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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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AnalysisPentagon Misses the Target When It Comes to Its Workforce
There is a culture within the Pentagon that is committed to transferring to contractors responsibilities that are most cost-effective when performed by civilians.
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AnalysisTrump Administration Reverses Course on White House Visitor Logs
"This is another leap in the wrong direction in the fight to clean up Washington and the federal government," says Sean Moulton, POGO's Open Government Program Manager.
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AnalysisWaging War on a Whim
Tomahawk strike on Syria suggests strength, but reality is something else
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AnalysisWhat’s the Best Way to Secure the Border?
The Senate and Department of Homeland Security agree the U.S. needs to secure its southern border. But a big question remains: how?
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AnalysisTracking of Foreign Lobbyists More Important Than Ever
A number of civil society groups, including the Project On Government Oversight (POGO), have responded to the Department of Justice's request for public comment on the collection and disclosure of foreign lobbying documents under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).
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AnalysisAdvisors to the President Should Be Subject to Ethics Laws
In a letter to White House Counsel, POGO urged the White House to make Stephen Feinberg and Carl Icahn subject to federal ethics laws given their vast conflicts of interest.
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AnalysisSenators Question Administration’s Reversal on Phasing out Private Prisons
Senators Chris Van Hollen and Cory Booker are questioning the Justice Department’s reversal of its decision to phase out private prisons.
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AnalysisCongressional Letters to Agencies Going Unanswered
Over 100 of Congress’s letters to the Trump administration have gone unanswered. POGO urges President Trump to take Congressional oversight seriously and quickly fill vacant Congressional affairs positions.
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AnalysisPOGO Challenges Secrecy in Hanford Whistleblower Case
The Project On Government Oversight and the Government Accountability Project filed a motion to challenge confidentiality restrictions in a whistleblower lawsuit alleging wrongdoing and safety lapses at the Hanford Site nuclear complex.
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AnalysisPODCAST: Would-Be Whistleblowers Need to Know Their Rights
POGO has launched a training program to educate would-be whistleblowers on tactics to safely disclose information through protected channels and to understand their protections in case of retaliation.
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AnalysisThursday, April 6: Memorializing Adm. Gene La Rocque at Arlington Cemetery
Adm. La Rocque was an extraordinary visionary and the Project On Government Oversight couldn’t be prouder to carry on his legacy.