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Public Comment
POGO Supports Overseas Government Contracting Accountability Modification
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board’s proposed rule entitled “Cost Accounting Standards: Elimination of the Exemption from Cost Accounting Standards for Contracts Executed and Performed Entirely Outside the United States, Its T...
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Public Comment
POGO’s Public Comment Regarding the SEC’s Whistleblower Award Program
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) provides the following public comment on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) “Proposed Rules for Implementing the Whistleblower Provisions of Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934” (Release No. 34-63237, File N...
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Public Comment
POGO’s Public Comment Regarding Lobbyists Serving on Federal Advisory Committees
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) provides the following public comment on the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) “Proposed Guidance on Appointment of Lobbyists to Federal Boards and Commissions” (75 Fed. Reg. 67397, November 2, 2010). The proposed rule seeks inp...
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Public Comment
Enhanced Safeguards Needed For Personal Services Contracts
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) provides the following public comment to DFARS Case 2009-D028, “Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Guidance on Personal Services” (75 Fed. Reg. 54524, September 8, 2010). POGO supports the Department of Defense’s inter...
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Public Comment
POGO Supports Effort to Stregthen Disclosure of Lobbying Contacts Within the Executive Branch
We appreciate the opportunity to comment on the SF-LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, as announced in the June 22, 2010 Federal Register. As organizations and individuals dedicated to government accountability and civic participation, we believe that the current form nee...
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Public Comment
POGO’s Public Comment Regarding Conflicts of Interest in Major Defense Acquisition Programs
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) provides the following public comment to DFARS Case 2009-D015, "Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Major Defense Acquisition Programs" (75 Fed. Reg. 20954, April 22, 2010). The proposed rule issued by the Department of ...
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Public Comment
POGO Advocates for Additional Protections When Considering Work Performed by Government or Contractor Employees
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) provides the following public comment to the Office of Federal Procurement Policy’s (OFPP) “Proposed Policy Letter” clarifying work reserved for performance by federal government employees. 75 Fed. Reg. 16188 (March 31, 2010). POGO is...
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Public Comment
POGO Condemns Increase of Contracting Thresholds That Will Further Reduce Oversight
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Federal Acquisition Regulation proposed rule entitled “Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds” (75 FR 5716, February 4, 2010). Founded in 1981, the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) is an independent nonprofi...
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Public Comment
POGO Comments on the Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement for the Y-12 National Security Complex and the Uranium Processing Facility (UPF)
POGO believes that this Y-12 Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement (SWEIS) process is flawed and a bit presumptuous, because the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) decision to take action on the Uranium Processing Facility (UPF) comes before the 2010 Nuclear ...
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Public Comment
POGO raises concerns about new contractor database
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) provides the following public comment to FAR Case 2008-027—"Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System." (74 Fed. Reg. 45579 (September 3, 2009)), as amended on October 5, 2009 (74 Fed. Reg. 51112). POGO is...
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Public Comment
Public Comment on Declassification on OSTP Blog
The executive branch frequently over-classifies and uses pseudo-classifications, such as Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), to withhold information from the public.
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Public Comment
POGO adds Public Comment regarding conflicts of interest among NIH grantees
Those considering the amendment of regulations covered by NIH‑2008‑0002 should examine the passage below. It comes from a Letter to the Editor, "Public disclosure could deter conflicts of interest," published in Nature four years ago, before Senator Grassley discover...