Acquisition Reform

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Legislative Changes for Obtaining Cost Information

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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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Pentagon Spending Cuts Essential for Reform

testimony | July 20, 2021

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Commercial Item Contracting Scam Continues

analysis | June 25, 2021

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Pentagon Spending Ripe for Reduction and Reform

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

analysis | May 11, 2021
The Littoral Combat Ship and the Folly of Concurrency

analysis | July 17, 2020
Spare Us the F-35 Parts Mismanagement

investigation | July 1, 2020
Air Force’s Tanker Aircraft Continues to Struggle

analysis | June 11, 2020
The Bunker: A Poor Show of Force

analysis | June 10, 2020
In for a TransDigm, Out for Billions

report | May 29, 2019
Other Transactions: Do the Rewards Outweigh the Risks?

report | March 15, 2019