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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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CommentaryHow Companies Can Help Make Police Facial Recognition Systems More Transparent
The rapidly growing use of facial recognition makes it all the more important for companies to take such a step now: Already, at least one in four police departments possesses the capability to use facial recognition surveillance.
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CommentaryBestselling Pentagon Fiction
Pentagon Secretary Mark Esper’s pledges of reform need to go much farther
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CommentaryRemembering Peter Stockton
When it comes to mononymous people in government oversight, “Stockton!” was at the top of the list. Peter Stockton, age 80, passed away Sunday, September 8.
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CommentarySo You Think You Know the Constitution?
This Constitution Day, compare what you’ve heard about the Constitution with the facts.
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CommentaryInterior Secretary’s Move to ‘Enhance’ Ethics Could Legitimize Bad Behavior
Consolidating the department’s ethics programs in the Office of the Solicitor will benefit leadership, not the public.
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CommentaryOn Pardons, Congress Shouldn’t Take a Joke
Once again, the prospect of a misguided presidential pardon is in the news, this time President Trump reportedly offered to pardon aides who break the law to hasten progress on border wall construction.
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CommentaryThe Supreme Court in 2019: Review and Preview
The Project On Government Oversight reflects on some of the important cases from the last Supreme Court term and highlights the ones to watch in the upcoming term.
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CommentaryClosing the Door on Advice
It’s a mistake for the administration to ignore the importance of advisory committees and cast aside transparency and accountability for some theoretical streamlined expediency.
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CommentaryPolitical Interference at DOJ Threatens the Rule of Law, and Congress Needs to Act
This issue isn’t just about politics. When it comes to the economy, the White House (like any federal agency) shouldn’t be picking winners and losers.
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CommentaryAssange’s Indictment: A Threat to Everyone
Neither the Espionage Act nor the classification system were meant to be used to hide serious government wrongdoing. But they can be applied that way, and they certainly have been.
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CommentaryFacial Recognition Surveillance in Congress’s Crosshairs
Too often, the government takes a “surveil first, ask permission later” approach to new and ultimately dangerous tools. For facial recognition, it’s time to change that and rein in an out-of-control system.
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CommentaryMaking Sense of the $1.25 Trillion National Security State Budget
A Dollar-by-Dollar Tour of the National Security State