Liz Hempowicz

NDAA, POGO, 2025 National Defense Authorization Act

Focus of one watchdog group regarding upcoming defense authorization bill

The Project on Government Oversight (POGO), one of the longest-running external good-government groups, has a list of items its watching for in the 2025 NDAA.

Defense

DHS inspector general’s lawsuit takes aim at oversight of the IGs

Agency Oversight

(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Shalanda Young testifies during a Senate Budget Committee hearing to examine her nomination to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

OMB tells agencies to cooperate with IGs overseeing COVID-19 spending

Agency Oversight

Whistleblower Protection – Where We Stand 243 Years After the First Whistleblower Law

FEDtalk

Bill to strengthen IG independence seeks to correct ‘unconscionable’ long-term vacancies

Agency Oversight

(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Capitol is seen at dusk as work in the Senate is stalled on the Democrats' $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, in Washington, Friday, March 5, 2021. Senators plan to continue to vote on amendments through the night. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

An agenda for Congress on oversight, transparency and ethics

Congress

Trump removal of IGs has many asking for more protection for them

Agency Oversight

Liz Hempowicz, Project on Government Oversight, federal ethics

Interior’s ethics consolidation could have ramifications

Federal Drive

Exclusive

The Importance of Whistleblower Protection

FEDtalk

Expect ‘profound change’ with House oversight’s approach to federal workforce, government reform

Congress

Can the Office of Government Ethics actually punish violators?

Federal Drive

Democrats push back on DoD decision to withhold troop numbers overseas

Democrats are asking the Defense Department to follow in the Obama and Bush administration footsteps and keep troop numbers transparent.

Reporter's Notebook

Lawmakers considering DoD’s perennial ask to change FOIA law

For the fourth year in a row DoD wants more exemptions from the Freedom of Information Act.

Defense

The Army IG says there are too many whistleblower reprisal cases, but that might not be bad

Defense

Whistleblower reprisal cases are going up, but that may mean whistleblowers are feelings safer coming forward.