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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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Analysis
Afghanistan Watchdog Hunts $36 Million White Elephant
The Afghanistan reconstruction watchdog released its findings regarding an unused command facility at Camp Leatherneck that cost taxpayers $36 million.
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Analysis
A National Action Plan for Contract Reform
For the upcoming 3rd National Action Plan, POGO is proposing 8 commitments that will advance contracting transparency.
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AnalysisBudget Gimmicks Stymie Real Pentagon Reforms
You can't talk about reforming the Department of Defense without talking about weapons acquisition and our bloated contractor workforce.
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GSA Promoting New Pricing Tools
POGO opposes a new plan to scrap pricing protections and rely instead on prices previously paid by the government. The plan would essentially lock the government into buying commercially available goods at government prices rather genuine market prices.
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Analysis
Former Pentagon Acting IG Cashes In with No Accountability
Lynne Halbrooks, a former acting Inspector General at the Department of Defense, has managed to spin through the revolving door and secure a job with a major law firm that represents one of the top contractors overseen by her former agency.
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AnalysisSpecial Shipbuilding Fund is Reckless and Unaffordable
Allowing the Navy to spend outside its budget will erode accountability across the Pentagon.
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Why the Toleration of Brilliant Eccentricity Should Be a Metric for Military Vitality
It is cliché that the military is a place for unimaginative people who like to follow orders, as well as morally challenged ambitious careerists who view “service” in the military as a ladder to status, fame, and wealth.
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Senate Committee—Breaking Rules and Not Giving Names
Not only does the Senate Armed Services Committee want to debate their behemoth authorization bill in secret, they want to do so by disregarding their own committee rules.
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AnalysisMember of Fighter Mafia Passes
Colonel Everest E. “Rich” Riccioni USAF (ret.) passed away on April 15 in Monument, Colorado, at the age of 91. We at the Project On Government Oversight were privileged to have a fighter aviation expert of his stature as advisor, consultant, and contributor to our work. We wi...
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Historical Lessons for Air Force’s New Bomber
Recent Air Force acquisition failures should guide acquisition and oversight of the Long Range Strike Bomber.
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A-10 Victory in the House
Congress stood up for ground troops and approved an amendment to save the A-10.
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SIGAR Warns of Drastic Drawdown in Afghanistan Oversight
The U.S. has appropriated about $110 billion over 14 years attempting to rebuild Afghanistan, and $15 billion remains unspent as of March 2015. But there may not be enough watchdogs left to adequately oversee how the remaining money is spent, according to testimony prepared by...