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The Levin Center of Detroit’s Wayne State University Law School hosts a symposium to mark the 40th Anniversary of the Inspectors General Act. In the second panel, experts talked about the…

Ahead of the 2016 presidential elections, law professors, former Senator Carl Levin (D-MI), and former House and Senate staffers talked about congressional oversight powers of the executive branch. The panelists provided historical…

Witnesses testified on the U.S. State Department’s selection, management, and oversight of security and other contractors. Their testimony came after photos were released showing Armour…

Top State Department officials and embassy contractors involved in alleged misconduct in Kabul, Afghanistan, testified at an an oversight hearing on U.S. State Department contractors in…

Officials and embassy contractors involved in alleged misconduct in Kabul, Afghanistan, testified at an an oversight hearing on U.S. State Department contractors in Afghanistan. Photos were…

Officials and inspectors from the Iraq Reconstruction Management Office testified at a public hearing about an investigation of practices and procedures used in public contracts awarded to…

The Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan held a hearing on translation services contracts in Iraq. Panel 2 included contractors and subcontractors. The discussion…

The Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan held hearings to explore whether billions of dollars in taxpayer money are at risk from inadequate contractor business systems.…

The Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan held hearings on review procedures of reconstruction and security contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The panel consisted of members…

The Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan held a hearing on translation services contracts in Iraq. The commission heard from the U.S. Army and their private contractors…

The American University Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies with the American League of Lobbyists sponsored a forum on ethics in lobbying. Panelists focused on the balance…

Legal experts talked about the role of the White House counsel and the rules and regulations for government lawyers. Among the issues they addressed were special concerns in representing…

The right to form interest groups and to lobby is addressed in the First Amendment of the Constitution. The rules and procedures of lobbying were explained.