Joe Spielberger

Joe Spielberger serves as Senior Policy Counsel at the Project On Government Oversight (POGO), a nonpartisan watchdog organization in Washington, D.C., where he focuses on advocating for whistleblower rights, merit-based civil service, government ethics, and transparency. In September 2025, he testified as the minority witness before the House Task Force on Declassification, emphasizing the need to strengthen whistleblower protections for national security personnel. During his testimony, he highlighted systemic gaps in legal protections for intelligence and military whistleblowers, noted the lack of independent enforcement mechanisms, and pointed out their vulnerability to security clearance retaliation.