Congressional Oversight

Fourth essay in a series of top experts exploring proposals to restore and promote nonpartisan principles of good government, public integrity, and the rule of law.

Third essay in a series of top experts exploring proposals to restore and promote nonpartisan principles of good government, public integrity, rule of law.

[Editors’ note: This essay is one in a series—the Good Governance Papers—organized by Just Security. In these essays, leading experts explore actionable legislative and administrative…

Leaked documents in a global news investigation reveal suspicious transactions and business practices that undermine US interests.

The world must show MBS, Putin, the IRGC, and other would-be princely assassins the heavy price they will pay for murdering their citizens abroad. 

As of September 2, there were at least 15 offices with acting officials even though the Federal Vacancies Reform Act time limit for those offices had expired.

"A stunning revelation given the repeated, severe cases of civilian casualties resulting from Saudi-led Coalition operations over the past several years."

Special Operations Forces are a prized US military asset that requires careful oversight to prevent abuses, strategic miscalculations, and mission failures.

The State Department is refusing to comply with a House subpoena for documents that it's already shared with Senate Republicans.

The decision gives executive branch officials and private parties greater ability to resist subpoenas on traditional common law privilege grounds.

"There are three channels of Russian disinformation that have apparently affected Sen. Johnson’s Ukraine-related investigations."

The leverage afforded by the appropriations cycle presents the best and perhaps only opportunity for Congress to confront a department run amok.