Congressional Oversight : A "How-To" Series of Workshops.

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Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Accounting.

Budget--United States.

Budget.

United States.

Constitutional law.

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1 online resource (243 pages) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

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[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2000.

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Summary:

Angela M. Evans, CRS Deputy Director, presents welcoming remarks on June 28 (pages 6-7); Kent M. Ronhovde, CRS Associate Director for Research Operations presents welcoming remarks on July 12 (pages 90-92); and Richard C. Ehlke, CRS American Law Division Assistant Director, and Morton Rosenberg, CRS American Law Division Legal Specialist, present welcoming remarks on July 26 (pages 166-168).

Description of Congressional investigative responsibilities and activities; personal experiences as Congressional staff members responsible for investigations and oversight; recommendations to improve Congressional investigations and oversight; views on Congressional powers to obtain and release private information.

Perspectives on media, business, and industry groups contributions to Congressional oversight activities; elaboration on private sector role in Congressional oversight and investigatory functions.

Positive assessment of legislative management reforms affecting Federal departments and agencies; role of information provided by Inspectors General in Congressional oversight activities; responsibilities of agency chief financial officers, established under the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990.

Review of CBO assistance to Congressional committees in budget development and oversight; views on Congressional appropriations procedures.

Review of constitutional and historical origins of Congressional oversight and investigatory authorities, with relevant case law; views on Congressional oversight responsibilities and activities, including differences in Senate and House procedures.

Role of Congressional oversight activities in preventing fraud, waste, and abuse in Government programs; recommendations to improve Congressional oversight.

Summary of GAO accounting and auditing activities that assist in Congressional oversight of Government programs; elaboration on GAO duties and responsibilities in providing Congress with financial analysis of Federal programs.

Transcript of June 28 and July 12, 26, 1999 workshops, conducted by CRS, to facilitate Congressional committees professional staff discussion of Congressional oversight responsibilities; review successful Congressional oversight and investigations; and improve coordination among staff involved with oversight activities.

Views on and recommendations to improve Congressional oversight and investigatory activities; perspectives on constitutional and historical development of Congressional oversight responsibilities.

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CRS Report.

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Congressional Oversight: A "How-To" Series of Workshops. 00-H682-2

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