Project On Government Oversight

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Last night, the Senate unanimously passed the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (WPEA) and sent it to the President for his signature. The Project On Government Oversight has been working on this for years, and we thank everyone who helped us with this fight. The WPEA will help protect workers who risk their careers to report fraud, waste, and abuse in the federal government. That means fewer of the good guys will get punished for speaking up, and taxpayers will save as more people are empowered to step up and fix what is wrong with government. Read more about the WPEA at POGO.org.

Army Lieutenant Colonel Daniel L. Davis recently made credible allegations that U.S. military leaders have given Congress and the public a misleading portrayal of progress in the war in Afghanistan. At the risk of his career, he briefed Members of Congress and the press on his dire assessment of the war. Now, there is the chance to do a lot of good in advancing oversight of the war in Afghanistan—but only if Congress takes action. 

POGO and a bipartisan group of six Members of Congress have sent letters requesting that Davis be invited to testify in hearings by the relevant committees: the Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence Committees. Legislators who have read the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) for December 2011—a document prepared by the Director of National Intelligence—say that it supports Davis’s assessment. It is important for the public to see how this report from the intelligence community matches up with Davis’s allegations. It should be declassified, as other NIEs have been in the past.

Click here to take action and tell your Member of Congress to hold hearings on Afghanistan.