The Syrian transitional government took initial steps in 2025 to advance justice and accountability for crimes and abuses ...

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history began October 1, 2025, lasting 43 days – but federal government agency whistleblower programs, whistleblower reporting and accountability oversight ...

Accountability is a cornerstone of any functioning society; it underpins the trust that citizens have in their government, institutions, and each other. When individuals or organizations fail to take ...

When Elon Musk purchased Twitter in 2022, many commentators treated the move as a personal eccentricity or a risky business bet. But as the years since have shown, Musk’s decision was something far ...

The emails arrived on a Friday night one year ago, January 24, 2025. Seventeen inspectors general across the federal government—including me—received notifications from the White House. We were fired, ...

The number of filed Government Accountability Office (GAO) protests decreased in FY 2025 by 7 percent, after decreasing by 11 percent in FY 2024. The GAO’s sustain rate of 14 percent in FY 2025 fell ...

The Philippines has lost an estimated 42.3–118.5 billion Philippine pesos (US$713 million–2 billion) a year from flood control corruption since 2023. The scale of illegal wealth accrued by contractors ...

Maryland’s Republican legislative leaders will enter the 2026 General Assembly on Wednesday focused on curbing the costs of living, addressing public safety, and increasing oversight of state ...

The government shutdown is over. But hundreds of thousands of federal workers are coming back after 43 days to anything but normalcy, employees from across the country told CNN. Flight delays and ...

GAO’s report doesn’t cover the last year when the Department of Homeland Security recruited a record number of immigration enforcement and Border Patrol agents.