Congress

documents

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

letters

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

resources

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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Suspect Congressional Financial Transactions Require Ethics Reforms

analysis | March 27, 2020 | Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette

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Five Key Oversight Safeguards for Coronavirus Spending Bills

analysis | March 23, 2020 | POGO Staff

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PATRIOT Act Morass: Gains and Stalled Reforms

analysis | March 17, 2020 | Jake Laperruque
The Army's Lousy Tracked Record

analysis | March 16, 2020 | Mark Thompson
The Government We Need During the Coronavirus Pandemic

analysis | March 13, 2020 | Nick Schwellenbach
Testimony In Support of Limits on Funding for Face Recognition Surveillance

testimony | March 13, 2020 | Jake Laperruque
Enhancing the House’s Oversight Over Classified Information

testimony | March 4, 2020 | Mandy Smithberger & Daniel Schuman
Addressing Federal Vacancies Through Fundamental Transparency Reform

testimony | March 3, 2020 | Rebecca Jones
A Primer on Congressional Staff Clearances

report | February 7, 2020 | Mandy Smithberger & Daniel Schuman
Congress Should Hold Trump's Top Aides in Contempt While It Still Can

analysis | December 11, 2019 | Danielle Brian