05269nam 2200709 450 991078893680332120230803201520.01-4619-5145-31-4384-4930-5(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 """Expert advice on how any citizen may fight government fraud, waste, abuse, and corruption"--Provided by publisher.Excelsior EditionsLegislative oversightUnited StatesMisconduct in officeUnited StatesPreventionPolitical corruptionUnited StatesPreventionPublic interest groupsUnited StatesWaste in government spendingUnited StatesPreventionLegislative oversightMisconduct in officePrevention.Political corruptionPrevention.Public interest groupsWaste in government spendingPrevention.364.1/323Feldman Daniel L1473072Eichenthal David R1473073MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910788936803321The art of the watchdog3686127UNINA