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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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Public Comment
POGO Submits Comments on OPM and ODNI Designation of National Security Positions
As OPM and ODNI release rules on the designation of national security positions, POGO argues that the rulemaking is premature and should be suspended.
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Public Comment
Feds vs. Contractors: Federal Employees Often Save Money, But an Advisory Panel is Needed to Create a Cost Comparison Model
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced a public meeting on March 5, 2013, and requested public comments on “the practice of comparing the relative cost of performance by Federal employees versus contract performan...
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Public Comment
POGO Implores FAR Council to Toughen Anti-Trafficking Contracting Regulations
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) provides the following “Public Comment on Protections Against Trafficking in Persons.” 78 Fed. Reg. 9918 (February 12, 2013).
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Public Comment
POGO Opposes Blanket Cost Accounting Standards Exemption for Commercial Item Acquisitions
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) provides the following public comment to the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board (b)(6) commercial item exemption proposed rule. (77 Fed. Reg. 69422, November 19, 2012). As an independent nonprofit organization committed to achievin...
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Public Comment
POGO Supports Proposal To Enhance Oversight of Private Security Contractors
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) provides the following public comment to “Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States,” (77 Fed. Reg. 43039, July 23, 2012). As an independent nonprofit organization committed to achieving a more accoun...
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Public Comment
POGO Suggests Way to Improve Federal Contractor Accountability Database
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) provides the following public comment to “Request for Comment on Contracting Officers’ Access to Relevant Integrity Information,” (77 Fed. Reg. 42339, July 18, 2012). As an independent nonprofit organization committed to achieving a m...
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Public Comment
POGO Joins Comments in Support of Public Access to Consumer Complaints Database
We the undersigned consumer, civil rights, privacy, open government groups, and members of Americans for Financial Reform (AFR), welcome the CFPB’s decision to propose a policy that creates a publicly accessible complaint database. We have long supported a system that balances...
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Public Comment
Public comment regarding ACUS recommendations on federal advisory committees
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) would like to provide the following public comment to the Assembly of the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) regarding the proposed recommendation dealing with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).
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Public Comment
Public comment regarding Office of Government Ethics rule on gifts from lobbyists
On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we would like to provide the following public comment regarding the Office of Government Ethics’ (OGE) “Proposed Amendments Limiting Gifts From Registered Lobbyists and Lobbying Organizations” (RIN 3209-AA04).
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Public Comment
POGO opposes false and misleading DOJ FOIA amendment
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) provides the following public comment to RIN 1105–AB27, “Revision of Department of Justice Freedom of Information Act Regulations” (76 Fed. Reg. 57940, September 19, 2011). The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) notice of proposed rulemaki...
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Public Comment
Proposed Contractor Compensation Data Collection Tool Will Enhance Accountability and Transparency
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) provides the following public comment to RIN 1250-AA03, “Non-Discrimination in Compensation; Compensation Data Collection Tool,” (76 Fed. Reg. 49398, August 10, 2011). The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) seeks i...
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Public Comment
POGO Urges Public Disclosure of Contractor Past Performance Data
POGO provides the following public comments to FAR Case 2009-042, “Federal Acquisition Regulation; Documenting Contractor Performance,” (76 Fed. Reg. 37704, June 28, 2011). POGO supports the proposed amendments to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) standardizing the co...