National Emergency Cuts Out the Constitution
Today, President Trump declared a national emergency in order to procure more funding to construct a border wall. In light of this, Sarah Turberville, Director of The Constitution Project at the...
View ArticleDeputy Director of Investigations
Dennett's investigative work is focused on the intersection between foreign money and U.S. political influence. She has also worked on reports detailing how poor contract oversight has compromised the...
View ArticleNew Report: Future of Facial Recognition Technology Puts Constitutional...
The Task Force is comprised of ten individuals with special expertise on the potential effects of the government’s widespread use of facial recognition technology, including current and former law...
View ArticleCongress Must Have Full Access to Mueller Report
Barr delivered a letter announcing this to the chairs and ranking members of both the House and Senate Judiciary Committees. He writes that he will “consult with Deputy Attorney General [Rod]...
View ArticleLeading Whistleblower Organizations Launch Update to Survival Guide For...
WASHINGTON – Today, on the 30th Anniversary of the Whistleblower Protection Act (WPA), the Project On Government Oversight (POGO), Government Accountability Project and Public Employees for...
View ArticlePress Statement: The President is Not Above the Law
Today, Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III said in his remarks that a sitting president cannot be charged with a federal crime while in office. This comes from a legal opinion issued by the Justice...
View ArticlePress Statement: House Takes a Step Towards Cleaning Up Washington
This Pentagon ethics amendment will shine a light on when retired general or flag officers receive compensation from foreign governments through annual reporting to the public. It passed by voice vote...
View ArticlePress Statement: New FOIA Legislation Would Be Victory for Transparency in...
This week, a bipartisan group of Members of Congress introduced legislation to bolster the American people’s right to obtain government records through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Senators...
View ArticleICE Detention Centers Report More Use of Solitary Confinement, New Records Show
Media Contacts: Nick Schwellenbach, Director of Investigations at the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) at nick@pogo.org or (202) 347-122; or Tim Farnsworth, Chief Communications Strategist at...
View ArticleTop DOJ Appointees Overruled Career Prosecutors to Quash Monsanto Felony Case
A new investigation by the Project On Government Oversight (POGO), published jointly with Yahoo News, reveals this previously unreported case based on a review of an internal government document and...
View ArticleNew Documents Offer Window into Industry Influence at Interior
Media Contacts: Lydia Dennett, Deputy Director of Investigations at the Project On Government Oversight (POGO), ldennett@pogo.org or 202-347-1122; or Tim Farnsworth, Chief Communications Strategist at...
View ArticleAudit Watchdogs Failure to Do Its Job Leaves Economy at Risk
POGO studied 16 years’ worth of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s inspection reports on the U.S. arms of the Big Four audit firms—Deloitte & Touche, Ernst & Young, KPMG, and...
View ArticlePress Statement: Impeachment Inquiry is Appropriate Path Forward for Congress
Today, it was reported that the House will begin a formal impeachment inquiry. POGO has a long history of working with Congress to increase its oversight efforts and brings a unique perspective to the...
View ArticleThe Passing of a National Leader: Among Representative Cummings...
The congressman served for over 20 years and was recently the chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee.read more
View ArticleWatchdog Files Hatch Act Complaints Against Mulvaney and Sondland in Ukraine...
Mulvaney and Sondland appear to have used their official authority to attempt to sway an upcoming election, and if substantiated, this would be a violation of the Hatch Act.read more
View ArticlePrivate Prison Company Spending at Trump Hotel is Possible Corruption,...
Their letter to the GEO Group’s CEO George Zoley is a reaction to a Project On Government Oversight (POGO) investigation co-published in The Daily Beast. POGO exposed a GEO Group executive’s spending...
View ArticleThe House Should Vote To Impeach President Trump
Impeachment is a serious decision, but the Constitution provides Congress with this “indispensable” tool to hold officials to their oath of office. It is a tool to be used on the rarest of occasions...
View ArticlePOGO Urges House to Pass War Powers Resolution Regarding Iran
The resolution is a step in the right direction for Congress, as the legislative branch seeks to reassert its power to declare war following decades of seeing that authority eroded.read more
View ArticleNew POGO Report Illustrates Extent of Revolving Door Between Accounting Firms...
POGO’s reports highlights several case studies that illustrate that revolving door between the nation’s biggest auditors and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), including KPMG’s...
View ArticleU.S. Slips Yet Again In Corruption Index
Danielle Brian, executive director of the Project On Government Oversight, released the following statement:read more
View ArticlePOGO Urges House to Repeal 2002 Iraq War Authorization
Barbara Lee (D-CA) to repeal the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force in Iraq. It is past time for Congress to reassert its authority to declare war by repealing a war authorization that has...
View ArticlePOGO Supports Senate Resolution to Limit Presidents War Powers in Iran
Tim Kaine (D-VA) that aims to limit President Donald Trump’s ability to take military action against Iran. The resolution is an important step as Congress attempts to claw back its war powers from the...
View ArticleSenate Chairmen Intensify Scrutiny of Commerce Inspector General
The interviews, which include Inspector General Peggy Gustafson’s chief of staff and general counsel, began last week and are continuing.read more
View ArticleDirector of the Center for Defense Information
Mandy Smithberger rejoined POGO as the director of the Straus Military Reform Project at the Center for Defense Information in December 2014. Previously she was a national security policy adviser to...
View ArticlePOGO Report Uncovers Apparent Retaliation at VA Accountability Office
In speaking with nearly 20 current and former staffers from the approximately 80-person VA Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection, POGO discovered that staffers are “terrified” as they...
View ArticleNew POGO Report: Conflicting Guidelines on N95 Masks Leave Workers Confused
Healthcare workers are facing a shortage of N95 masks, which offer protection from 95% of tiny particles in the air and in fluids. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued guidance...
View ArticleIG Report Shows Just How Problematic the JEDI Contract Process Has Been
Media Contacts: Scott Amey, General Counsel at the Project On Government Oversight (POGO), scott@pogo.org; or Caitlin MacNeal, Media Relations Manager at POGO, cmacneal@pogo.org or 732-757-7370.read more
View ArticlePelosi Should Withdraw Shalala Nomination to Coronavirus Oversight Panel
Shalala failed to disclose stock sales she made in 2019 following her 2018 election to Congress, the Miami Herald reported Tuesday. The representative said she sold the stocks to eliminate potential...
View ArticleTrump Administration Wrongly Retaliated Against HHS Whistleblower
Rick Bright after he proceeded with caution on a medication touted by President Trump as a potential COVID-19 treatment, the New York Times reported this afternoon.read more
View ArticleAdministrations Decision to Hide Loan Data Is Unacceptable
The law establishing the program to aid businesses hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic requires that the federal government report information on loan recipients, and the Small Business Administration has...
View ArticleAttorney General Bill Barr Must Resign
He’s shown time and again that he is unfit to serve as the chief law enforcement officer of the United States.read more
View ArticleNew Report Finds Policy Dissent Channels for Federal Workers Fall Short
Release (WASHINGTON)—The Project On Government Oversight released a new report today that examines existing dissent channels at federal agencies and makes recommendations on how to strengthen them.read...
View ArticleCongress Should Reject Abends Nomination to Be DOD IG
Release WASHINGTON—The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) opposes the confirmation of Jason Abend to be the next inspector general for the Pentagon.read more
View ArticlePower of the Purse Coalition Opposes OMB Effort to Involve Political...
WASHINGTON—The Power of the Purse Coalition opposes the recent change by the Office of Management and Budget requiring political appointees to sign off on every move to spend or stop funds appropriated...
View ArticleAccess to justice, habeas corpus, independence of the courts, democratic...
Sarah E. Turberville is Director of The Constitution Project (TCP) at POGO. In this position, Sarah coordinates TCP’s public education and advocacy efforts on democratic institutions, the separation of...
View ArticleWe Need Answers on Michele Flournoys Clients
Media Contacts: Mandy Smithberger , Director of the Center for Defense Information at the Project On Government Oversight (POGO), msmithberger@pogo.org ; or Caitlin MacNeal , Communications Manager at...
View ArticlePOGO Launches COVID-19 Spending Map Tool
Media Contacts: Danielle Brian , Executive Director at the Project On Government Oversight (POGO), dbrian@pogo.org ; or Caitlin MacNeal , Communications Manager at POGO, cmacneal@pogo.org or...
View ArticleNDAA Includes Historic Anti-Corruption Reforms
Media Contacts: Zoe Reiter , Director of Civic Engagement at the Project On Government Oversight (POGO), zreiter@pogo.org ; or Caitlin MacNeal , Communications Manager at POGO, cmacneal@pogo.org or...
View ArticleVA Chief Robert Wilkie Installs Political Aide at Watchdog Investigating His...
Media Contacts: Adam Zagorin , Senior Journalist at the Project On Government Oversight (POGO), azagorin @pogo.org ; or Caitlin MacNeal , Communications Manager at POGO, cmacneal@pogo.org or...
View ArticlePresident Trump Must Be Removed From Office
Media Contacts: Danielle Brian , Executive Director at the Project On Government Oversight (POGO); or Caitlin MacNeal , Communications Manager at POGO, cmacneal@pogo.org or 732-757-7370.read more
View ArticleFormer OGE Director Walter Shaub Joins POGO to Lead Ethics Initiative
Media Contacts: Danielle Brian , Executive Director at the Project On Government Oversight (POGO), [email protected] ; Walter Shaub, Senior Ethics Fellow at POGO, [email protected] ; or Caitlin MacNeal...
View ArticleFederal reserve, financial services, public lands, oil and gas royalties
Tim is a Policy Analyst at POGO. He works on POGO’s policy team, developing reform recommendations and advocating for them on Capitol Hill. At POGO, Tim conducts legislative analysis and develops...
View ArticlePOGO Urges the Senate to Pass the For the People Act
Media Contacts: Danielle Brian , Executive Director at the Project On Government Oversight (POGO), [email protected] ; or Caitlin MacNeal , Communications Manager at POGO, [email protected]read more
View ArticlePOGO Urges House Foreign Affairs Committee to Support Iraq War Authorization...
The authorization should have been repealed years ago, and its continued abuse by the executive branch to justify military action infringes on Congress’s constitutional authority to declare war.read more
View ArticlePOGO Statement on the Verdict in the Derek Chauvin Trial
Media Contacts: Danielle Brian , Executive Director at the Project On Government Oversight (POGO), danielle@pogo.org ; or Caitlin MacNeal , Communications Manager at POGO, cmacneal@pogo.orgread more
View ArticlePOGO Integrates Good Jobs First Data Into COVID-19 Spending Tracker
Media Contacts: Brandon Brockmyer , Director of Research at the Project On Government Oversight (POGO), [email protected] ; or Caitlin MacNeal , Communications Manager at POGO, [email protected]read more
View ArticleDHS Watchdog Impeded Probes into Retaliation Claims by Intelligence...
Media Contacts: Adam Zagorin , Senior Journalist at the Project On Government Oversight (POGO), [email protected] ; or Tim Farnsworth , Executive Strategist at POGO, [email protected] .read more
View ArticleBipartisan Judicial Selection Task Force Releases Report on Supreme Court Reform
Media Contacts: Sarah Turberville , Director of The Constitution Project at the Project On Government Oversight (POGO), [email protected] ; or Caitlin MacNeal , Communications Manager at POGO, [email...
View ArticleThe January 6 Select Committee Must Remove David Buckley as Staff Director
Media Contacts: Danielle Brian , Executive Director at the Project On Government Oversight (POGO), dbrian@pogo.org ; or Caitlin MacNeal , Director of Communications at POGO, cmacneal@pogo.orgread more
View ArticlePOGO Adds American Rescue Plan Spending to COVID-19 Tracker
Media Contacts: Brandon Brockmyer , Director of Research at the Project On Government Oversight (POGO), [email protected] ; or Caitlin MacNeal, Communications Director at POGO, [email protected]...
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