Acquisition Reform

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Legislative Changes for Obtaining Cost Information

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POGO Opposes Price Gouging and Sole Source Award Bill Provisions POGO Supports New Guidelines for Lowest-Price Procurement Process Preserve Government’s Access to Cost and Pricing Data to Ensure Fair Prices Congress Needs to Demand More Accountability for F-35 Replacement Parts POGO Urges Testing Director to Maintain Annual Report Transparency POGO Urges Council to Limit When Contractors Deny Agencies Access to Vital Cost Information POGO to Defense Bill Conferees: Increase Accountability and Strengthen Pentagon Spending Oversight POGO Offers Recommendations to Improve USAspending.gov POGO Urges ICE and Border Patrol to Not Outsource Hiring Functions POGO Supports Improved FEMA Proposal Aiding Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands POGO Tells National Defense Authorization Act Conferees to Prioritize Troops and Taxpayers, Not Contractors POGO Supports Senate Bill to Improve Charge Card Spending House Defense Acquisition Reform Bill Has Pluses, But Will Result in DoD Waste Bipartisan Groups Support the McCaskill-Tester Bill to Post Contracts Online POGO Opposes Latest Commercial Item Rule that will Lead to Bad Deals Groups Urge the World Bank to Require Beneficial Ownership Information POGO Opposes GSA Prices Paid Proposal that Would Gut the Price Reduction Clause POGO Highlights DoD Effort to Kill Beneficial Service Contract Inventory System POGO Asks Justice Dept. to Investigate Use of Confidentiality Agreements by Federal Fund Recipients POGO Implores Government to Strengthen Zero-Tolerance Policy Against Human Trafficking in Federal Contracts POGO Highlights GAO Report and Documented DoD Failures in Hiring a Cost Efficient Workforce POGO Supports Audit Expanded to Include DoD’s Compliance with the Buy American Act

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POGO Recommendations for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)

Latest

Pentagon Seeks More Money for Beleaguered F-35

analysis | November 21, 2022

Latest

Air Force Leaders Defy Congress’s A-10 Mandates

analysis | April 26, 2022

Reform — or Repeat? Congress Fills New Pentagon Reform Panel with Revolving Door Regulars

analysis | March 8, 2022
Testimony: Watchdog Report Makes Case For Pentagon Reforms

testimony | January 19, 2022
Spare Parts Contractor Profits from Broken System

analysis | January 12, 2022
POGO Testimony: Best Practices for Federal Spending

testimony | October 21, 2021
Pentagon Spending Cuts Essential for Reform

testimony | July 20, 2021
Commercial Item Contracting Scam Continues

analysis | June 25, 2021
Pentagon Spending Ripe for Reduction and Reform

testimony | May 12, 2021
Joe Biden’s Pentagon Honeymoon

analysis | May 11, 2021