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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 Urges NDAA Conferees to Include Beneficial Ownership Provision in Final Defense Bill
Requiring the collection of beneficial ownership information would strengthen our financial institutions against kleptocrats seeking to anonymously benefit from our economic system.
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Policy LetterPOGO Opposes Price Gouging and Sole Source Award Bill Provisions
The AGILE Procurement Act of 2022 contains provisions that have been championed by government contractors and their industry trade associations for years. The troubling provisions likely will result in excessive prices and sole source contracts.
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Policy LetterCDC Failing on 9/11 Health Program Contracts
Serious concerns arise about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s contracting office and its questionable decisions in awarding and enforcing accountability provisions in World Trade Center Health Program contracts.
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Policy LetterPOGO Recommendations to NDAA Conferees
POGO encourages lawmakers to promote accountability, encourage fiscal discipline, and advance military readiness through the NDAA.
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Policy LetterPOGO Endorses Bipartisan Reforms to the Electoral Count Act
The bill would reduce the risk of politicians overturning election results—but it could be made stronger.
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Policy LetterCoalition to AG Garland: Disclose Office of Legal Counsel Opinions That Could Interfere with Jan. 6 Accountability
If the Department of Justice has found that certain criminal laws do not apply to the former President, it has an obligation to disclose that fact.
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Policy LetterPOGO Statement on Agency Legal Material Review
POGO offers recommendations to the Administrative Conference of the United States on legal materials that federal agencies should make more transparent.
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Policy LetterImproving Transparency and Accountability at the Office of Legal Counsel
The Office of Legal Counsel may be impeding the January 6 investigation.
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Policy Letter
Electoral Count Act Must Prevent State and Federal Officials from Overturning Will of Voters
POGO asks senators to prevent election subversion, and to authorize courts to protect the will of the voters.
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Policy LetterCoalition Calls for Permanent Inspectors General at the Defense and State Departments
Inspectors General are essential to ensure that all U.S. aid to Ukraine is subject to independent oversight
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Policy LetterLetter Requesting Interior’s Office of Inspector General to Investigate Cruzan Group Contract
The Department of the Interior’s Office of Inspector General must investigate if and how a former top department law enforcement official was hired to review his own work involving deaths in custody at Bureau of Indian Affairs facilities.
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Policy LetterPOGO Endorses Legislation to Establish an Inspector General for the Office of the United States Trade Representative
A USTR IG would provide the agency with much needed oversight, transparency, and accountability.