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We’re a small, nonprofit newsroom whose original reporting seeks to expose systemic corruption and abuse of power in the federal government.

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POGO Investigates @pogoinvestigates.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
From our archive: Rep. Bennie Thompson, the top Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee, asked DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin to cancel a self-deportation contract worth up to $915 million.
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POGO Investigates @pogoinvestigates.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
On Sept. 25, ICE posted 33 mortality reviews of people who died in its custody since 2019. By Sept. 30 they were offline, per @theamericanproject.bsky.social, which has downloaded them. Almost all involved failures in medical care.
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POGO Investigates @pogoinvestigates.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Amid recent reports of death and inadequate medical care in ICE facilities, our team broke down how the system truly works — who provides care, how medical concerns are treated, and where oversight comes in. Read more: bit.ly/4ALEy7p
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POGO Investigates @pogoinvestigates.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Spotted on Sam.gov: CBP quietly seeks to award a no-bid “mobile digital forensic and technical exploitation” contract to TechOps Security Vehicles. The notice announcing the award redacts the contract value and intended use. sam.gov/workspace/co...
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POGO Investigates @pogoinvestigates.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Who’s watching the companies responsible for military housing? Sr Investigator René Kladzyk spoke with @federalnewsnetwork.com about the conflicts of interest in military housing oversight and why the way it operates may be a bigger challenge to solve. 🎧Listen here: bit.ly/4yOrVqD
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POGO Investigates @pogoinvestigates.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
New DHS findings on “Alligator Alcatraz” reveal that 79 detained people were placed in small metal enclosures staff called “calming centers.” But this isn’t the first time unsound conditions inside ICE detention have been documented ⬇️
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POGO Investigates @pogoinvestigates.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Reporters need to be able to ask difficult questions and publish critical findings without fear of retaliation. The government does not get to silence coverage it doesn’t like.
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POGO Investigates @pogoinvestigates.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The Government Accountability Office found that DHS's watchdog took over 3 years to investigate a majority of DHS #whistleblower reprisal claims www.gao.gov/products/gao...
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U.S. GAO - Whistleblower Protection: DHS Should Ensure Timely Resolution of Retaliation Complaints
Federal whistleblowers are critical to fighting fraud, waste, and abuse in the government. However, they risk retaliation, such as demotion and firing...
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POGO Investigates @pogoinvestigates.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
What happens when surveillance becomes a tool for policing identity? In 2023, we investigated how technologies already woven into everyday life could provide state authorities with tools to monitor and target trans people. Here’s what we found ⬇️
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POGO Investigates @pogoinvestigates.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Constitutional protections mean little without public scrutiny when those rights are violated. Someone has to dig into the evidence and find out what really happened. See below for how POGO Investigates takes on that work 👇
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POGO Investigates @pogoinvestigates.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
We’re suing USPS for failing to follow the law in our mail-in voting information request. @pogo.org
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POGO Investigates @pogoinvestigates.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
After 9/11, DHS was established to safeguard national security and prevent terrorism. Decades later, the agency’s attention is on immigration, and 10s of thousands are held in detention centers daily, often in horrific conditions.
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POGO Investigates @pogoinvestigates.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Welcome veteran journalist @kyle_rempfer to the POGO Investigates team! As a new senior investigative reporter, Kyle brings valuable experience covering all things defense related. We’re thrilled to have his expertise as we dig deeper into the decisions shaping national security.
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POGO Investigates @pogoinvestigates.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
More investigators. More digging. More stories. POGO Investigates is officially expanding its newsroom. 🧵
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Nick Schwellenbach @schwellenbach.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
A holding company owned by Steven Witkoff, "co-founder emeritus" of Trump's World Liberty Financial (WLFI), received about $107 million last year from WLFI & other ventures, per a new financial disclosure, obtained by @pogoinvestigates.bsky.social www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
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POGO Investigates @pogoinvestigates.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Recent reports of DHS targeting journalists and others for First Amendment-protected activities should worry all of us. @pogo.org is calling for an investigation. Learn more ⬇️
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POGO Investigates @pogoinvestigates.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
In the past two weeks, our investigations have uncovered staggering findings about immigration detention, and revealed questionable business dealings by the Trump family. Here’s what we’ve uncovered so far. 🧵
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POGO Investigates @pogoinvestigates.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
New reporting shows that Greg Bovino, who led controversial DHS raids in Chicago and Los Angeles, was under internal investigation when he retired from CBP: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/31/b...
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Bovino was under internal investigation by Border Patrol when he retired, newly released records show
Former Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino retired while under internal investigation for his conduct during immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis and Chicago, records show.
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POGO Investigates @pogoinvestigates.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
ICE detention is under renewed scrutiny. So what do the agency’s own inspection ratings tell us? As of late July, 74% of ICE detention facilities received the highest possible rating in FY 2026 — yet 23 people have died in custody so far this year.
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POGO Investigates @pogoinvestigates.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Weekly data roundup: 3 findings from our latest investigation www.pogo.org/investigates...
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No SEC Probe of Trump Crypto Deal Despite Alleged "Illegality"
In matters involving the president and cryptocurrency, some experts say the Securities and Exchange Commission has abandoned its mission of protecting investors.
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POGO Investigates @pogoinvestigates.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
A murky crypto deal helped enrich Trump and his family by an estimated $500 million last year. Now, a previously unreported shareholder lawsuit raises questions about whether the SEC will do their job when President Trump’s business interests are at stake: www.pogo.org/investigates...
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No SEC Probe of Trump Crypto Deal Despite Alleged "Illegality"
In matters involving the president and cryptocurrency, some experts say the Securities and Exchange Commission has abandoned its mission of protecting investors.
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POGO Investigates @pogoinvestigates.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Behind the reporting at POGO Investigates 🔍 Here's what guides our approach to bringing you the stories that matter. ⬇️
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René Kladzyk @ziembavision.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
This is a big one: My colleagues and I have worked for the past 7 months building a dataset from 100s of pdfs buried on ICE’s website to identify trends in how ICE is grading itself on detention conditions. Investigation (and full dataset) out now! www.pogo.org/investigates...
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Inside ICE’s Broken System for Inspecting Detention Facilities
New data reveals a twisted ICE detention oversight system where facilities get glowing grades, even amid deadly conditions.
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Project On Government Oversight @pogo.org · 18/08/2026
Check out the latest from @pogoinvestigates.bsky.social: We took a look at data from ICE facility inspection reports. This revealed an oversight system where facilities get glowing grades-- even amid deadly conditions.
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Inside ICE’s Broken System for Inspecting Detention Facilities
New data reveals a twisted ICE detention oversight system where facilities get glowing grades, even amid deadly conditions.
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POGO Investigates @pogoinvestigates.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
POGO Investigates exposes government misconduct and abuse of power. We investigate how the government works — and where it doesn’t. Here’s what you should know. ⬇️
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