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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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CommentaryCorrupted Oversight: The FAA, Boeing, and the 737 Max
The FAA’s approval process for the plane was fraught with lapses in safety regulation, precipitated by an institutional culture of deference to industry at the expense of accountability.
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CommentaryStop Attacking the Right to Report
Both the Inspector General and the Whistleblower Followed the Law
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CommentaryHow Companies Can Help Make Police Facial Recognition Systems More Transparent
The rapidly growing use of facial recognition makes it all the more important for companies to take such a step now: Already, at least one in four police departments possesses the capability to use facial recognition surveillance.
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CommentaryBestselling Pentagon Fiction
Pentagon Secretary Mark Esper’s pledges of reform need to go much farther
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TestimonyPOGO Testimony on Oversight of ICE Detention Centers
We found serious flaws in ICE’s inspection and oversight system and inhumane conditions in ICE detention centers. DHS and ICE documents reveal inadequate medical care, inadequate mental health care, and overuse of solitary confinement.
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TestimonyPOGO Testimony on GSA Oversight of Lease with Trump Organization
POGO’s Liz Hempowicz testifies on the state of General Services Administration (GSA) oversight over the the federal government’s lease with the Trump Organization for the Old Post Office building.
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Policy Letter
Bipartisan Coalition Urges Senate Leadership to Allow a Vote on Emergency Powers Reform
The National Emergencies Act has failed to provide a meaningful check on the use of emergency powers. Passing the ARTICLE ONE Act would make vital reforms to help restore the imbalance between Congress and the Executive Branch.
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Public Comment
POGO Comment on Expansion of Expedited Removal
The Department of Homeland Security’s nationwide expansion of expedited removal, in which immigration officers can summarily detain and deport noncitizens, is a threat to constitutional rights.
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CommentaryRemembering Peter Stockton
When it comes to mononymous people in government oversight, “Stockton!” was at the top of the list. Peter Stockton, age 80, passed away Sunday, September 8.
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AnalysisConfrontation over Intelligence Whistleblower Complaint Shows Laws Falling Short
Under the legal status quo, Congress has largely put itself in the position of relying on the intelligence community to tell them what they need to know to properly conduct oversight.
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Public Comment
POGO Comment on Proposed Change to Contractor Non-Discrimination Rule
POGO submitted a public comment on a Department of Labor proposal that would give federal contractors greater leeway in making hiring and firing decisions based on their religious beliefs.
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CommentarySo You Think You Know the Constitution?
This Constitution Day, compare what you’ve heard about the Constitution with the facts.