Governance

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BIA-OJS Corrections Handbook for Public Release Congress Should Pursue Reforms to Bolster Oversight Capacity Draft Homeland Security Watchdog Survey on Sexual Misconduct Financial Disclosures, Certificate of Divestiture for Mina Hsiang Conflict of Interest Waivers for Mina Hsiang Letter from CIGIE Integrity Committee Chairman Scott Dahl (10/18/2019) CIGIE Integrity Committee – Report of Investigation (4/5/19) Findings Based on Focus Groups and an Online Survey Among Voters in Michigan and Ohio Benchmarking Dissent Processes and Best Practices USAID Agency Notice 1142: Launch of USAID Direct Channel 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) Office of Special Counsel Responds to POGO Hatch Act Complaint Against Mulvaney and Sondland EPA 10/23/2019 Response to Porter (FOIA Reg update) Rep Porter 7/9/2019 letter to EPA on FOIA Rule Porter 10/31/2019 Follow Up Letter to EPA FOIA Rule VA Office of Accountability Review Training Slides - 2016 VA Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Training Certificate (The Ravens Group) VA Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Training Contract VA Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Training Binder Part 2 (The Ravens Group) VA Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Training Binder Part 1 (The Ravens Group) Constitutionality of Temporary IG Designation upon Extended IG Vacancies CWDP Report to Congress September 2018 Brie Van Cleve Disclosure Report Email from Ben Carson to HUD Staff on Interior Department Acting Inspector General OLC 9/21 FOIA Appeal Response Letter GSA Watchdog Report on Revised Plan for FBI Headquarters Consolidation Project

letters

Office of Government Ethics Proposes Ethics Rule With a Moon-Sized Loophole Electoral Count Act Must Prevent State and Federal Officials from Overturning Will of Voters POGO Endorses Legislation to Establish an Inspector General for the Office of the United States Trade Representative Senate and House Financial Services and General Government Subcommittees - Appropriations Requests, FY 2023 House Legislative Branch Subcommittee - Appropriations Requests, FY 2023 Senate Legislative Branch Subcommittee - Appropriations Requests, FY 2023 Promoting Judicial Ethics with the 21st Century Courts Act Reducing Personal Financial Conflicts of Interest in Government POGO Calls on President Biden to Remove DHS IG Joseph Cuffari Broad Coalition Applauds House Judiciary Committee for Whistleblower Protections POGO Asks OMB To Rescind Ethics Waivers That Put a Top Official Above the Law POGO Leads Broad Coalition Calling for Congressional Action on Insider Trading POGO Calls for the Immediate Removal of SEC Inspector General Carl Hoecker 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 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 POGO Concerned About Risk of Implicit Bias in Office of Special Counsel Actions Civil Society Urges Congress to Empower Our Independent Watchdogs A Practical Way Forward on Filibuster Reform POGO Submits Comment on Climate Risk Disclosures POGO Calls for Inspector General Investigation of Potential Justice Department Lies POGO Urges New SEC Chair to Reform the Audit Industry POGO Endorses IG Independence and Empowerment Act Letter to Office of Special Counsel Regarding Equity in Hatch Act Enforcement Power of the Purse Coalition Applauds House Budget Committee Hearing, Urges Follow-Up Action POGO Urges Inspectors General to Review Contracts for Key Whistleblower Protections POGO Requests Better Data on Equity of COVID Relief Coalition Urges Senators to Robustly Investigate Nominees’ Conflicts of Interest Former GOP Lawmakers: Put Country over Party and Impeach President Trump POGO Endorses H.R. 1 - the For the People Act POGO Joins Groups Applauding the Inclusion of Whistleblower Protections in Beneficial Ownership Legislation POGO Urges the Incoming Administration to Pursue Good Governance Reforms POGO Urges SBA to Collect Data from Paycheck Protection Program Loan Recipients Congress Needs to Reassert Control Over the Nation's Wars POGO Joins Civil Society Partners in Endorsing the Protecting Our Democracy Act Former Federal Judges Urge Senate Not To Rush SCOTUS Nominee Congress: Use the NDAA To Promote Transparency POGO Urges Congress to Investigate Postmaster General Louis Dejoy Groups Alert Senators to OPM Nominee’s Lack of Commitment to Federal Merit System POGO Files Hatch Act Complaint Against Postmaster General Louis DeJoy POGO Opposes Defense Department Proposed Service Contract Inventory Rule Bipartisan Coalition Urges Senate To Advance Power of the Purse Reforms Civil Society Urges the House to Prioritize Oversight over Emergency Funds 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 Coalition Applauds Congressional Leaders for Powerful Hearing on Protecting Judicial Employees Amicus Brief: Congress Needs Information to Do Its Job Additional Questions and Answers about Improvements to Whistleblower Protections POGO Opposes the Nomination of Judy Shelton to the Federal Reserve Senate Should Prohibit Outing a Whistleblower Amicus Brief: Precedent Shows Removal Protections Aren’t Unconstitutional POGO Supports New Guidelines for Lowest-Price Procurement Process POGO Files Hatch Act Complaint Against Mulvaney and Sondland in Ukraine Affair Former Intelligence Community Inspectors General: Protect the Critical Role of the Whistleblower Bipartisan Coalition Urges Senate Leadership to Allow a Vote on Emergency Powers Reform POGO Comment on Proposed Change to Contractor Non-Discrimination Rule POGO Joins Call for Hold on FAA Nominee Citing Pending Whistleblower Complaint White House Threatens Independent Office in Defense of Conway Broad Coalition Urges Congress to Increase Office of Legal Counsel Transparency Diverse Groups Ask Congress for the Next Round of Inspector General Reforms POGO and Bipartisan Partners Urge Congress to Reform the National Emergencies Act POGO Urges Senate to Clarify Ethics Issue Before Voting on Barry Myers' Nomination POGO Tells OIRA to Expand Transparency for Meetings with Outside Parties Bipartisan Coalition Urges Congress to Increase Funding for the Legislative Branch POGO Praises Contractor-Whistleblower Protection Proposal POGO Continues to Call For Transparency in Presidential Library Donations 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 Letter Urging House Democratic Caucus to Publish Rules POGO Joins Letter Objecting to Interior’s Proposed FOIA Rule Watchdog Report on Trump Hotel Review Raises Serious Questions Whistleblower Advocates Concerned About Attorney General Nominee POGO Urges Congressional Ethics Committees to Revise Conflict of Interest Rules POGO Praises Contractor Disclosure Rule, Advises Stronger Enforcement Strengthening Congressional Committee Rules: Recommendations for Improved Oversight and Transparency POGO Asks Congress to Request DOJ Ethics Guidance to Acting Attorney General Whitaker POGO Files Hatch Act Complaint Against USDA Secretary POGO Urges Congress to Protect Inspector General Independence Defense Department Needs Certified Contracting Information to Prevent Waste NGOs Ask Senate to Review Record before Confirmation Hearing POGO Urges Review of Ethics Reporting Omissions by President Trump POGO Urges Congress to Advance Strong Election Security and Paper Ballot Measures Advocates Applaud Bill Closing Whistleblower Loophole Civil Society Urges Senate Judiciary to Demand Access to Documents Census Should Remove Citizenship Question from 2020 Survey Civil Society Calls on Pentagon to Increase Public Access to Information POGO Supports Grant of Testimonial Subpoena Power to Inspectors General Civil Society Defends Congressional Oversight Suggestions for Congressional Oversight after US-Russia Summit 23 Organizations Support Provision Requiring Senate Candidates to Electronically File Their Campaign Finance Reports POGO Urges President Trump to Fill Inspectors General Vacancies POGO Supports House Bill Stressing Inspector General and GAO Recommendations POGO Urges DHS to Abandon Problematic Social Media Collection Plan Civil Society Urges Senate Not to Authorize Expanded Presidential War Powers Civil Society Urges Senators to Reject Haspel Nomination, Citing Lack of Transparency Civil Society Warns Against Pentagon’s Repeat FOIA Secrecy Exemption Ask POGO Requests GAO Investigation into Reported Mulvaney Statements Urging Bankers to Lobby Congress POGO Joins in Support of Worker Health and Safety Advisory Boards 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 Supports Funding Request Benefiting Election Cybersecurity POGO Urges ICE and Border Patrol to Not Outsource Hiring Functions POGO Requests Clarity on Contradicting Statements by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Whistleblower Coalition Urged Congress to Give Congressional Staff Whistleblower Protections POGO Joins Letter Highlighting Problems Caused by Lack of Census Bureau Director POGO Urges OGE to Require Comprehensive Appointee Ethics Agreements POGO Urges Congress to Oversee Implementation of New Whistleblower Laws at the VA POGO Asks President Trump To Investigate Revenue Collection Issues at CBP Letter to Office of Special Counsel Requesting Investigation Into Energy Department Anti-Leak Posters POGO Supports Senate Bill to Improve Charge Card Spending Civil Society Objects to Senate's Regression into Secrecy POGO Requests that the White House Publicly Release Ethics Records POGO Supports Bill to Codify Appointee Ethics Pledges POGO Pushes Ethics Office to Reconsider Guidance on Discretionary Trusts POGO Requests Review of Conclusion that President Trump Isn't Violating His DC Hotel Lease POGO Asks Senate Committee to Question Potential Conflicts of Air Force Secretary Nominee Bipartisan Groups Support the McCaskill-Tester Bill to Post Contracts Online Suggested Ethics Reforms for 2017 Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Personnel POGO Works with Bipartisan Coalition to Propose Expanding Obama Ethics Executive Order POGO Urges House Oversight Committee to Support Office of Government Ethics POGO Asks Senate Committee to Examine Defense Secretary Nominee Conflicts Groups Urge President-Elect Trump to Place his Business Assets and Investments into a Genuine Blind Trust 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's Letter to Homeland Security Inspector General To Address Long-standing Revenue Collection Issues at Customs and Border Protection 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 POGO and GAP Support Allowing Contractor and Grantee Disclosures to Office of Special Counsel 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's Response to VA Inspector General's Subpoena for Whistleblower Records POGO Urges Department of Defense IG to Broaden Its Interpretation of Contractor Whistleblower Protection Law POGO Highlights GAO Report and Documented DoD Failures in Hiring a Cost Efficient Workforce Feds vs. Contractors: Federal Employees Often Save Money, But an Advisory Panel is Needed to Create a Cost Comparison Model Groups From Right to Left Call on Congress and the President to Find Savings at the Pentagon Congress Being Misled About True Costs of Service Contracts 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 Open Letter: Congress Must Protect Transparency Programs in Budget Negotiations 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 Joins Letter Calling on Congress to Investigate Whether Federal Records Act Needs Strengthening 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

POGO Recommendations for a Centralized Ethics Records Database POGO to Congress: Prioritize Funding Good Government and Accountability Efforts Fact Sheet: Reforms to the Freedom of Information Act Fact Sheet: Strengthening Protections for Intelligence Community Whistleblowers Fact Sheet: Reforms to the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Fact Sheet: Office of Legal Counsel Transparency Fact Sheet: Reporting Reforms for Federal Spending Protecting Our Democracy Resources on the U.S. Capitol Insurrection Comparing Ethics Orders: Biden’s Is on Top, But it Could be Stronger 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 Phone Briefing: Courts and Congressional Oversight Resources on Impeachment Louis Fisher Testimony, CRS Oversight Hearing, June 2019 GAO Process Outline GAO Overview Getting Answers Finding Partners

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Accountability: The Path to Improve Government Effectiveness and the Antidote to Authoritarianism

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testimony | June 15, 2022
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The Hypocritical Legislative-Confirmation Conundrum

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Increasing Transparency of Inspector General Reporting

testimony | May 27, 2022
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Understanding Oversight Gaps in Congress

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