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Michael Horowitz
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Just when you think things can't get worse, consider that the Bureau of Prisons is facing. A growing threat of surveillance of its facilities, and the delivery of contraband to prisoners, all from drones.
October 19, 2020 -
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IGs on the committee continue to send up red flags on COVID-19 spending. SBA's IG office, for example, recently issued management alerts warning of billions of dollars potentially exposed to fraud.
September 24, 2020 -
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A recent review by the DOJ inspector general recommended that the DEA needs to get a better handle on its undercover money laundering operations.
July 22, 2020 -
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The latest coronavirus spending bill introduced in the House would increase the independence of inspectors general, provide financial assistance to the Postal Service and would push back statutory deadlines for 2020 census data.
May 13, 2020 -
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While a governmentwide IG council promises regular updates to the website, government transparency advocates say the platform, in its current state, gives them few options to parse the data for greater accountability.
April 28, 2020 -
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Being an inspector general for a federal agency comes with a large number of challenges that often come with a lot of pressure.
January 31, 2020 -
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An ongoing concern is the number and length of vacancies for inspector general spots in many agencies.
January 31, 2020 -
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House members said they're working on new legislation designed to clarify and improve protections for federal whistleblowers.
January 29, 2020 -
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A 2016 law was supposed to, at last, give FBI whistleblowers the protections most other federal employees have. But three years after the bill's passage, at least one FBI whistleblower says he's still waiting for an opportunity to have his day in court.
January 20, 2020 -
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Members of the House Oversight and Reform Committee have raised concerns about the capability of the federal IG community to conduct internal oversight of other watchdog offices.
September 18, 2019 -
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The Fulcrum's Editor in Chief David Hawkings joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for this week's tale.
August 13, 2019 -
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The Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency this week launched several new online tools designed to help and encourage whistleblowers to report waste, fraud and abuse.
August 01, 2019 -
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The IRS implemented hundreds of recommendations Nina Olson made for administrative change, and 15 bills to implement her recommendations were signed into law.
July 31, 2019 -
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In today's Federal Newscast, the Veterans Affairs Department is changing its rules regarding religious materials at its facilities.
July 04, 2019
