oversight

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“The board has been surprised and disappointed to learn of governance oversight and conduct issues it deems unacceptable and has taken decisive action,” said Amanda Blanc, senior independent director at BP, a statement.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Bonta’s office is seeking an additional $14 million in funding for antitrust enforcement, citing a decline in federal oversight.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Oil giant BP has removed its chairman Albert Manifold over "serious concerns" related to "important governance standards, oversight, and conduct".

From BBC • May 26, 2026

BP said its board unanimously decided to remove Albert Manifold as chair, as well as a director, with immediate effect, citing “serious concerns raised to the Board related to important governance standards, oversight and conduct.”

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

That gave him not only oversight of Fermi’s reactor research at Columbia, for which the committee made a six-month appropriation of $340,000, but also jurisdiction over the spectrograph and plutonium projects at Lawrence’s Rad Lab.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik