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Policy Letter
Letter from Open Government Groups to Senate Armed Services Committee regarding the nomination of William J. Lynn III
The undersigned groups commends you, Chairman Levin, for your decision to wait to evaluate the impact of President Obama's new revolving door restrictions requiring appointees to recuse themselves from work related to their former employer or clients, as well as from matters o...
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Policy Letter
POGO Letter to Rep. Tanner Supporting Change to House Rules Requiring Periodic Hearings on Waste, Fraud, Abuse and Mismanagement
Thank you for the opportunity to present the views of the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) regarding H. Res. 40, which requires each standing committee of the House of Representatives to hold periodic hearings on the topics of waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement
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Policy Letter
POGO Letter to Congressional Oversight Committee Leaders Concerning Certain Financial Companies Seeking Backdoor Access to TARP Funds
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) is a non-partisan, non-profit government watchdog that works to achieve a federal government that is effective, accountable, open, and honest. In our continuing scrutiny of the Troubled Assest Relief Program's (TARP) implementation, w...
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Policy Letter
POGO letter to Glenn Podonsky, DOE Chief Health, Safety, and Security Officer, regarding beryllium
Thank you for continuing to dialogue with POGO on our shared concerns about improving safety and security within the nuclear weapons complex. We appreciate you asking that we bring to your attention any potential weaknesses in HSS' functioning and its staff that can be strengt...
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Policy Letter
POGO and 77 other open-government groups call for bailout transparency
We, the undersigned advocates for open and accountable government, are writing to express our deep concern that the executive branch has provided no transparency into how taxpayer money is being spent and the decision-making process behind the financial bailout initiatives. We...
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Policy Letter
POGO Letter to Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS) Director Robert Bray regarding FAMS treatment of whistleblowers
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 honest federal government.
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Policy Letter
POGO Letter to Congress Urging Immediate Oversight on the Bailout
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) is a non-partisan, non-profit government watchdog that works to achieve a federal government that is effective, accountable, open, and honest. In line with our mission, we are worried about the continued lack of openness concerning th...
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Policy Letter
POGO Letter to Vought Aircraft Inc., regarding product substitution
In May 2008, The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) released a 2006 Army Criminal Investigation Command (CID) memorandum which revealed that from 1997 to 2005, Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc., along with other aircraft manufacturers, was supplied with bogus materials by ...
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Policy Letter
POGO letter supporting the nomination of George Mulley from the NRC Office of Inspector General for the NRC’s Edward McGaffigan Jr. Public Service Award
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) enthusiastically endorses Mr. George Mulley for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) Edward McGaffigan Jr. Public Service Award.
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Policy Letter
POGO Supports Reform of MMS and the RIK Program (S. 3543 ) - Hopes to Restore Ethical Conduct and Accountability to the Resource Management
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) strongly supports every effort to promote ethical conduct and accountability in the management of the taxpayers' natural resources, which is why we wish to express our gratitude to for your hard work on S. 3543.
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Policy Letter
POGO Letter to Acting DoD IG Heddell concerning Defense Contract Management Agency awarding an employee for helping Air Force and Lockheed Martin undermine then-Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld’s efforts to cancel C130-J program.
We are writing to urge you to investigate whether the Air Force and Lockheed Martin are exerting inappropriate influence over the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA).
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Policy Letter
POGO Letter to General C. Robert Kehler, U.S. Strategic Command regarding the Air Force denials of a security breach
We are concerned with the Air Force’s willingness to mislead the public and the media about an investigation into a serious breach of security at the Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota .