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Policy Letter
Testimony before Defense Acquisition Review Panel should not be limited to defense contractors
We have attended two of your public meetings and been impressed with the vigor you and your colleagues on the DAPA panel have displayed in pursuing the very broad and challenging mission you have been given by Acting Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon R. England.
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Policy Letter
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Closes the Door on Accessing FOIA-able Information
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) has a number of concerns regarding the directive on "Safeguarding Sensitive But Unclassified (For Official Use Only) Information" (revised on January 6, 2005 – MD Number 11042.1). POGO believes that DHS's directive is overre...
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Policy Letter
POGO provides additional information to the panel reviewing the government’s buying system
In response to the Acquisition Advisory Panel's (the "Panel") request for additional information, I present the following materials for the Panel's review of federal acquisition laws and regulations. I am fully aware of the daunting task and the accelerated schedule...
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Policy Letter
Acquisition Panel cuts off testimony about problems with the government’s buying system
On January 31, 2005, the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) issued a press release stating that the Acquisition Advisory Panel (Panel) is "dominated by contractor advocates – both inside and outside government." The Panel's August 18th meeting affirmed POGO's cri...
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Policy Letter
POGO questions IBWC decision to award a contract to build a sewage treatment plant in Mexico without full and open competition
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) is strongly opposed to the International Boundary and Water Commission's (IBWC's) attempt to award a contract without full and open competition.
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Policy Letter
Biologist Reinforces POGO’s Letter Concerning CDC Investigations
I write this letter as a concerned citizen and in reference to the letter dated July 6, 2005 , titled “POGO letter to Congress raising concerns with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention investigative ability"1, signed by Danielle Brian, Executive Director, Project o...
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Policy Letter
POGO outlines its concerns with the International Boundary and Water Commission’s Sensitive Information Protection Manual in a letter to the IBWC Commissioner
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) has several concerns with the International Boundary and Water Commission's (IBWC) Sensitive Information Protection Manual (hereafter referred to as the "Manual") distributed internally to employees on July 8, 2005.
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Policy Letter
Paid Consulting and Conflicts of Interest at NIH
In his memo Feder challenges Director Zerhouni to correct serious deficiencies in the handling of conflicts of interest in the NIH’s intramural program.
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Policy Letter
POGO letter to Congress raising concerns with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention investigative ability
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) is a politically-independent, nonprofit watchdog that promotes a government that is accountable to the citizenry. POGO is concerned about the quality of investigations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Policy Letter
POGO letter to NRC Chairman Diaz regarding ongoing nuclear security officer fatigue
POGO has interviewed over 200 security officers at more than 40 nuclear power plants When we issued our report in 2002, Nuclear Power Plant Security: Voices from Inside the Fences, one of our findings was that guards were working 60-72 hours a week or more.
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Policy Letter
Letter from POGO to Senate Disputing Office of Special Counsel Testimony
The Project On Government Oversight would like to thank you for holding oversight hearings on the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) last week. We have become increasingly concerned about the handling of whistleblower cases by that office.
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Policy Letter
Letter Urging Funding for Public Interest Declassification Board
It has come to our attention that, as first reported by Secrecy News, Congress has not appropriated funds for the Public Interest Declassification Board (the "Board") this year, and no money requested for the coming year.