The art of the watchdog : fighting fraud, waste, abuse, and corruption in government / / Daniel L. Feldman and David R. Eichenthal

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910464272903321
• Autore: Feldman Daniel L
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Albany : , : State University of New York Press, , 2014
• ISBN: 1-4619-5145-3; 1-4384-4930-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (353 p.)
• Collana: Excelsior editions
• Altri autori (Persone): EichenthalDavid R
• Disciplina: 364.1/323
• Soggetti: Legislative oversight - United States; Misconduct in office - United States - Prevention; Political corruption - United States - Prevention; Public interest groups - United States; Waste in government spending - United States - Prevention; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contents ""; ""Acknowledgments ""; ""Chapter 1 The Watchdog ""; ""Why Oversight Matters ""; ""Liz Holtzmanâ€?s Efforts to Uncover Nazis in America""; ""Step 1: The Whistleblower ""; ""Step 2: The First Hearing ""; ""Step 3: Document Review ""; ""Step 4: Public Call for Action ""; ""Follow Up and Follow Through ""; ""Conclusion: The Art of the Watchdog """"Chapter 2 What is Oversight? ""; ""Fraud, Waste, Abuse, and Corruption""; ""Fraud ""; ""Waste ""; ""Abuse ""; ""Corruption ""; ""Accountability: Compliance and Performance ""; ""Who Are the Watchdogs? ""; ""Legislative Oversight ""; ""Auditors ""; ""Inspectors General ""; ""Other Appointed and Elected Watchdogs """"Investigative Reporters ""; ""For-Profit and Not-for-Profit Government Watchdogs ; ""; ""Citizen as Watchdog ""; ""Oversight: Protective to Adversarial ""; ""Conclusion ""; ""Chapter 3 Tools of the Watchdog ""; ""Audits and Investigations: An Overview ""; ""Standards for Government Audits and Investigations """"The Audit and Investigative Process ""; ""The Audit Process ""; ""The Investigative Process ""; ""Achieving Reform ""; ""Conclusion ""; ""Chapter 4 Limitations on Oversight ""; ""Tilting at Windmills ""; ""“Greed is Goodâ€?""; ""“The Pursuit of Absolute Integrityâ€?""; ""Prevention versus Enforcement """"Practical Limitations on Oversight ""; ""Access to Information ""; ""Cost ""; ""Political risk ""; ""Conclusion ""; ""Chapter 5 Congressional Oversight ""; ""Why Congress Investigates ""; ""When Congress Investigates ""; ""How Congress Investigates ""; ""Who Investigates ""