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Trump’s pick for VA watchdog role promises independence, impartiality
Former Board of Veterans Appeals Chair Cheryl Mason said her work with the Trump administration should not disqualify her from a federal watchdog role.
Watchdog reviewing plan to relocate key USDA office
The agency's inspector general will review the proposed changes to the roughly 300-person Economic Research Service, said two Democratic House members.
Ro Khanna and progressive Democrats hope ‘Blue Wave’ shakes up American defense policy
Democratic leaders will have to navigate alongside a caucus of moderates who back strong military spending and progressive members who have decried Pentagon largess.
By Joe Gould
GSA’s online buying portal holds promise, but ...
The General Services Administration is on the cusp of transforming procurement. Industry can help.
By Julianne Zuber
Report finds Interior secretary violated agency travel policies
A new report out of the Department of Interior Office of Inspector General found that Secretary Ryan Zinke had violated agency travel policies.
By Jessie Bur
Will Congress really cancel US-Saudi arms deals? It’s complicated, but let us explain
Everything you wanted to know about U.S.-Saudi arms sales and the politics around them, but were afraid to ask.
By Joe Gould
Trump doubles down: He’s not stopping Saudi arms sales
Lawmakers were discussing various tracks to punish Saudi Arabia over a journalist's disappearance, but there's one track Trump's rejected twice already.
By Joe Gould
Beijing accuses U.S. of weaving accusations ‘made out of thin air’ against arrested Chinese spy
Yanjun Xu, an operative of China’s Ministry of State Security, was charged Wednesday in Cincinnati, Ohio, after being extradited to the U.S. from Belgium.
Watchdog: US unprepared for ‘zero tolerance’ immigration
While the Trump administration had been widely criticized for the policy, the criticism previously came mostly from political opponents and not from independent, nonpolitical investigators.
The push to expand oversight transparency
Oversight.gov has gone without dedicated funding for its first year of existence, but some agency IGs see the potential for expanding the site's capabilities.
By Jessie Bur