Editing Project on Government Oversight (section)

=== Defense spending and Straus Military Reform Project ===
POGO has conducted many investigations into defense spending, particularly in cases where, "national security and needs of the troops have been compromised by greed, lack of oversight, and in many cases, sheer incompetence," according to its website.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pogo.org/our-work/national-security.html|title=Our Work - National Security|website=Project on Government Oversight|access-date=2017-09-11}}</ref> Some of the weapons systems that POGO has been critical of include the [[littoral combat ship]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pogo.org/straus/issues/weapons/2016/overhaul-of-littoral-combat.html|title=Overhaul of Littoral Combat Ship Program Likely to Increase Risks and Costs|last1=Smithberger|first1=Mandy|date=2016-12-13|website=Project on Government Oversight|access-date=2017-09-11|last2=Sprey|first2=Pierre}}</ref> the [[Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor|F/A-22 fighter aircraft]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pogo.org/straus/issues/weapons/2005/air-forces-fa-22-is-a-relic-and-a-loser.html|title=Air Force's F/A-22 is a Relic and a Loser|last=Wheeler|first=Winslow|date=2005-02-02|website=Project on Government Oversight|access-date=2017-09-11}}</ref> and the [[Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II|F-35 joint strike fighter aircraft]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pogo.org/straus/issues/weapons/2014/how-much-does-an-f-35-cost.html|title=How Much Does an F-35 Actually Cost?|last=Wheeler|first=Winslow|date=2017-07-29|website=Project on Government Oversight|access-date=2017-09-11}}</ref>  On the other hand, POGO has supported the production of the [[Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10 aircraft]] for its relative effectiveness and inexpensiveness compared to what POGO considers more wasteful weapons.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pogo.org/straus/issues/weapons/2017/air-force-headquarters-starving-a-10-squadrons-again.html|title=Air Force Headquarters Starving A-10 Squadrons (Again)|last1=Grazier|first1=Dan|date=2017-06-16|website=Project on Government Oversight|access-date=2017-09-11|last2=Smithberger|first2=Mandy}}</ref>

In 2012, the Straus Military Reform Project of the [[Center for Defense Information]] moved to POGO with director and military analyst [[Winslow T. Wheeler|Winslow Wheeler]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pogo.org/straus/about/cdi-at-pogo.html|title=CDI at POGO|website=Project on Government Oversight|access-date=2017-09-11}}</ref> Wheeler retired in 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/02/winslow-wheeler-114795|title=Winslow Wheeler's War|last=Wright|first=Austin|date=2015-02-01|work=POLITICO Magazine|access-date=2017-09-11}}</ref>