethical leader
We ask that you arrange for Dr. Thomas Insel to step down as a leader of the NIH's effort to change its current rules on financial conflicts of interest. As we understand it, he is scheduled to remain in this position until the final rule is announced, which is likely to be se...
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Policy Letter
Bipartisan Coalition Urges Congress to Preserve Provision to Make FAPIIS Public
We, the undersigned organizations, write to express our support for S. Amendment 4280 in the Senate-passed version of H.R. 4899, the Supplemental Disaster Relief and Summer Jobs Act of 2010.