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Soldiers, taxpayers, and Congress all have a stake in how the Pentagon plans for the next war. The panel writing that plan met in a locked room with no public notice, and 19 of its 21 members come from companies that stand to profit. That's why we're in court.
In case you missed it:
We're suing the Pentagon. pogo.org/press-center/releas…
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Retired generals and defense officials helped sell Rhombus’s AI tools to the U.S. military.
The pitch didn’t always match reality, records show.
The latest from @kyle_rempfer & @POGOinvestigate: pogo.org/investigates/ai-fir…
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The public interest needs to be represented in Project Meridian.
To understand more about this— and to see what our next steps are— read the letter we sent to the Sec. Hegseth today: pogo.org/policy-letters/dod-…
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A panel dominated by members who appear to run, work for, or hold financial ties to these companies is far from balanced.
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We're asking for a seat at the table.
The Pentagon's Project Meridian is mapping out the future of warfare. But it's dominated by contractors & AI companies
These panels are required BY LAW to be balanced.
That's why the Pentagon should add @WilliamHartung to the committee.
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How can you tell if a member of Congress is truly pro-oversight?
Look no further!
Here are eight constitutional principles every member of Congress should embrace to strengthen oversight, accountability, and checks and balances:
pogo.org/analyses/what-it-me…
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The Trump administration is trying to use pocket rescissions to take back nearly a billion dollars that Congress already appropriated.
This is yet another attack on the legislative branch's spending powers.
Congress has to do everything it can to reclaim that power.
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You want your members of Congress to be pro-oversight.
That's why we put together a guide on exactly what members should do to strengthen accountability.
Use it to demand that your representatives do everything they can to strengthen checks & balances:
pogo.org/analyses/what-it-me…
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As the nonpartisan news reporting division of @POGOwatchdog, we follow the money, uncover wrongdoing, and push for a government that works in the public interest.
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Trump said “nobody cared” about him making lucrative business deals while holding his public position.
Well we care.
And Congress needs to care too.
Tell them to close the gaps in our ethics laws and to hold President Trump accountable.
act.pogo.org/a/trump-crypto-…
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Hegseth told Coons "everything our troops need on the battlefield, they're getting in spades" Is the military about to grind to a halt from lack of funds or not? The inconsistencies in messaging around funding requests are creating a denser fog of war than in the Strait of Hormuz
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What tackling fraud really requires is a commitment to oversight and accountability systems, not performative outrage. @Veritas_DHG spoke to Congress about this yesterday:
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Reconciliation was never meant to be a replacement for responsible budgeting.
But once again, Congress is using it to avoid making tough decisions. $95B in new deficit spending isn’t a solution — it’s a failure of accountability.
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Rep. Bennie Thompson is demanding DHS cancel a $915 million self-deportation contract after reporting from POGO and @motherjones exposed how it was awarded. pogo.org/investigates/top-ho…
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Trump said “nobody cared” about his family’s business dealings while in office. He was wrong.
We care. You care. When presidential conflicts of interest and weak ethics laws collide, corruption risks go unnoticed and unaddressed.
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The best way to celebrate our republic isn't fireworks. It's by doing the work— the work to push for better oversight and more accountability. pogo.org/reports/pogos-prior…
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The Declaration of Independence is basically America's first oversight report: 27 documented abuses of power by a ruler who answered to no one.
Here are a few still on the table in 2026. 🧵
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NEW: Judge Emmet Sullivan says DOJ effectively conceded that it violated the Epstein Files Transparency Act by redacting key details about alleged Epstien co-conspirators, FBI notes about a Trump allegation and other details.
w/ @joshgerstein
politico.com/news/2026/06/25…
Either way, it doesn’t change the fact that Congress has voted more to stop the war in Iran than voted to authorize the war in Iran. #warpowers nytimes.com/2026/06/24/us/po…
