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A Top Senate Democrat Has Asked DOJ to Investigate Missing Jan. 6 Text Messages
The Homeland Security watchdog has been under fire for its handling of the matter.
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‘These People Don’t Care’: U.S. Senate GOP Stalls Bill for Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits
Bipartisan legislation would expand health care and benefits to 3.5 million veterans exposed to toxic pits during deployments
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Lawmakers Call for DHS Inspector General to ‘Step Aside’ from Secret Service Probe
Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph Cuffari failed to notify Congress about the Secret Service’s refusal to comply with his office’s investigation for months, top lawmakers said.
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GovExec Daily: Where Congress is Directing Pork Barrel Spending
Citizens Against Government Waste's Thomas Schatz joins the podcast to discuss wasteful spending and his organization's 2022 Pig Book.
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Rep. Cori Bush Wants to Establish a Federal Office to Fund Reproductive Care
A proposed bill would set up a place in the Department of Health and Human Services to support efforts like family planning, doula care and mobile clinics.
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GovExec Daily: How to Oversee $1 Trillion Dollars in Relief
Small Business Administration IG Hannibal “Mike” Ware joins Courtney Bublé to discuss COVID-19 oversight.
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Experts to Congress: Restore EPA Enforcement Staffing and Funding for Environmental Justice
Since 2011, enforcement budget has declined by nearly 30 percent.
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Biden Announces New Climate Change Actions but Holds An Emergency Declaration in Reserve
The president has pledged sweeping action on climate change but struggled to deliver it. A legal scholar explains why a national emergency declaration should be a last resort.
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Jan. 6 Committee Set to Examine Trump’s Connection to Capitol Rioters – a Militia Expert Explains This Complex Relationship
Nationalist militia groups like the Oath Keepers have changed over the last several years – especially since the Capitol attack – in a few important ways, generally becoming more extreme.
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A Key U.S. Energy Efficiency Program Has a Major Flaw — and Pennsylvania Is Trying to Fix It
Homes are rejected for efficiency upgrades because they need repairs. Many owners can't afford them.
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The SBA Watchdog Says Data, Collaboration and Proper Controls Are Vital for COVID Oversight
The Small Business Administration inspector general says the agency “had to leverage data analytics like we've never leveraged it” and collaboration “was on hyper-speed.”
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GovExec Daily: The Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Decreased Autonomy for Tribes
Indigenous legal scholar M. Alexander Pearl joins the podcast to discuss last month's high court decision.
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The Energy Secretary Received a Warning Following a Hatch Act Violation; Republicans Want More Information
A department spokesperson said this was “a single unintended and unknowing infraction and this complaint is now closed.”
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The State Department Releases a Draft of Its $10 Billion Plan to Upgrade Diplomatic Tech
The "Evolve" solicitation is designed to revamp the technology products and services used by U.S. diplomats at home and abroad.
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Defense Department Record-Keeping Practices Are Hurting Oversight of Ukraine Aid, Inspector General Warns
The DoD watchdog previously teamed up with the State and USAID inspectors general for Ukraine-related oversight.
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GovExec Daily: Despite the Supreme Court, the EPA Can Still Do Its Job
Former Regional Administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency’s Southeast Region Heather Toney joins the podcast to discuss the high court's decision and its effects on regulatory agencies.
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Border Patrol Agents Are Cleared of Striking Migrants, But Still Face Discipline for Their Harsh Actions
Four agents are facing punishment after a much publicized incident last year.
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The Justice Department is Investigating Texas’ Operation Lone Star for Alleged Civil Rights Violations
Emails obtained by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune confirm that federal authorities are probing discrimination claims involving Gov. Greg Abbott’s multibillion-dollar border initiative.
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The SBA Gave 'Shuttered Venues' COVID Relief Funds They Didn't Ask For
Poor oversight riddled the emergency program, leading to $1.5 billion in questioned awards.
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