oversight

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The agency has faced criticism locally for years for lack of proper oversight and the county is in the process of transitioning programs to an internal department.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

In a unanimous opinion issued Thursday, justices from the state’s first appellate district found that an oversight body in Sonoma County is legally authorized to subpoena the county sheriff’s office while probing whistleblower inquiries.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

NASA’s inspector general repeatedly has faulted supplier performance and how officials conducted oversight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

"Either way, Congress will thereby retain its authority over the nation's property and its oversight over the Government's spending."

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Is this an oversight, have we gotten away with something?

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood