Hacker News with Generative AI: Government Oversight

Doge Suffers Another Setback, American Oversight Wins Court Order (americanoversight.org)
On Wednesday, in American Oversight’s groundbreaking federal records lawsuit against the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued an order requiring DOGE to preserve all records that may be responsive to American Oversight’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and rejected DOGE’s arguments that its belated steps to preserve certain records fulfill its obligations under federal records laws.

Politics, Law, Government Oversight

20 points by doener 15 days ago | 1 comments

Trump's Shuttering of DHS Oversight Arm Freezes 600 Cases, Imperils Human Rights (propublica.org)
The closure of the 150-person office, which protected the civil rights of both immigrants and U.S. citizens, strips Homeland Security of its internal guardrails as the Trump administration turns DHS into a mass-deportation machine, analysts say.

Politics, Immigration, Human Rights, Government Oversight

11 points by hn_acker 18 days ago | 0 comments

Elon Musk's Doge Wants to Be Notified About Any Requests for Oversight (bloomberg.com)
The government efficiency group also wants to be notified when there’s any attempt at oversight from Congress, inspectors general, even the Government Accountability Office.

Elon Musk, Government Oversight, Regulation, Cryptocurrencies, Dogecoin

32 points by TheAlchemist 68 days ago | 12 comments

Elon Musk's Boring Company is tunneling beneath Las Vegas with little oversight (propublica.org)
Given Musk’s role advising President-elect Donald Trump on ways to slash regulations and government oversight, Boring and the Vegas Loop project might be a harbinger for the country.

Elon Musk, Tunneling, Las Vegas, Regulation, Government Oversight

9 points by jarsin 107 days ago | 0 comments

The DOJ Finally Scrutinizes the DEA's Cash Grabs at Airports (techdirt.com)
The purpose of this memorandum is to bring to your immediate attention serious concerns identified by the U.S. Department of Justice (Department, DOJ) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) during our ongoing oversight of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) transportation interdiction activities.

Law Enforcement, Government Oversight, Drug Enforcement, Legal Issues

23 points by hn_acker 141 days ago | 2 comments

OIG Audit of the FBIs Handling of Tips of Hands-On Sex Offenses Against Children [pdf] (justice.gov)