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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 Supports Funding Request Benefiting Election Cybersecurity
POGO wrote Senate Appropriations Committee leadership to support a grant funding request that would fund the Election Assistance Commission. The money would go toward election cybersecurity training and would ensure the establishment of voting paper trails and post-election au...
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AnalysisHomeland Security Hiring Contracts May Be More Trouble Than They’re Worth, Again
ICE and Border Patrol plan to pay private companies hundreds of millions of dollars to help the agencies hire new employees.
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AnalysisThe Depressing Heroism of a Bipartisan Congressional Inquiry
A bipartisan letter from two Senators to the White House last month deserves greater attention—and praise. While it can seem that Congressional oversight is doomed to fail in this era of hyperpartisanship, the duo’s joint questions regarding clearance processes shows it only t...
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AnalysisGina Haspel’s Troubling Role in the CIA Torture Program
President Trump’s nominee to head the CIA reportedly oversaw one of the agency’s black sites and helped destroy videos of interrogations there.
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Policy Letter
POGO Urges ICE and Border Patrol to Not Outsource Hiring Functions
POGO writes to highlight the potential negative impacts of the recent Customs and Border Protection (CBP) award for contractor support to hire thousands of new CBP employees and the recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) solicitation for contractor support to hire t...
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AnalysisThe Pentagon’s 21st Century Icarus
Military pilots do breathtaking things, but suffocating shouldn’t be one of them
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AnalysisPOGO Lights Up for Sunshine Week
Every year during Sunshine Week, citizens across the country shine a light on the problems preventing Americans from enjoying the open government that they deserve.
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AnalysisDefense Lobbying Ban Might Drain the Pentagon Swamp
The FY 2018 National Defense Authorization Act prohibits lobbying activities by certain Defense Department officials, which will slow down the revolving door and help drain the swamp.
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AnalysisPentagon to Congress: You Can’t Stop Us from Fueling Saudi Arabia’s War in Yemen
The Defense Department is claiming—wrongly— that Congress cannot restrict the United States’ participation in Yemen’s civil war
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AnalysisReport Shows No Protection for F-22 Pilot Who Raised Safety Concerns
Commanders prioritized good order and discipline—and their own reputations—over the safety of pilots.
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AnalysisCarl Icahn: A Conflict-of-Interest “Icon” for the Trump Era
Suspicious trades in the run-up to President Trump’s steel tariff announcement are just the latest potential conflict of interest involving the one-time White House advisor.
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Policy Letter
POGO and GAP Call for a Stay in the Ongoing Case Against Intelligence Community Whistleblower Advocate
Dan Meyer, the Executive Director of IC Whistleblowing & Source Protection has been on administrative leave for three months without notice of the allegations against him. POGO and GAP ask for a stay in Meyer's case until the new Inspector General for the Intelligence Communit...