Investigative Journalism & In-Depth Reporting
Federal and state government oversight, inspector general reports, and audit findings
Justices Barrett and Kagan testified on the Supreme Court's FY2027 budget — the first such appearance since 2019 — as Congress juggled a stalled defense bill, stuck appropriations and a…
This week's public records: a GAO AI warning at the VA, a Labor Dept. H-1B fraud probe, FOIA at 60, and a Missouri governor's-office audit.
A daily read of the Federal Register: an FDA drug-manufacturing overhaul, a $1 million DOE fraud-penalty ceiling, two FHFA housing-finance proposals, an OMB industry-classification revision, and a wave of China…
The July 10, 2026 Federal Register: the FCC’s Next Generation 911 reliability rules, HUD’s proposed floodplain rollback, 2028–2032 music royalty rates, a VA emergency-care rule, and a Tennessee capital-counsel certification.
GAO finds the federal body that polices inspectors general missed deadlines and discarded complaints, as a $6.5B fraud takedown and new SEC and CFTC whistleblower awards land.
A daily digest of the July 8, 2026 Federal Register: PHMSA's pipeline repair overhaul, the DEA's proposed tianeptine ban, a Gulf of America lease sale, submarine-cable security rules, and more.
The July 8 Federal Register: an 80-million-acre Gulf oil-and-gas sale, new FCC submarine-cable security rules, a DEA move on “gas station heroin,” and open comment periods across environmental, financial, and…
TIJ's monthly state government accountability review: Arizona's haphazard voucher oversight, a CalPERS records request, NYC and Chicago credit warnings, and $1.48 trillion in pension debt.
The FTC moves to police ‘accuracy suppression’ in AI, CMS proposes 2027 Medicare rates, and Commerce opens a Section 232 coal probe — the notable July 7 Federal Register filings.
This week's public records: GAO flags Pentagon weapons oversight, a DHS watchdog details Secret Service failures, and a board frees cold-case files.