Oversight
OPM Official Accused of Using N-Word, Sexual Harassment During His Tenure at Defense
OPM confirmed it is reviewing the inspector general’s report.
Oversight
FDA Falls Short on IT Contract Management, Watchdog Finds
An audit of the agency's IT contract spend found that FDA officials failed to file acquisition information such as contract performance evaluations and competition efforts.
Oversight
Former Oversight Chair: Republicans Just Want to ‘Investigate and Destroy’
Former Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., decried the direction of her former committee and Republican priorities in the new Congress.
Oversight
White House Defends Delay in Revealing Classified Documents at Biden Private Office and Home
Federal prosecutor Robert Hur will lead investigation to determine if president had mishandled classified material
Oversight
COVID-19 and How the CDC Can Change Before the Next Pandemic
Courtney Bublé joins the podcast to discuss a new report with recommendations.
Oversight
Although USDA Agencies that Relocated to Kansas City Have Recovered from Staff Exoduses, Their Diversity Hasn’t
The Agriculture Department’s Economic Research Service and National Institutes of Food and Agriculture shed more than half their workforces following their relocation from Washington to Kansas City.
Oversight
House GOP Would Make It Easier for Feds to Give Public Lands Away to States
House Republicans had an identical rule when they controlled the chamber from 2017 to 2019.
Oversight
Congress Investigates Presidents, the Military, Baseball and Whatever It Wants – a Brief Modern History of Oversight
The House GOP has announced a slew of investigations, including a review of the conduct of the Department of Justice and its investigations of Donald Trump.
Oversight
Special Counsels, like Those Examining Biden’s and Trump’s Handling of Classified Documents, Are Intended to Be Independent – but They Aren’t Entirely
Special counsels can help administrations avoid the perception of bias, but politics is never fully out of the picture.
Oversight
The Commerce Dept. Needs Better Oversight of its Law Enforcement Unit, IG Found
The unit handles investigations and enforcement actions on violations related to export laws and regulations, and the bureau that houses it has become “even more important amid Russia’s war and rising U.S.-China tensions,” one analyst observed.
Oversight
America’s Biggest Museums Fail to Return Native American Human Remains
The remains of more than 100,000 Native Americans are held by prestigious U.S. institutions, despite a 1990 law meant to return them to tribal nations. Here’s how the ancestors were stolen — and how tribes are working to get them back.
Oversight
Burning Man Sues BLM Over Geothermal Project
The nonprofit behind the festival says that the agency failed to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act when it ruled in October that the exploration project would have “no significant impact,” meaning it doesn’t require a more rigorous environmental review.
Oversight
Interior’s Cyber Practices Allow for Easily Crackable Passwords, Watchdog Finds
An OIG investigation found that the Interior Department has not fully implemented multifactor authentication and that its “outdated and ineffective” password requirements leave employees’ accounts vulnerable to exploitation.
Oversight
Joe Biden Tours El Paso for First Border Visit of His Presidency
He was greeted by Gov. Greg Abbott upon arrival at the El Paso airport. Abbott has been a chief critic of Biden’s immigration policies and has frequently called on him to visit the border over the past year.
Oversight
VA Is Much Slower at Setting Appointments When Sending Vets to the Private Sector for Care
The department is failing to meet its less ambitious goals for health care appointments outside its own system.
Oversight
Ancient Greece Had Extreme Polarization and Civil Strife Too – How Thucydides Can Help Us Understand Jan. 6 and Its Aftermath
The insights of an ancient historian show that the causes of civil unrest are often the same over time and across societies.
Oversight
The Jan. 6 Committee Report and the Legacy of the Insurrection
Courtney Bublé joins the podcast to discuss the work of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol.
Oversight
House Republicans are Ready for More (And Different) COVID Oversight
They’re looking to maintain a panel investigating the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but its mission will be different from that of the previous session of Congress.
Oversight
CDC Wants Real-time Data on COVID, Flu Vaccine Effectiveness
The public health agency aims to increase its use of real-time data to track the effectiveness of respiratory vaccines and is looking for possible vendor solutions.
Oversight
The Senate's Key Federal Oversight Committee is Set for a Major Dynamic Change in the New Congress
Republicans will have a new leader and some lawmakers are pledging a new direction for the panel.
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