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

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Air Force Leaders Defy Congress’s A-10 Mandates

analysis | April 26, 2022

POGO Provides Statement for House Hearing on IT Acquisition Reform

testimony | June 16, 2015
GSA Promoting New Pricing Tools

analysis | May 15, 2015
Historical Lessons for Air Force’s New Bomber

analysis | May 4, 2015
Thornberry Buying Industry Commercial-Item Policies

analysis | April 28, 2015
House Acquisition “Reform” Bill Guts Key Weapons Development Oversight Provisions

investigation | April 27, 2015
DoD Cost Analysis is like Pin the Tail on the Donkey

analysis | February 26, 2015
The Unredacted Truth About Spare Parts Overcharges

analysis | February 23, 2015
POGO's 2015 Baker’s Dozen of Suggested Congressional Oversight Priorities and Legislative Reforms

report | February 11, 2015