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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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AnalysisIG Independence Protected by Passage of Empowerment Act
The Inspector General Empowerment Act of 2016, passed by the Senate in December 2016, codifies the right of Inspectors General to access all agency data they need to effectively do their job.
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AnalysisNew Rule Cracks Down on Corporate Muzzling of Whistleblowers
The government has issued a rule that will prohibit agencies from awarding contracts and grants to companies that use confidentiality agreements that discourage whistleblowing.
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AnalysisOpen Government Comes to CIA: Agency Posts Millions of Declassified Docs
The Central Intelligence Agency made available online a searchable database containing millions of declassified pages in response to a lawsuit by MuckRock.
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AnalysisIs Rick Perry Ready for Nuclear Stewardship?
Tomorrow Governor Perry will have his confirmation hearing for Secretary of Energy and it is POGO’s hope that questions about nuclear security will take the foreground.
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AnalysisCourt Blocks Peek Into Small Biz Contracting Program
No one really knows the extent to which federal small business contracts are diverted to large companies. Unfortunately, an appeals court recently refused to shine light on a defense contracting program designed to help small businesses that may be doing more harm than good.
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AnalysisSecond Ethics Office Challenged
Congress clashes with the Office of Government Ethics over handling of conflicts-of-interest issues involving the incoming administration and President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees.
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AnalysisUS Finally Agrees to Pay Billions in Benefits to Camp Lejeune Victims
The Obama Administration has awarded over $2 billion in benefits to Marines and their families who were victims of the Camp Lejeune water contamination.
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AnalysisOpen Government Win on Toxic Pollution
The Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal to expand a toxic pollution reporting program—the Toxics Release Inventory program—to include natural gas processing plants. The proposed rule is an important win for open government as it will increase public awareness ...
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AnalysisSenate Committee Fails to Question Defense Nominee’s Potential Conflicts of Interest
In its review of the Trump administration’s Secretary of Defense nominee, Marine Corps General James Mattis, the Senate Armed Services Committee did not examine potential conflicts of interest with major defense contractor General Dynamics or Theranos.
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AnalysisPOGO Reports Potential for Conflicts of Interest in Attorney General Nominee
A new Project On Government Oversight report this week highlights the potential conflicts of interest that might arise if Senator Jeff Sessions is confirmed to be Attorney General of the United States and is called upon to investigate or prosecute any of his major donors. To p...
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AnalysisAffidavit: Trump Justice Nominee Backed Defiance of Court Orders
Sworn affidavits indicate Attorney General nominee Senator Jeff Sessions and possible Supreme Court choice William Pryor favored disregard of key judicial rulings