#Oversight

Russ at AltGov2.org [FOIA / anti-secrecy]

1/ The viral video showing Representative Katie Porter eviscerating a pharma exec is based on two House investigative reports into the drug industry, complete with previously unseen internal documents.

NEW: Dems got comfortable with the $2T coronavirus bill because it included multiple layers of protection against abuse/waste.But weeks later, none of the oversight mechanisms are functional while 100s of

The president has removed the inspector general chosen to oversee $2.2 trillion in Pandemic relief funds, his latest step to hamper oversighthttps://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/07/trump-removes-independent-watchdog-for-coronavirus-funds-upending-ov

NEWS: House Oversight Chair Carolyn Maloney has "new internal postal service documents showing" the delays "we have all heard about are actually far worse than previously" known. "And they are

Elizabeth Warren

Trump’s decision to fire @DoD_IG Glenn Fine is an unconscionable effort to avoid accountability for his failed, corruption-tainted pandemic response. But Trump doesn't control the independent oversight committee Fine chaired.

Full Rubio statement on ODNI news:https://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2020/8/rubio-on-historic-challenges-facing-congressional-oversight-of-intelligence-activities 2/ It’s long so click to read the whole thing. Rubio blames cong

I’m old enough to remember saying DJT coming for OPM?@USGSA would never hide or mislead Congress“you withheld critical information from Congress and continued to take actions prohibited by statute, demonstrating

Thoughts after listening to a NPR/APM (didn't catch the show title) program on civilian oversight of the police. \begin{brief thread} We have an absolute expectation of civilian leadership of the

American Oversight

BREAKING: State Department releases Ukraine documents to American OversightDocuments show links between Pompeo, Giuliani, Oval Officehttps://www.americanoversight.org/state-department-releases-ukraine-documents-to-american-oversight It's clear wh

JUST IN: Trump signing statement on coronavirus bill says he’ll override a provision requiring the newly created inspector general to report to Congress any time agencies refuse to give him/her

1/6 More thoughts on intel oversight, based on my research over the past decade, including dozens of interviews with IC officials, legislators, and Cong. staff (both parties). 2/6 Everyone believes

Taylor Hatmaker

if you're wondering what the Facebook Oversight Board's priorities are, their comms guy just called me to gaslight me into changing my headline today in which i noted the board

Two nearly identical notices to Congress of intent to remove an IG. Both generic: lost confidence.5 days after Obama's, the WH had to send a more specific one (https://wapo.st/3aL6ax9 ) b/c

NEWS: President Trump has upended the federal panel overseeing the $2 trillion coronavirus law -- removing the Pentagon inspector general who was supposed to oversee it and naming a new

"It is appalling that Pennsylvania’s two U.S. senators — Democrat Bob Casey and Republican Pat Toomey — had to fight to secure a “secret list” of substandard nursing homes. But

1. #Voting rights groups are signing a letter asking #Congress for 4 billion dollars for #elections with no oversight provisions. This is a huge mistake. Giving states 4 billion dollars