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Hey leave it to Colbert to explain why Congress' decision to pay for a tank that even the Pentagon doesn't want makes perfect sense.

Leave it to Colbert to explain why Congress’ decision to pay for the tank that even the Pentagon doesn’t want makes perfect sense.

Marketplace Segment 18 for April 4, 2013 by American Public Media

What is political intelligence? Listen to this Marketplace piece with POGO’s Adam Zagorin to find out.

Tell Your Representative to Join the Congressional Watchdog Caucus
This is a no-brainer. There is a new bipartisan caucus that is going to help whistleblowers and work to reduce waste in the government.
Everyone’s Representative should be in this caucus. So tell them to join.

Tell Your Representative to Join the Congressional Watchdog Caucus

This is a no-brainer. There is a new bipartisan caucus that is going to help whistleblowers and work to reduce waste in the government.

Everyone’s Representative should be in this caucus. So tell them to join.

When it comes to transparency, there are two American governments.

Read more on POGO’s blog.

“The Pentagon must confront the threat to our economy with the same vigor, determination, and skill it has shown toward other urgent tasks. Our military might is not measured by how many dollars we spend but how we spend our dollars.”

from a new letter to Congress and President Obama calling for reductions in the Pentagon’s budget that was signed by 22 organizations spanning the political spectrum. If anyone is looking for specific ways to reduce the Pentagon’s budget, here are 28 that could save between $50 billion to $100 billion per year over 10 years.

A Love Poem For Open Government