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DHS Secretary Mayorkas Letter Dated November 29, 2021 December 23, 2020 Capitol Police Email January 2022 Rep. Rodney Davis Letter to USCP Inspector General December 2021 Congressional Letter to USCP Inspector General Capitol Police After-Action Report Regarding January 6, 2021 March 2021 Capitol Police Inspector General Report Letter from Senate Committee Chairmen to Scott Dahl (January 31, 2020) First Letter from Senate Committee Chairmen to Peggy Gustafson (December 2, 2019) Second Letter from Senate Committee Chairmen to Peggy Gustafson (January 31, 2020) Constitutionality of Temporary IG Designation upon Extended IG Vacancies Brie Van Cleve Disclosure Report

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Letter to the House Judiciary Committee on the Border and CBP Accountability Coalition to Congress: Protect National Security from Politicized Civil Service POGO Opposes Price Gouging and Sole Source Award Bill Provisions Electoral Count Act Must Prevent State and Federal Officials from Overturning Will of Voters House Legislative Branch Subcommittee - Appropriations Requests, FY 2023 House and Senate Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittees - Appropriations Requests, FY 2023 Senate and House Homeland Security Subcommittees - Appropriations Requests, FY 2023 Senate and House Financial Services and General Government Subcommittees - Appropriations Requests, FY 2023 Senate and House Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittees - Appropriations Requests, FY 2023 Reducing Personal Financial Conflicts of Interest in Government Broad Coalition Applauds House Judiciary Committee for Whistleblower Protections POGO Leads Broad Coalition Calling for Congressional Action on Insider Trading POGO Calls on IRS to Halt Planned Face Recognition Requirements POGO Supports the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act POGO Opposes Califf Nomination Due to Conflicts of Interest Senate Must Reform the Filibuster POGO Leads Coalition of Groups to Thank Senate Committee for Advancing Legislation that Strengthens Inspectors General System POGO Urges Lawmakers to Increase Onshore Oil and Gas Royalties, Establish Hardrock Mining Royalty Letter to January 6 Committee Supporting Careful Use of Subpoena Authority POGO Leads Coalition of 21 Organizations Encouraging Senate Committee to Reform Inspectors General System POGO and Fix the Court Urge Senate Judiciary Committee to Consider Reforming the Supreme Court Shadow Docket Coalition Urges Congress to Reject Police “Reforms” That Would Take Us Backward Civil Society Urges Congress to Empower Our Independent Watchdogs Organizations Across Ideological Spectrum Call for Government Accountability Civil Society Groups Call for Investigations and Reform In Response to Surveillance of Congress A Practical Way Forward on Filibuster Reform POGO Endorses IG Independence and Empowerment Act Power of the Purse Coalition Applauds House Budget Committee Hearing, Urges Follow-Up Action Cross-Partisan Coalition Calls on Senate to Enact DOJ Accountability Bill POGO Joins Civil Society Partners in Endorsing the Protecting Our Democracy Act Former Federal Judges Urge Senate Not To Rush SCOTUS Nominee Groups Alert Senators to OPM Nominee’s Lack of Commitment to Federal Merit System Bipartisan Coalition Urges Senate To Advance Power of the Purse Reforms Former Inspectors General Call on Congress to Pass Overdue Reforms to IG System Organizations Support New Bill to Address Persistent Federal Vacancies Organizations Call on Congress to Urgently Pass Inspector General Removal Protections Amicus Brief: Congress Needs Information to Do Its Job POGO Joins Bipartisan Effort to Strengthen Congressional Powers Senate Should Prohibit Outing a Whistleblower POGO Joins Broad Coalition Urging House to Repeal Iraq War Authorization Advocates Seek Stronger Protections and Confidentiality for Intel Community Whistleblowers Truth-Tellers Urge Congress: Protect the Whistleblower Whistleblower Advocates to Congress: Time to Reform Intel Whistleblower Laws Amicus Brief: Border Wall Emergency Violates Constitution Senate Bill Reforms Law Governing Foreign Influence on American Politics Bipartisan Coalition Urges Senate Leadership to Allow a Vote on Emergency Powers Reform POGO Joins Call for Hold on FAA Nominee Citing Pending Whistleblower Complaint Diverse Groups Ask Congress for the Next Round of Inspector General Reforms POGO and Bipartisan Partners Urge Congress to Reform the National Emergencies Act Bipartisan Coalition Urges Congress to Increase Funding for the Legislative Branch Bipartisan Coalition: Pentagon Doesn’t Need a Budget Boost 36 Former GOP Lawmakers: Honor Your Oath and Protect the Constitution Whistleblower Advocates Praise Creation of House Office, Cite Need for Independent Leader POGO Urges Accountability Over DOD Surplus Program POGO Joins 50 Organizations in Calling for DHS to Release Border Plan POGO Files Hatch Act Complaint Against USDA Secretary POGO Letter Supporting the Arms Sale Oversight Act POGO Urges Congress to Protect Inspector General Independence Advocates Ask Defense Secretary for Update on Required Retaliation Training Civil Society Urges Senate Judiciary to Demand Access to Documents Civil Society Defends Congressional Oversight Suggestions for Congressional Oversight after US-Russia Summit Civil Society Urges Senators to Reject Haspel Nomination, Citing Lack of Transparency POGO Urges Congress Not to Confirm Nominee Who Used Nonprofit for His Own Benefit POGO Asks Chairman Gowdy to Give the Oversight Gavel to a Member Willing to do the Job Civil Society Demands Transparency and Accountability for CIA Nominee's Role in Torture of Detainees POGO Requests Clarity on Contradicting Statements by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Whistleblower Coalition Urged Congress to Give Congressional Staff Whistleblower Protections POGO Urges Congress to Oversee Implementation of New Whistleblower Laws at the VA Letter to Office of Special Counsel Requesting Investigation Into Energy Department Anti-Leak Posters Civil Society Objects to Senate's Regression into Secrecy Suggested Ethics Reforms for 2017 Congress: Amend House Rules on Congressional Fellows POGO Asks the House to Strengthen Congressional Oversight of the Intelligence Community POGO and National Taxpayers Union Urge Congress to Withhold MOX Funding POGO and Taxpayer Groups Ask Congress to Cut MOX Funding POGO Joins Groups Urging President Obama to Include Beneficial ownership transparency in the National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct POGO Calls for New Chairperson at Chemical Safety Board POGO Joins Groups in Defending the Office of Congressional Ethics Now is the Time to Modernize Congressional Oversight Rules POGO Highlights DoD Effort to Kill Beneficial Service Contract Inventory System POGO Requests Independent Study to Determine Need For Nuclear Facility POGO Urges Department of Defense IG to Broaden Its Interpretation of Contractor Whistleblower Protection Law POGO Challenges DoD's Disclosure of Budgeting and Spending Service Contract Data POGO Calls for Hearings on Afghanistan Allegations from Whistleblower Lt. Col. Daniel Davis POGO Letter to Speaker-Elect Boehner Urging Creation of an Investigations Subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations POGO Requests Information on Suspensions and Debarments POGO Supports Eshoo Amendment For Better Oversight Of The Intelligence Community POGO's Letter to Congress With A Dozen Nonpartisan Good Government Fixes To Implement in 2010 POGO Letter to Rep. Tanner Supporting Change to House Rules Requiring Periodic Hearings on Waste, Fraud, Abuse and Mismanagement

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Congressional Oversight Investigations Primer Now the Senate Is at Bat on Appropriations — Let’s Hope They Score Some Runs POGO to Congress: Prioritize Funding Good Government and Accountability Efforts Identifying Beneficial Owners is a Win-Win and a National Security Priority Improve Data about Deaths in Custody and Excessive Use of Force Issue Brief: The Cell-Site Simulator Warrant Act Promoting Accountability and Transparency in the Federal Judiciary Congress Must Establish a Hardrock Mining Royalty Reforming Offshore Oil and Gas Royalty Procedures Reforming Onshore Oil and Gas Royalties Protecting Our Democracy Resources on the U.S. Capitol Insurrection Oversight and the Transition: Resources for Congress Oversight Provisions in the CARES Act: What they are, what they do, and how to make sure they work for Americans COVID-19 Oversight & Policy Resources for Hill Staff Appendix to Primer on Congressional Staff Clearances Phone Briefing: Courts and Congressional Oversight Resources on Impeachment
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