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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 POGO's FOIA Complaint Against the Justice Department for Leak Investigation-Related Records Email from Ben Carson to HUD Staff on Interior Department Acting Inspector General

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POGO Leads Coalition of 21 Organizations Encouraging Senate Committee to Reform Inspectors General System Civil Society Urges Congress to Empower Our Independent Watchdogs POGO Calls for Inspector General Investigation of Potential Justice Department Lies POGO Endorses IG Independence and Empowerment Act POGO Calls on Attorney General to Support Accountability at DOJ Cross-Partisan Coalition Calls on Senate to Enact DOJ Accountability Bill POGO Urges Inspectors General to Review Contracts for Key Whistleblower Protections POGO Urges the Incoming Administration to Pursue Good Governance Reforms Broad Coalition Urges Congress to Preserve Robust Afghanistan Oversight Diverse Coalition Urges Action to Bring Accountability to Justice Department 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 Whistleblower Advocates to Congress: Time to Reform Intel Whistleblower Laws Advocates Support Inspector General Access Act for DOJ Attorney Accountability Former Intelligence Community Inspectors General: Protect the Critical Role of the Whistleblower POGO Asks Inspector General to Review Interior Official’s Move to Oil Company Diverse Groups Ask Congress for the Next Round of Inspector General Reforms Civil Society Urges Defense Department to Release Information on Afghanistan War POGO Urges Probe into Labor Strife Endangering Kenya Embassy Watchdog Report on Trump Hotel Review Raises Serious Questions POGO Reminds New Defense Chief of Importance of Transparency POGO Urges Congress to Protect Inspector General Independence POGO Supports Grant of Testimonial Subpoena Power to Inspectors General POGO Urges President Trump to Fill Inspectors General Vacancies POGO Supports House Bill Stressing Inspector General and GAO Recommendations Civil Society Calls on Appropriators to Support Oversight.gov POGO Supports IG Recommendation Transparency Act POGO's Letter to Homeland Security Inspector General To Address Long-standing Revenue Collection Issues at Customs and Border Protection POGO Letter to VA Inspector General Regarding Subpoena Enforcement Whistleblower Watchdogs Ask President to Remove Zinser Advocates Endorse Bipartisan NSA Internal Watchdog Bill POGO Asks Justice Dept. to Investigate Use of Confidentiality Agreements by Federal Fund Recipients POGO Urges Department of Defense IG to Broaden Its Interpretation of Contractor Whistleblower Protection Law POGO and Partners Submit Recommendations to DNI on Intelligence and National Security Whistleblower Protections POGO Letter in Support of McCaskill Amendment to Improve Coordination Between Financial Agency Inspectors General POGO joins letter to Committee on Homeland Security on over-classification POGO Letter to SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro Regarding the SEC's Failure to Act on Hundreds of Inspector General Recommendations POGO Letter to IG Council Chair Fong on Integrity and Efficiency, Clarifying POGO's Recommendation on IG Hotline POGO Letter to Rep. Tanner Supporting Change to House Rules Requiring Periodic Hearings on Waste, Fraud, Abuse and Mismanagement POGO letter to members of Congress regarding the DOD Inspector General POGO Letter to OMB's Clay Johnson regarding integrity of Inspector General system

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Seven-Year Contractor Whistleblower Case Meets a Sad End

analysis | September 9, 2021

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Did Whistleblower Reprisal Help Set the Stage for a January 6 Intelligence Failure?

investigation | July 1, 2021

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Injustice: Tracking Bill Barr’s Misconduct as Attorney General

analysis | September 25, 2020
“A Disaster”: Small Business Administration Scrambling to Stop Pandemic Loan Fraud

investigation | September 9, 2020
Watchdog Firing Came Amid Probe of Trump’s Friend, the U.S. Ambassador in London

investigation | August 7, 2020
Seila Law v. CFPB: What’s Unconstitutional for One May Not Be Unconstitutional for All

analysis | July 1, 2020
Inspectors General Wanted: Swamp Creatures Need Not Apply

analysis | June 2, 2020
It’s past time for Congress to give inspectors general and whistleblowers additional protection

analysis | May 21, 2020
Oversight of the Federal Pandemic Response: An Update

podcast | May 4, 2020
Watchdog Examining Dozens of Federal Coronavirus Whistleblower Cases

investigation | May 4, 2020