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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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AnalysisI See Dead People . . . Cashing Federal Checks; Legislation Targets Payments Made in Error
Would you believe that some federal agencies are still mistakenly paying people long after they are dead? Fortunately, new bipartisan legislation in the Senate takes steps to tackle this problem.
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AnalysisHow an Influential Committee can Make Energy Royalties Great Again
An influential committee meeting this week has the power to fix that system by implementing important reforms to the way the public is compensated for resources extracted from public land.
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Policy Letter
POGO Urges Congress to Stop Improper Payments to Deceased People
We urge you to support the bipartisan “Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act” (S. 2374/H.R. 4929).
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AnalysisEPA Drags Its Feet with Records Requests Aimed at Scott Pruitt’s Office
The Environmental Protection Agency is especially slow at processing Freedom of Information Act requests for records in the Administrator’s office compared to the rest of the agency.
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AnalysisUnworthy Tribute: FEMA Contract Raises Disaster Preparedness Concerns
The failure of a small, inexperienced company to deliver meals to Puerto Rico disaster survivors highlights the need for improved federal contracting.
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Policy Letter
The Constitution Project at POGO Objects to the Department of Justice’s Proposed Closure of the Office for Access to Justice
We are writing to express our concern and disappointment over the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) apparent intent to close the Office for Access to Justice (ATJ).
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Policy Letter
POGO Joins Coalition to Highlight Another Executive Branch Misstep on Whistleblower Gag Orders
The Make It Safe Coalition, a coalition of organizations concerned with government accountability, transparency and whistleblower protection, requests the Office of Special Counsel conduct an investigation into the Department of Justice’s violation of anti-gag provisions in th...
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AnalysisEnforcement of Environmental Laws Drops Under Trump Administration
Budget, staffing, and leadership decisions have resulted in fewer investigations and prosecutions of polluters.
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AnalysisBombers Away! (Oops: And Back Again…)
The Air Force’s love affair with its tarnished silver bullet
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AnalysisWatchdogs Need to Stop Using Jargon and Weasel Words to Obscure Misconduct
Degrading Women in Your Office is More than Just Impolite
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AnalysisThe President v. The Courts
Past U.S. presidents of both parties have threatened to undermine the authority of the third branch. Do President Trump’s attacks cross a red line?
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Analysis
America’s National Security Budget Nearing $1.2 Trillion
In the second budget of the Trump administration, defense agencies are asking taxpayers to pay almost $1.2 trillion for our national security budget.