Project on Government Oversight

• Voter registration a key weakness to election security, watchdog says

  Local jurisdictions' control and operation of elections is a tradition but as the issue of election security becomes front and center, should Congress be involved?

  Federal Drive

  March 19, 2019
• Congress could do better with its own whistleblower protections

  Rebecca Jones, policy counsel at the Project on Government Oversight, argued it's time for Congress to provide better whistleblower protections to its own staff.

  Federal Drive

  February 08, 2019
• Watchdog disapproves of secret Afghanistan reconstruction reports

  For going on 20 years, Congress and the public have read with a mixture of horror and fascination the reports coming out of the inspectors general, first for Iraq and then for Afghanistan reconstruction.

  Federal Drive

  January 17, 2019
• Watchdog group: Lasting effects of a prolonged government shutdown

  Federal government lapses in funding have become a regular occurrence. But only rarely have they lasted more than a weekend.

  Federal Drive

  January 09, 2019
• Marine vet questions reasoning behind boosted military spending

  Military leaders worry the nation is losing it's competitive military advantage. The Commission on National Defense Strategy has called for a boost in spending, which is not an uncommon Washington response.

  Federal Drive

  December 10, 2018
• Former military officers continue embracing defense contracting industry despite ethics concerns

  In the view of Mandy Smithberger, director of the Center for Defense Information at the Project on Government Oversight, it might be getting worse than ever.

  Federal Drive

  November 21, 2018
• How to restore order for government oversight despite political divide

  Post-midterm election, POGO's Justin Rood joined Federal Drive to provide tips for government oversight as political divides widen

  Federal Drive

  November 09, 2018
• Move to replace Interior Dept.’s inspector general leaves some troubled

  In today's Federal Newscast, the Project on Government Oversight called the move to replace Acting Interior Inspector General Mary Kendall with a political appointee "puzzling."

  Federal Newscast

  October 17, 2018
• Congressional Research Service makes reports open to the public eye

  In March, Congress passed legislation requiring all new Congressional Research Service reports to be posted to the organization’s website.

  Federal Drive

  October 03, 2018
• Can the Office of Government Ethics actually punish violators?

  The Office of Government Ethics has a lofty mission: Establishing standards of ethics for those who are entrusted with operating the federal government.

  Federal Drive

  September 12, 2018
• Agencies encouraged to improve grant spending transparency

  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.

  Federal Drive

  August 08, 2018
• Watchdog group gives Treasury recommendations for upgrading spending website

  Sean Moulton, POGO's open government project manager, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for  the highlights.

  Federal Drive

  July 25, 2018
• One year in, VA employees still approach accountability office with caution

  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.

  Veterans Affairs

  July 10, 2018
• Amid Trump vacancies, permanent inspectors general missing at cabinet-level agencies

  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. 

  Agency Oversight

  July 03, 2018