Project on Government Oversight
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The government's annual spending on grants dwarfs what it spends on contracts by $200 billion. Yet much of the effort devoted to spending transparency leaves out grants.
August 08, 2018 -
Sean Moulton, POGO's open government project manager, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for the highlights.
July 25, 2018 -
After more than one year after the Veterans Affairs Department stood up its new Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection. senior executives still make up a small fraction of disciplinary actions.
July 10, 2018 -
Thirteen agencies currently lack a confirmed, permanent IG, and more than 10 of those have been without a permanent IG for more than a year, according to the Project on Government Oversight.
July 03, 2018 -
EPA administrator Scott Pruitt is under fire from House Democrats again, this time in response to a new report that suggests Pruitt purposely delayed responses to Freeddom of Information Act requests.
June 12, 2018 -
Democrats are asking the Defense Department to follow in the Obama and Bush administration footsteps and keep troop numbers transparent.
May 14, 2018 -
The law intended to offer clarity for acting positions but has little enforcement mechanisms, the Project on Government Oversight's policy associate said.
April 13, 2018 -
The Office of Special Counsel reminds agencies of employee whistleblower rights, as the Justice Department tightens its control on communication to Congress.
February 22, 2018 -
Whistleblower reprisal cases are going up, but that may mean whistleblowers are feelings safer coming forward.
February 15, 2018 -
Recent cases often illustrate how precarious whistleblowers can still be despite several enacted laws to protect their rights.
February 07, 2018 -
POGO's Sean Moulton joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to tell us what potential 2018 regulation rollback could mean for the federal agencies
January 10, 2018 -
The more complicated a military weapon platform becomes, the more expensive it is to maintain, and nearly every platform is growing more complicated.
December 22, 2017 -
Three Republican lawmakers introduced an amendment to a "minibus" of four appropriations bills that would eliminate the Budget Analysis Division of the Congressional Budget Office, and therefore the positions and salaries of 89 employees at CBO. It's the first time members of Congress have used the Holman Rule since the House reinstated it back in January.
July 25, 2017 -
Walter Shaub made a lot of noise when he quit as director of the Office of Government Ethics. This came after a loud and long-running feud with the Trump administration. For analysis, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turns to Scott Amey, general counsel at the Project on Government Oversight.
July 21, 2017 -
The Senate Armed Services Committee and its subcommittees are marking up the defense authorization bill in a completely classified setting.
June 27, 2017