The Art of the Watchdog
eBook - ePub

The Art of the Watchdog

Fighting Fraud, Waste, Abuse, and Corruption in Government

  1. 353 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Art of the Watchdog

Fighting Fraud, Waste, Abuse, and Corruption in Government

About this book

Expert advice on how any citizen can fight government fraud, waste, abuse, and corruption.

Does government fraud, waste, abuse, and corruption make your blood boil?

In The Art of the Watchdog, Daniel L. Feldman and David R. Eichenthal show how to fight back. Based on their own work in federal, state, and local government over the last forty years, they will arm you with the tools and techniques needed to put the spotlight on those who cheat and steal from the public or who squander valuable taxpayer dollars through waste and inefficiency. At the same time, Feldman and Eichenthal outline what they see as the good and the bad of current oversight efforts based on case studies from across the nation. Ultimately their goal is to ensure that the "art of the watchdog" does not become a lost one and to improve the quality and integrity of government and strengthen democracy.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Chapter 1 The Watchdog
  7. Chapter 2 What is Oversight?
  8. Chapter 3 Tools of the Watchdog
  9. Chapter 4 Limitations on Oversight
  10. Chapter 5 Congressional Oversight
  11. Chapter 6 Government Accountability Office
  12. Chapter 7 The Federal Inspector General System at Thirty-Five
  13. Chapter 8 State Legislative Oversight
  14. Chapter 9 State Inspectors General
  15. Chapter 10 Other Elected and Appointed State Officials—Comptrollers, Auditors and Attorneys General
  16. Chapter 11 Local Legislative Oversight
  17. Chapter 12 Local Auditors and Inspectors General
  18. Chapter 13 Other Elected and Appointed Local Officials
  19. Chapter 14 The Role of the Press
  20. Chapter 15 The Role of Public Interest and Other Non-Government Oversight Organizations
  21. Chapter 16 Conclusion
  22. Sources
  23. Name Index
  24. Subject Index
  25. Back Cover