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Bringing together expert analysis that traces this erosion, assesses the risks for democratic governance, and outlines pathways to rebuild or even reinvent these safeguards.

This Anti-Corruption Tracker focuses on the erosion or dismantling of oversight and accountability systems within the United States Executive Branch.

This series aims to document how erosion is happening, what it reveals, and what it demands from those committed to rebuilding and rethinking our systems of accountability.

If the United States continues to frame AI primarily as a short-term sprint toward technical milestones, it risks falling behind global peers and adversaries.

Government employees must take steps to guard against internal workplace surveillance in the current political climate.

A small number of intelligence officers who were fired because one of their duties involved DEI efforts at CIA have sued to keep their jobs.

The OPM's recent email and online threat by Elon Musk demonstrate that resignations and layoffs will continue — whether lawful or not.

Labor and employment expert Suzanne Summerlin discusses the protections available to federal employees if their rights are violated.

Expert Backgrounder on how civil service laws do or do not protect DOJ and FBI officials from retaliation.

A recent clarification could help former government employees who once held security clearances publicly write and speak more freely.

With so much uncertainty facing federal employees, many on probation want to know what their rights are—especially when it comes to actions against their employment like removing…

The deferred resignation proposal sent to federal workers is fraught with practical and legal issues that present uncertainty for employees.