TY - BOOK AU - Feldman,Daniel L. AU - Eichenthal,David R. TI - The art of the watchdog: fighting fraud, waste, abuse, and corruption in government T2 - Excelsior editions SN - 9781461951452 AV - JF1081 .A786 2014 PY - 2014/// CY - Albany PB - State University of New York Press KW - Political corruption KW - United States KW - Prevention KW - Misconduct in office KW - Waste in government spending KW - Legislative oversight KW - Public interest groups KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; The watchdog --; What is oversight? --; Tools of the watchdog --; Limitations on oversight --; Congressional oversight --; Government accountability office --; The federal inspector general system at 35 --; State legislative oversight --; State inspectors general --; Other elected and appointed state officials: comptrollers, auditors and attorneys general --; Local legislative oversight --; Local auditors and inspectors general --; Other elected and appointed local officials --; The role of the press --; The role of public interest and other --; Conclusion; 2; b N2 - "Expert advice on how any citizen may fight government fraud, waste, abuse, and corruption"--Provided by publisher UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=660156&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -