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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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AnalysisStill Stupid After All These Years
A half-century after Walter Cronkite told us we couldn’t win in Vietnam, the U.S. ignores his counsel in Afghanistan
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Policy Letter
POGO Asks SEC to Investigate Carl Icahn for Insider Trading
POGO urged the SEC to investigate Carl Icahn, former advisor to President Trump, for possible insider trading as well as whether government officials provided him with non-public, market-moving information.
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Policy Letter
POGO Requests Clarity on Contradicting Statements by House Intelligence Committee Chairman
Today, POGO submitted a letter to the Chairman Nunes and Ranking Member Schiff of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence requesting clarification of contradicting statements made by Chairman Nunes in committee meetings and memos.
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AnalysisICE is Giving Money Away Hand over Fist in Bizarre Contract
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is paying the city of Eloy, Arizona, half a million dollars a year for no good reason.
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AnalysisElection Security Needs to Begin Long Before Ballots Are Cast
Protecting our registration rolls from malicious hacking is critical to preserving the integrity of our election system, and needs to be a significant part of heightened efforts to increase election security.
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AnalysisWhen It Comes to War, “The Blank Check Just Got Bigger”
A recent ad-hoc hearing held by the House Progressive and House Liberty Caucuses revealed a rare consensus that Congress can’t continue to abdicate its war power responsibilities.
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AnalysisCensus Needs Strong Objective Leadership—Now
A controversial pick for a top Census Bureau job has withdrawn. Strong nonpartisan leadership is needed at the Bureau to ensure the 2020 census goes well.
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AnalysisAudit Finds Pentagon Waived Requirement to Repay Taxpayers $16 Billion to Advance Foreign Military Sales
A government watchdog found the Pentagon often gives foreign governments purchasing U.S. weapon systems a pass on requirements to repay taxpayers for some of the costs they invested in research and development for those systems.
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AnalysisMeet the Oil-Friendly Federal Panel that Could Give Drillers a Sweetheart Deal
The oil, gas and mining industry has six voting seats out of 20 on the panel, known as the Royalty Policy Committee, and they predictably advocate for paying the public less. But industry’s voice on the committee is supposed to be balanced with perspectives from state and trib...
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AnalysisGovernment Prison Contracts Gamble with Taxpayer Dollars
The Justice Department is implementing President Trump’s promise to bring back private prison contracts, ignoring its own Inspector General’s recommendations.
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Policy Letter
POGO Submits Hatch Act Complaint to Office of Special Counsel Alleging Violation by FCC Commissioner
POGO submitted a complaint to the Office of Special Counsel alleging a Hatch Act Violation by FCC Commissioner Commissioner Michael O’Rielly during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
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AnalysisBoom Service? Navy Prefers to Pass For Now
Service wants to spend $25 billion before bomb tests to confirm whether its new carrier can survive such shocks