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Who’s Watching the Watchdogs? House Demands Answers After Scathing Audit of Inspectors General

Congress is demanding answers after a review found that inspectors general—the federal officials charged with weeding out agency waste and fraud—are failing to police their own. Th...

Before the Letter Arrives: Preparing for the Next Wave of Congressional Oversight

White House Aims to Establish Political Oversight of Federal Grants

White House Aims to Establish Political Oversight of Federal Grants Ryan Quinn Fri, 05/29/2026 - 03:00 AM The Office of Management and Budget published l...

Audit finds major oversight problems in government minority business program

Aaron Sibarium writes for the Washington Free Beacon about a disturbing new federal government audit. An Inspector General audit of the Minority Business Development Agency’s flags...

Burlison talks oversight in Washington, pushes for transparency

Southwest Missouri Congressman Eric Burlison says concerns over Pentagon spending and political infighting in Congress are complicating efforts to conduct oversight in Washington.D...

The watchdog overseeing the integrity of HHS programs

HHS’ Office of Inspector General has a broad mandate to root out fraud, waste and abuse. Senior Writer Anastassia Gliadkovskaya talks with Assistant Regional Inspector General Scot...

Federal Agency Spending Review Ramps Up in Congress

The appropriations process directing use of federal funds in fiscal year 2027 has begun in earnest, with hearings and markups scheduled in both chambers over the next several weeks...

King County establishes new fiscal watchdog agency

(The Center Square) - In a push for fiscal accountability, members of the King County Metropolitan Council have voted to establish a new Inspector General Division to root out wast...

The AI Pecora Moment: who will conduct the examination?

AI governance is waiting its Ferdinand Pecora, counsel to the Senate Banking Committee in the 1930s, who built the evidentiary foundation for every protector system that followed.

IP Due Diligence in Government-Funded Industries

Key Takeaway For a target company that used government funding to develop its technology, intellectual property (IP) due diligence must extend beyond ownership confirmation to eval...

HHS announces new oversight measures for TEFCA, touts 1B health records exchanged

ONC unveiled new efforts to strengthen oversight of TEFCA, including hiring a federal IT contractor to conduct audits and reviews of TEFCA participants.

How Do You Run a Government? Ask Scott Kupor

The much-maligned Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) officially shut down on July 4, marking the end of a turbulent year for the federal workforce. The Elon Musk brainchild...

No Surprises Here! Government Issues Final Rule in NSA, Streamlining IDR Process and Lowering Dispute Costs

DOJ Civil Division Accelerates Review of FCA Whistleblower Complaints Involving Federally Funded, State-Administered Ben...

Budget freeze undermines oversight of police, watchdog cautions

Police misconduct agency may need to dip into financial reserves without new funding

Compliance Capacity

So as long as we’re talking about semi-annual vs quarterly reporting – It has long been observed that the disclosure obligations of the federal securities laws function as sub rosa...

US government watchdog urges FDIC to coordinate on crypto oversight

The US Government Accountability Office says that regulators, including the FDIC, lack an “ongoing coordination mechanism for addressing blockchain risks.”The US Government Account...

Museveni puts NRM, opposition leaders on notice over oversight failures

The President said poor oversight continues to undermine government programmes despite years of economic progress.

Markey Unveils AI Accountability Agenda For Federal Oversight

Senator **Ed Markey** unveiled a **July 10, 2026** AI accountability agenda that ties nearly a dozen bills to federal oversight of data centers, workplace automation, child safety,...

Oversight Gaps and PFIPC’s Royal Mess

Postscript by Waziri Adio Whichever way it is looked at and whichever way it is finally resolved, the scandal around an ungainly-named presidential council is a monumental mess. Th...

Other Paper’s Say: Government hemorrhages cash

Government has never been known as a model of efficiency. Yet a new report from the Government Accountability Office should make even the most hardened cynic blanch.

Commerce OIG Calls for Changes to NIST Vulnerability Database Management

Commerce’s OIG said NIST is struggling to manage a growing vulnerability database backlog The audit has identified planning, processing and coordination gaps affecting National Vul...

Bill proposes giving more authority to Intelligence Community Inspector General

Legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR) and U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R- IA) would provide the Inspector General for the Intelligence Community with critical law e...

Vought defends CFPB cuts, calls for congressional reforms

In a testimony before the House Financial Services Committee, Vought defended workforce reductions and regulatory changes.