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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 and Good Government and Openness Coalition Support Public Access to Government-Wide Contractor Responsibility Database
In a few short years, government contract spending has eclipsed $440 billion and the federal government is doing little, if anything, to ensure that risky contractors do not receive taxpayer dollars.
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Policy Letter
POGO Follow-up letter to CDRH Director Daniel Schultz
I am writing to confirm some comments made to me on the phone last week by Ms. Adrienne Burns, your Executive Assistant. On May 7 she said you and your associates were planning to respond to the letter of April 30 by Ms. Danielle Brian (Executive Director of POGO) and me.
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Policy Letter
POGO letter to members of Congress regarding the DOD Inspector General
As you know, legislation has now passed in both the House (H.R. 928) and the Senate (S. 2324) that would enhance the independence of federal Inspectors General and inprove other aspects of the IG system.
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Policy Letter
POGO Letter to CDRH Director Daniel Schultz regarding a series of questions about the apparent decision not to enforce the GLP regulation
We are writing about the apparent decision by the Center for Devices and Radiological Health not to enforce 21 CFR Part 58, the Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) regulations.
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Policy Letter
POGO and other groups urge National Archives to preserve website records of the federal government
We are writing to express our serious concerns about the National Archives and Record Administration’s decision to not capture and preserve a "snapshot" of government web pages at the end of the current Administration.
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Policy Letter
POGO Supports Movement of Contractor Responsibility Database (H.R. 3033) in the House hope to Give Government Officials a Tool to Decide Between Responsible and Risky Contractors
I want to personally thank you for your leadership in improving contracting accountability throughout the years, and to express our gratitude for your hard work on H.R. 3033, the “Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act of 2007.”
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Policy Letter
POGO and others urge White House to allow public input on secrecy rules for Controlled Unclassified Information
The undersigned organizations write regarding the need for public input before the final issuance of new rules regarding Controlled Unclassified Information (“CUI”).
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Policy Letter
POGO Letter to NRC Chairman Klein regarding his Senate testimony potentially defaming a nuclear security whistleblower
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) is disturbed by some of the statements in your oral testimony before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on February 28, 2008.
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Policy Letter
POGO and Groups Urge Congress to Protect Whistleblowing Scientists
In the next few weeks, House and Senate negotiators are working to reconcile bills to enhance whistleblower protections for federal employees. Your leadership on this issue will help to ensure that the final version of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act contains spec...
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Policy Letter
Letter from POGO to congressional transportation committees on FAA and manufacturer oversight of suppliers
As you are no doubt aware, the Transportation Department Inspector General (IG) released a report last week that has raised serious concerns regarding the integrity of quality control in aviation manufacturing. We at the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) believe that thi...
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Policy Letter
POGO Letter to Senator Kennedy Regarding the Production of the Pandemic Flu Vaccine
Today, the Project On Government Oversight released its report, Pandemic Flu: Lack of Leadership and Disclosure Plague Vaccine Program, which highlights serious flaws in the current government plan for the production of a pandemic flu vaccine
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Policy Letter
POGO/GAP letter to SASC Chairman Levin and Ranking McCain calling for hearings on MRAP delays, rapid acquisition problems in the Pentagon
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) and the Government Accountability Project (GAP) routinely work with whistleblowers and Congress to expose government mismanagement and corruption, commonly within the Department of Defense.