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FILE - The U.S. Capitol building is seen before sunrise on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March. 21, 2022. With an urgent funding request stuck in Congress, the Health Resources and Services Administration says it can no longer cover medical bills for COVID tests and treatments for uninsured people and will stop taking claims at midnight Tuesday. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe, File)

When inspectors general fail, the backstop itself seems to fail

There’s a special committee of the Council of Inspectors General that’s supposed to take action when inspectors general fail to the exercise of good conduct.

Agency Oversight

What did the Pentagon spend its coronavirus relief on?

Agency Oversight

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DoD plan to classify spending plans gets thumbs down from almost everyone

Defense

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Watchdogs urge more defense contractor accountability as DoD seeks ethics waivers for Esper

Defense

Organizations team up to produce survival guide for government whistleblowers

Federal Drive

New bill to provide financial help to feds during government shutdowns

Federal Newscast

POGO

How accessible is IGs’ work to the public?

Federal Drive

Voter registration a key weakness to election security, watchdog says

Federal Drive

Marine vet questions reasoning behind boosted military spending

Federal Drive

NSA IG looks to make agency ‘transparent where we can be’

Agency Oversight

How to restore order for government oversight despite political divide

Federal Drive

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

House Democrats say the Oversight and Government Reform Committee will refocus on investigations of the executive branch, questions of cabinet-level ethics…

Congress

Congressional Research Service makes reports open to the public eye

In March, Congress passed legislation requiring all new Congressional Research Service reports to be posted to the organization’s website.

Federal Drive

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket that will carry supplies to the International Space Station stands ready at complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Monday, April 17, 2017, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The launch is scheduled for Tuesday morning and for the first time, NASA cameras will provide live 360-degree video of the rocket heading toward space. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Fights, budgeting and planning are all ahead if DoD wants to set up a space force by 2020

Reporter's Notebook

President Donald Trump has called for the creation of a space force as a separate military service, but there hasn’t been a new military service since 1947.