ombudsman

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One circulating clip shows Erin Collins, the IRS’s top ombudsman, talking about voluntary compliance in a congressional hearing.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Carr made the appointment of an ombudsman for CBS News a condition to approve Ellison’s Skydance Partners deal to acquire Paramount last year.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Hospital staff asked a teenage boy to tell his deaf mother that her father might die, according to the findings of an ombudsman.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

Neil Barofsky, an ombudsman tasked with investigating funds stolen from Holocaust victims, told the panel that 150 or more key documents are being withheld by the Swiss banking giant, which acquired Credit Suisse in 2023.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

An ombudsman would scan the news stories, research whatever statistics are mentioned, try to see that they are at least internally consistent, and probe most carefully into a priori implausible claims.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos