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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
Now is the Time to Downblend Highly Enriched Uranium
Downblending highly enriched uranium will enable the Department of Energy to more easily consolidate the U.S. nuclear complex, saving money and increasing security.
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Analysis
Report Finds Shaky Whistleblower Support by Big Contractors
A State Department Inspector General report found that some of the government's largest contractors have confidentiality policies that may have a chilling effect on whistleblowers.
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Watchdog Scrutinizes Pentagon Spending in Afghanistan
The Department of Defense provided an incomplete picture of the billions of dollars it has obligated for Afghanistan reconstruction.
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Analysis
Other Areas that Could Use a Little Sun
Although Sunshine Week 2015 is over, there are still so many areas of government that would benefit from increased transparency and openness.
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Analysis
The Pentagon’s Wartime Slush Fund
It’s called the Overseas Contingency Operations Account, or OCO, and it’s the Pentagon’s warfighting fund. Or at least it’s supposed to be. Instead, it has become a slush fund for Pentagon programs that have no connection to our war efforts.
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Analysis
The Few, The Proud, The Small Business Contractors
A new report by the Pentagon’s watchdog found that Marine Corps Base Quantico is not doing enough to ensure that small businesses are getting their fair share of federal contracts.
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IRS Whistleblower Office: A Taxing Affair
No one likes a tax cheat, but questions remain about whether the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Whistleblower Office is doing enough to incentivize and reward whistleblowers who report tax violations.
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AnalysisRunning for Cover: A Sham Air Force Summit Can’t Fix the Close Air Support Gap Created by Dumping the A-10
The Air Force's joint summit on close air support was a public relations stunt to dump the A-10 and create significant operational risks for ground troops for the next 10 to 12 years.
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In Carter We Trust?
Representative Duckworth wants more information about Defense Department efforts to hire the appropriate workforce and to use contractor inventories for budgetary and readiness purposes.
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SANE Act Reintroduced; Would Save Taxpayers Tens of Billions
The reintroduced SANE Act, if passed, would save taxpayers an estimated $100 billion dollars over the next 10 years, in part by implementing reforms that POGO has been advocating for years.
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Analysis
The Senate Should Let the Sun Shine on the NDAA
Holding debates and markups in secret is the antithesis of open government, and the Senate Armed Services Committee should consider opening up its doors to the public.
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Analysis
State Department Watchdog Didn’t Bark About Clinton Email
The State Department Inspector General gathered data a year ago showing that few Department emails were being preserved as official records, but the internal watchdog did not release the report until Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email account became a top story.