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Press Statement: Senate Passes Defense Spending Bill Drafted in Secret
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Records Originally Requested by POGO Eleven Years Ago Help Prompt FEMA Nominee’s Withdrawal
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Congress Again Demonstrates Cowardice When It Comes to Declaring War
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POGO Report Details String of Lawsuits Alleging Detention Companies Engage in Involuntary Servitude
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Top Federal Contractors Spend Millions on Influence, Get Billions in Contracts
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POGO Analysis Finds Military Equipment Transfers to Police Up Nearly 56 Percent
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Exclusive: CIA Whistleblower Lawsuit Highlights Lack of Agency Accountability and Need to Extend Protections to Intelligence Community
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Increased Troops in Afghanistan Only Risks More Lives and Increased Costs to Taxpayers without Clearer Strategy to End the War
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Danielle Brian
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Executive Director
Government oversight, ethics, open government, whistleblower issues
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Lydia Dennett
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Investigator
Nuclear security oversight, foreign lobbying, Veteran's Affairs whistleblowers
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Neil Gordon
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Investigator
Federal contractor misconduct, contractor accountability, government privatization
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Dan Grazier
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F-35, National Security, Pentagon Reform
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Katherine Hawkins
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Investigator
National security, civil liberties, detainee treatment issues
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Liz Hempowicz
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Director of Public Policy
Whistleblower protections. conflicts of interest, ethics, FOIA
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David S. Hilzenrath
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Chief Investigative Reporter
FDA, Financial Sector, SEC, Veteran's Affairs
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Jake Laperruque
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Senior Counsel
Government surveillance, privacy, policing practices
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Sean Moulton
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Senior Policy Analyst
Regulations, Federal Advisory Committees, DATA Act, Contract transparency
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Nicholas Pacifico
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Associate General Counsel
Inspectors General, Improper payments, Federal spending transparency
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Andrea Peterson
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Investigator
Cybersecurity, privacy, surveillance
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Laura Peterson
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Investigator
Interior Department, EPA, Border security, DHS
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Justin Rood
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Director of the Congressional Oversight Initiative
Congressional oversight, Intelligence community
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Nick Schwellenbach
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Director of Investigations
Office of Special Counsel (OSC), Whistleblower issues, Intelligence community, FOIA
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Mandy Smithberger
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Director of the Center for Defense Information at POGO
National Security, Pentagon Reform, Revolving Door
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Mia Steinle
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Senior Fact Checker
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection
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Sarah Turberville
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Director of The Constitution Project at POGO
Access to justice, Habeas Corpus, Independence of the courts
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Peter Tyler
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Senior Policy Analyst
Improper payments, FEMA & disaster relief oversight, Inspectors General
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Daniel Van Schooten
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Contract auditing, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA)
