Congressional Oversight Of Federal Programs

Author : Walter J. Oleszek
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781437930597

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Congressional Oversight by Walter J. Oleszek Pdf

This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. A fundamental objective of congressional oversight (CO) is to hold exec. officials accountable for the implementation of delegated authority. This objective is especially important given the huge expansion of executive influence in the modern era. Clearly, given the role and scope of the fed. establishment, the importance of Congress¿s review function looms large in checking and monitoring the delegated authority that it grants to fed. departments and agencies. This report: (1) highlights several reasons for the expansion of the fed. gov¿t.; (2) discusses a few definitions of CO; (3) spotlights 3 purposes of oversight; (4) comments upon CO laws and rules; (5) reviews CO techniques; and (6) identifies incentives and disincentives to CO. Illus.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rules. Subcommittee on the Legislative Process
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Legislative oversight
ISBN : STANFORD:36105022044841

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Congressional Oversight of Federal Programs by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rules. Subcommittee on the Legislative Process Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781428970571

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Congressional oversight opportunities to address risks, reduce costs, and improve performance : statement of David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States, before the Committee on the Budget, House of Representatives by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Block grants
ISBN : UOM:39015042648447

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Lessons Learned from Past Block Grants by United States. General Accounting Office Pdf

Author : Joel D. Aberbach
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2001-06-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0815723121

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Keeping a Watchful Eye by Joel D. Aberbach Pdf

Congressional oversight activity has increased dramatically since the early 1970s. Congressional committees now spend more of their time holding hearings to review the activities of federal agencies, and committee staff members are busy collecting information about what goes on during program implementation. This book examines the reasons behind the surprising growth of congressional oversight. Using original data collected for this project, Joel D. Aberbach documents the increase in oversight activity and links it to changes in the political environment. He explores the political purposes served by oversight, the techniques Congress uses to uncover information about the activities of the federal bureaucracy, and the reasons why topics get on the oversight agenda. He concludes that even though the U.S. government system was not designed with a large administrative sector in mind, its ability to expose bureaucratic behavior to public scrutiny is impressive, and the Congress plays a vital role in this endeavor.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rules. Subcommittee on the Legislative Process
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Legislative oversight
ISBN : PURD:32754078045758

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Congressional Oversight of Federal Programs by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rules. Subcommittee on the Legislative Process Pdf

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1084 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1919
Category : Law
ISBN : UCR:31210026473015

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Congressional Record by United States. Congress Pdf

Author : John V. Sullivan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Government publications
ISBN : PURD:32754073527669

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How Our Laws are Made by John V. Sullivan Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Independent regulatory commissions
ISBN : UOM:39015077948167

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Improving Congressional Oversight of Federal Regulatory Agencies by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations Pdf

Author : Institute of Medicine,Committee to Study the Use of Advisory Committees
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1992-02-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309048378

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Food and Drug Administration Advisory Committees by Institute of Medicine,Committee to Study the Use of Advisory Committees Pdf

Like many other agencies of the federal government, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) relies extensively on external advisory committees for independent scientific and technical advice. Recognizing that the existing advisory committee system is essentially sound, this volume recommends ways of enhancing the use of these committees in the evaluation of drugs, biological materials, and medical devices; strengthening the agency's management of the system; and increasing the accountability of the system to the public. In doing so, it examines and makes recommendations on such issues as the recruitment of committee members, the FDA's management of financial conflict of interest and intellectual bias among members, and the operations and management of the advisory committee system.

Author : Walter J. Oleszek
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781437939408

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Congressional Oversight by Walter J. Oleszek Pdf

This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. A fundamental objective of congressional oversight is to hold exec. officials accountable for the implementation of delegated authority. This objective is especially important given the huge expansion of exec. influence in the modern era. Hence the importance of Congress exercising its implicit constitutional prerogative to check the delegated authority that it grants to fed. departments and agencies. This report: (1) highlights reasons for the expansion of the role and reach of gov¿t.; (2) discusses a few definitions of oversight; (3) spotlights three essential purposes of oversight; (4) comments upon a few oversight laws and rules; (5) reviews important oversight techniques; and (6) identifies incentives and disincentives to the conduct of oversight. Illus.

Author : Martin O. James
Publisher : Nova Publishers
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1590333012

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Congressional Oversight by Martin O. James Pdf

Throughout history congress has engaged in oversight of the executive branch -- the review, monitoring and supervision of the implementation of public policy. The first several Congresses inaugurated important oversight techniques as special investigations, reporting requirements, resolutions of inquiry, and use of the appropriations process to review executive activity. Contemporary developments, moreover, have increased the legislature's capacity and capabilities to check on and check the Executive. Public laws and congressional rules have measurably enhanced Congress's implied power under the Constitution to conduct oversight. Despite its lengthy heritage, oversight was not given explicit recognition in public law until enactment of the Legislative Reorganisation Act of 1946. That act required House and a Senate standing committees to exercise 'continuous watchfulness' over programs and agencies within their jurisdiction. Since the late 1960s Congress has shown increasing interest in oversight for several major reasons. These include the expansion in number and complexity of federal programs and agencies; increase in expenditures and personnel, including contract employees; rise (until recently) in the budget deficit; and the frequency divided government, with Congress and the White House controlled by different parties. Major partisan disagreements over priorities and processes also heighten conflict between the legislature and the executive. Oversight occurs in virtually any congressional activity and through a wide variety of channels, organisations, and structures. These range from formal committee hearings to informal Member contracts with executive officials, from staff studies to support agency reviews, and from casework conducted by Member offices to studies prepared by non-congressional entities, such as statutory commissions and offices of inspector general.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rules
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : PURD:32754071812758

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Biennial Budgeting by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rules Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Rules and Administration
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Legislative oversight
ISBN : PURD:32754078042805

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Program Evaluation Act of 1977 and Federal Spending Control Act of 1977 by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Rules and Administration Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rules
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Electronic
ISBN : PURD:32754072637295

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Legislative Calendar by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rules Pdf