Oversight
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First, Do No Harm: Four Questions Government Reformers Must Ask to Avoid Counterproductive Changes
Cautionary tales show well-intentioned procedural requirements can tie up decisionmaking without meaningfully enhancing outcomes.
Questions for Congress on Venezuela’s Assets
Congress should pose the following questions to the administration about the assets it claims to have seized from Venezuela.
Reinvention Blueprint No. 3: To Unmake the Surveillance State, Rethink the Privacy Act
The Privacy Act is ill-equipped to address contemporary privacy risks, much less to constrain an executive branch determined to use the data in its possession for new purposes.
Welcome to Just Security’s Reinvention Blueprints
Just Security's Reinvention Blueprints series features expert proposals to rebuild U.S. government institutions so they serve the public and meet today's challenges.
The Bipartisan Iran War Commission We Need
Congress should establish a bipartisan commission to investigate errors in going to war with Iran and how the war has been waged.
No Warrant, No Problem: Administrative Subpoena Powers and an Outdated Fourth Amendment Doctrine
Numerous federal agencies possess statutory authority to obtain a wide range of sensitive information without advance judicial approval or probable cause of illegal activity.
Congress Needs a Select Committee That Focuses on Trump Family Corruption
Trump's family is profiting spectacularly from proximity to power, providing an opening for a select committee to investigate, modeled after the 1975 Church Committee.
Reinvention Blueprint No. 2: Democracy Works When Government Works
America’s civil service, built for a bygone era, urgently needs bold, comprehensive reform to build a government capable of delivering for the 21st century.
Building Governing Machinery for the Next Pro-Democracy Moment
Domestic policy experts offer principles for reinvention meant to inform the work of policymakers, advocates, and governance rebuilders as they redesign federal institutions.
The Scope of Executive Privilege: Unpacking the D.C. Circuit’s Latest Decision
The D.C. Circuit upheld Navarro's contempt of Congress convictions, holding that executive privilege must be claimed by the president or an official authorized by the president.
The Just Security Podcast: What Next at Int’l Criminal Court After the Prosecutor’s Removal?
Ryan Goodman speaks with Rebecca Hamilton and Alex Whiting on the vote to remove Karim Khan as the ICC's chief prosecutor.
The U.S. and the EU Must Wake Up to Threats in Georgia
Georgian Dream is crushing Georgia's civil society, courts, and opposition to entrench one-party rule and Russian influence; only targeted U.S. and EU sanctions can stop it.