Role of Inspectors General
The inspectors general from the Departments of Defense, Justice, Commerce, and Health and Human Services talked about their efforts to identify waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal governm…
489 viewsThe inspectors general from the Departments of Defense, Justice, Commerce, and Health and Human Services talked about their efforts to identify waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal governm…
489 viewsA House subcommittee held a hearing on the procedures for investigating senior leader misconduct in the military. Among the witnesses were the inspectors general of the Army, Navy, Air Force…
2,466 viewsOfficials from the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and the U.S. Air Force testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on proposed legislation from Ranking Member Diann…
8,120 viewsDefense Department Acting Inspector General Glenn Fine testified at a hearing on allegations that U.S. Central Command altered intelligence related to combating ISIS*. Mr. Fine said his inve…
1,273 viewsFordham Law School in New York City held a day-long conference focusing on the balance between government secrecy, transparency and public access to information. Panelists analyzed the impli…
189 viewsWitnesses testified on preparedness and response capabilities in the event of a terrorist attack using weapons of mass destruction. Among the topics they addressed were the various threats f…
706 viewsAttorney General Eric Holder and Inspector General Glenn Fine testified on the 2011 Justice Department fiscal year budget and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai’s upcoming meeting with Presi…
267 viewsThe House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the investigation into the firing of the U.S. Attorneys in 2006. Glenn Fine, the Department of Justice Inspector General, in his testimony sum…
998 viewsInspector General Glenn Fine testified about his report on improper political influence in the hiring of attorneys for the Department of Justice under the leadership of Former Attorney Gener…
602 viewsThe International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee held a third hearing to examine errors made in prisoner treatment and interrog…
293 viewsA hearing was held titled “Oversight of the Justice for All Act PL 108-405: Has the Justice Department Effectively Administered the Bloodsworth and Coverdell DNA Grant Programs?” The program…
222 viewsA portion of the House Committee on Homeland Security was shown. The hearing focused on the progress and pitfalls of the Terror Watch List (TWL). Representatives Bennie Thompson and Dave …
314 viewsWitnesses testified in continuing oversight hearings on Department of Homeland Security programs created since the September 11 attacks, in this case the Federal Terrorist Watch List. Topics…
337 viewsThe House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on an independent report of the inspector general on the use of national security letters by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Witnesses testi…
510 viewsThe House Appropriations Subcommittee on Science, State, Justice, and Commerce, and Related Agencies held a hearing on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s efforts to improve recruitment an…
200 viewsDirector Mueller and other officials testified about Federal Bureau of Investigation operations and programs. Among the topics they addressed were information sharing with other agencies, im…
229 viewsWitnesses testified about retribution against whistleblowers in national security areas. The first panel was made up of present and former military and government officials from the most sec…
1,620 viewsJustice Department officials testified about the transformation of the FBI since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Topics included the role of the Science, State, Judiciary, and Comm…
161 viewsThe Senate Judiciary Committee held an oversight hearing on Federal Bureau of Investigation operations and policy. Witnesses testified about investigating terrorist threats and activities, i…
263 viewsWitnesses testified about the treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay detention facility, about investigations into allegations of abuse by U.S. officials stationed at the facility, and rec…
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