Undue Influence

documents

Maggie Lyons Ethics Agreement USDA FCNS 2018 DA 03515 F Item 1 Records (Redacted)

letters

POGO Continues to Call For Transparency in Presidential Library Donations POGO Files Hatch Act Complaint Against USDA Secretary POGO Urges Congress to Protect Inspector General Independence Civil Society Urges Senators to Reject Haspel Nomination, Citing Lack of Transparency POGO Requests GAO Investigation into Reported Mulvaney Statements Urging Bankers to Lobby Congress POGO to Attorney General Sessions: Opioid Task Force Must Examine the Revolving Door POGO Asks SEC to Investigate Carl Icahn for Insider Trading POGO Asks Attorney General Sessions to Recuse from Birmingham Superfund Bribery Case POGO Requests that the White House Publicly Release Ethics Records 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 DOJ Should Investigate Potential Ethics Violations by White House Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Personnel POGO Works with Bipartisan Coalition to Propose Expanding Obama Ethics Executive Order POGO and Bipartisan Ethics Experts in New Letter to Trump: Divest Now to Prevent Ongoing Conflicts Groups Urge President-Elect Trump to Place his Business Assets and Investments into a Genuine Blind Trust POGO Joins Groups Urging President Obama to Include Beneficial ownership transparency in the National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct POGO Supports Transparency in Presidential Library Donations POGO and Partners Support STOCK Act Public comment regarding Office of Government Ethics rule on gifts from lobbyists POGO Tells Congress Not to Weaken the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act POGO Joins Groups in Support of Clean Up Government Act of 2011 POGO letter to Attorney General Eric Holder Requesting an Investigation of Possible Unlawful Foreign Funding of Members of Congress POGO's Public Comment Regarding Lobbyists Serving on Federal Advisory Committees POGO Supports Effort to Stregthen Disclosure of Lobbying Contacts Within the Executive Branch Letter supporting Congressman Jeff Flake's (R-AZ) legislation to close the government lobbyist gift ban loophole POGO letter to Reps Hoekstra and Harman urging public release of an unclassified report on former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham's earmarking activities POGO warns of risky federal buying method

resources

Comparing Ethics Orders: Biden’s Is on Top, But it Could be Stronger

Latest

The Pentagon’s Revolving Door Keeps Spinning: 2021 in Review

analysis | January 20, 2022

Latest

White House Official-Turned-Lobbyist Cashed in on CARES Act

investigation | July 16, 2020

Let There Be Light: The FDA's Surprising New Policy

analysis | February 22, 2017
Bipartisan Leadership of House Oversight Committee Urges Punishment of Conway

analysis | February 10, 2017
Trump Fails to Expand Definition of Lobbyist in Ethics Order

analysis | January 30, 2017
POGO Reports Potential for Conflicts of Interest in Attorney General Nominee

analysis | January 10, 2017
At Least One-Third of Attorney General Nominee's Top Donors Have Matters Involving the Department Of Justice

report | January 9, 2017
House Oversight Committee Takes Aim at Improper Payments

analysis | November 17, 2016
New Rule: Even the Appearance of a Conflict of Interest Should Be Avoided for Government Employees

analysis | November 17, 2016
Independence of Inspectors General is Essential

analysis | September 9, 2016