Oversight
GovExec Daily: The Shutdown Watch Begins
Eric Katz joins the podcast to discuss the continuing resolution negotiations.
Oversight
New Report Shows 'Deeply Troubling Failures' by Border Patrol in Boy’s Death, Key Congressional Leader Says
The DHS inspector general has confirmed the findings of a ProPublica investigation into the death of a 16-year-old Guatemalan who died in a Border Patrol cell in Texas.
Oversight
How Fauci and the NIH Got Ahead of the FDA and CDC in Backing Boosters
With real-time data streaming in from highly specialized researchers in the U.S. and abroad, NIH scientists became convinced that boosting the COVID-19 vaccine was needed to save lives. A meeting Friday will determine what happens next. Here’s the story from behind the scenes.
Oversight
GovExec Daily: The Sept. 11 Attacks' Effects on Government Administration
Public administration experts join the podcast to discuss how the events of 9/11 have changed the administrative state.
Oversight
Declassifying the 9/11 Investigation
President Biden says he will open up the government’s secret files about the plot, but will they answer the questions that remain?
Oversight
How Memories of Japanese American Imprisonment during WWII Guided the U.S. Response to 9/11
In the wake of 9/11, some called for rounding up whole groups of people viewed as potential threats to the nation. But Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta knew the U.S. had done that before.
Oversight
Watchdog: GSA Didn’t Always Follow Proper COVID-19 Procedures Early On
Agency says issues with delays in notification of positive cases and oversight of pandemic-related cleaning have been addressed.
Oversight
Afghanistan Watchdog to Brief Lawmakers on Tuesday
“It is vital to understand what happened in Afghanistan,” said House Republicans in requesting the bipartisan briefing.
Oversight
Lawmakers Demand Documents From Many Agencies on Jan. 6 Preparation and Response
Information will include how agencies deployed resources and potentially impeded the presidential transition.
Oversight
‘A Moral Obligation’: How Agencies Help Afghan Women Who Can Escape
As the evacuation continues, resettlement agencies in the United States are working overtime to find new homes for those fleeing the Taliban.
Oversight
Lawmakers Send Biden Bill to Enhance Transparency of Federal Spending
The House passed the bipartisan bill overwhelmingly on Monday night.
Tech
The White House Says Boosters for All. Here’s What You Need to Know.
Federal officials are preparing to offer those who received Pfizer or Moderna covid vaccines a third dose in September. But the FDA and CDC are still reviewing the data for final clearance.
Oversight
Republicans Seek Briefing from Afghanistan Reconstruction Watchdog
“It is unclear if continued U.S. assistance would find its way into the hands of terrorists and be used to finance attacks on Americans,” GOP members wrote.
Oversight
What Does Full FDA Approval of a Vaccine Do if It’s Already Authorized for Emergency Use?
While emergency use authorization gets vaccines out to the public more quickly, it doesn’t skip any steps that full approval requires.
Oversight
U.S. History Shows Spending on Infrastructure Doesn’t Always End Well
The lasting problems of infrastructure aren’t of need or construction, but of overbuilding, delayed costs and the challenges of thinking ahead.
Oversight
Inspector General Urges Ethics Review at Federal Election Commission Following ProPublica Report
The FEC’s inspector general has called for the agency to review its policies and internal controls after ProPublica revealed a key employee’s undisclosed ties to Trump.
Oversight
Secret IRS Files Reveal How Much the Ultrawealthy Gained by Shaping Trump’s 'Big, Beautiful Tax Cut'
Billionaire business owners deployed lobbyists to make sure Trump’s 2017 tax bill was tailored to their benefit. Confidential IRS records show the windfall that followed.
Oversight
Why Doesn’t Medicare Cover Services So Many Seniors Need?
When the program began half a century ago, backers believed the benefits would expand over time, but politics and concerns about money have stymied most efforts. Now congressional Democrats are looking to add vision, dental and hearing care.
Oversight