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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 Letter
POGO joins letter to Attorney General Holder requesting independent review of Bradley Birkenfeld case
On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we ask that you personally review the case of Bradley Charles Birkenfeld and take swift action to prevent one of the worst setbacks in international law enforcement history.
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Policy Letter
Groups Urge Gates to Curb Congressional Earmarks
The undersigned would like to thank you for your leadership in trying to restore discipline to weapons procurement. The Pentagon's budget signaled to defense contractors that they would be held accountable for programs that fail to meet reasonable cost, schedule, and milestone...
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Policy Letter
POGO Opposes Nomination of William Magwood to NRC
At 5:03 p.m. on Friday, October 9, 2009, at the start of the three-day Columbus Day weekend, the White House announced a nomination to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). President Obama's nomination of William D. Magwood to the post of Commissioner on the NRC should not ...
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Policy Letter
POGO’s letter to Commissioner Hamburg regarding medical devices
Thank you for your thoughtful response to our letter of June 6. We have carefully considered the plans you described in your letter of September 25 for dealing with the issues we raised. Because we believe these plans are inadequate, we are writing today to urge a specific alt...
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Policy Letter
POGO letter to Senate; Combating Waste: C-17 Resources Needed for Troops in Afghanistan
As you consider the FY 2010 Defense Appropriations bill, we ask that you support Senator John McCain’s Amendment 2580 to strike funding for unneeded C-17 cargo planes. Appropriating $2.5 billion for additional C-17s diverts money away from more urgent national security priorit...
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Policy Letter
POGO letter supporting Tom Coburn’s amendment to restore funding to troops
As you consider the FY 2010 Defense Appropriations bill, we ask you to support Senator Tom Coburn's (R-OK) Amendment 2566 to restore $165 million to Operations and Maintenance (O&M) accounts by prohibiting earmarking funds from these accounts.
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Policy Letter
POGO letter to HUD IG regarding concerns about HUD’s The Road Home program
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) is an independent nonprofit that investigates and exposes corruption and other misconduct in order to achieve a more effective, accountable, open, and ethical federal government.
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Policy Letter
POGO letter to members of Congress regarding concerns about HUD’s The Road Home program
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) is an independent nonprofit that investigates and exposes corruption and other misconduct in order to achieve a more effective, accountable, open, and ethical federal government. The Citizens' Road Home Action Team (CHAT) has brought ...
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Policy Letter
POGO Letter to Secretary Sebelius regarding H1N1 Vaccine Shortage
The shortage of H1N1 swine flu vaccine will persist for several months at least, and we believe that certain steps should be taken to deal with this issue. Some of the steps are described in the attached article, "Flu Vaccine Shortage: Why Did It Happen? How Can It Be Ove...
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Policy Letter
Good Government Groups Urge Senate to Support McCain Amendment to Strip C-17 Funds from Defense Appropriations Bill
Letter urging Senate to support McCain amendment to Strip C-17 funds from Defense Appropriations Bill.
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Policy Letter
POGO Letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton regarding U.S. Embassy in Kabul
As you know, last month eight rockets were fired into Kabul, two landing near the U.S. Embassy.1 Not long after, at least seven people were killed and 91 wounded, including children, when a suicide bomber struck close to the Embassy. Following the second attack, a Taliban spo...
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Policy Letter
POGO letter to DHHS Secretary Sebelius: Greater transparency in the flu vaccine program is urgently needed
We are writing again to request that you deal quickly with a pressing issue: ensuring full transparency in the government's program for producing H1N1 swine flu vaccine. While recognizing the demands of your time‑consuming focus on health care legislation, we nonetheless belie...