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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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AnalysisTech Giants Play the DC Influence Game to Win Pentagon Cloud Deal
The companies vying for the Defense Department’s massive, winner-take-all JEDI cloud contract are sparing no expense when it comes to spreading influence around Washington.
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Policy Letter
The Constitution Project at POGO Supports Reforms to Virginia’s Criminal Discovery Rules
Proposed reforms to discovery rules will improve the speed, accuracy, and fairness of criminal proceedings in Virginia.
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AnalysisRecommendations for Disaster Response and Recovery
The 2017 disasters were tragic, but they provide an opportunity to learn how to better prepare for future disasters. Here is a rundown of recent POGO blogs, articles, and testimony on the topic.
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AnalysisCongress Taking Aim at Waste and Fraud
Last week, a bipartisan group of Senators introduced legislation that takes aim at the billions of dollars in improper payments made annually by federal agencies. The “Payment Integrity Information Act of 2018” would update and strengthen current laws that require federal agen...
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AnalysisJustice Department to Improve Foreign-Influence Transparency
The Department of Justice will soon be posting online advisory opinions related to its interpretation of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), the National Law Review reported last week.
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Policy Letter
POGO Urges DHS to Abandon Problematic Social Media Collection Plan
The Department of Homeland Security is planning to ask visa applicants to provide social media identifiers. This ill-advised policy would endanger individuals from countries where their online activism is targeted by authoritarian governments, chill expression, and subject ap...
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AnalysisThe Difference Between Law and Justice
On May 13, POGO Board Member and former Member of Congress Mickey Edwards addressed the graduating class of the Oklahoma City University School of Law, encouraging the graduates to evaluate just and unjust laws with compassion.
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AnalysisWhen Congress Told the Pentagon to Rein In Weapons Costs
It wasn’t perfect, but it beats what’s happening now with today’s laissez-faire lawmakers
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Testimony
POGO and Demand Progress Urge Congress to Pursue Foreign Influence Reform
Project On Government Oversight and Demand Progress Action provide written testimony to the Senate Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee urging reform for the Foreign Agents Registration Act.
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AnalysisPaper Cuts: ZTE’s Action Plan for Smuggling Banned Tech to Iran
Paper Cuts examines the questionable trading history of the controversial Chinese phone company at the center of the President’s recent tweets.
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AnalysisThe Army Chief of Staff is Cooking the Budget Numbers
Army Chief of Staff General Mark Milley recently gave Congress a dishonest assessment of how U.S. defense spending compares to other countries.