05169nam 2200709 450 991046427290332120200520144314.01-4619-5145-31-4384-4930-5(CKB)3710000000057036(EBL)3408790(SSID)ssj0001061977(PQKBManifestationID)11669519(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001061977(PQKBWorkID)11111759(PQKB)10826335(MiAaPQ)EBC3408790(Au-PeEL)EBL3408790(CaPaEBR)ebr10792213(OCoLC)862812436(EXLCZ)99371000000005703620130430d2014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe art of the watchdog fighting fraud, waste, abuse, and corruption in government /Daniel L. Feldman and David R. EichenthalAlbany :State University of New York Press,2014.1 online resource (353 p.)Excelsior editionsDescription based upon print version of record.1-4384-4929-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.""Contents ""; ""Acknowledgments ""; ""Chapter 1 The Watchdog ""; ""Why Oversight Matters ""; ""Liz Holtzman�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 Good�""; ""“The Pursuit of Absolute Integrity�""""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 ""Excelsior EditionsLegislative oversightUnited StatesMisconduct in officeUnited StatesPreventionPolitical corruptionUnited StatesPreventionPublic interest groupsUnited StatesWaste in government spendingUnited StatesPreventionElectronic books.Legislative oversightMisconduct in officePrevention.Political corruptionPrevention.Public interest groupsWaste in government spendingPrevention.364.1/323Feldman Daniel L898807Eichenthal David R898808MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464272903321The art of the watchdog2008031UNINA