Oversight Watch: Week of June 29, 2026 – $6.5 Billion Health Care Fraud Takedown Tops Federal Watchdog Docket
A record $6.5 billion health care fraud takedown, a delayed intelligence-community whistleblower complaint, CFTC and SEC award divergence, and mounting inspector general independence and funding questions define this week in…
Watchdog Roundup: Week of July 2, 2026 — DHS Watchdog Faults Secret Service Phone Security
This week’s watchdog roundup: a DHS inspector general on Secret Service phone security, GAO on thinned-out weapons testing and $100 billion in duplicative programs, plus reporting from OpenTheBooks, Capital Research…
Legislative Watch: Week of June 29, 2026 — House Moves Online-Safety, Terrorism-Insurance Bills and FY2027 Defense Authorization
The House passed the KIDS Act and a terrorism-insurance reauthorization and teed up the FY2027 defense bill as CBO projects a $1.9 trillion deficit.
DOJ Watch: July 2, 2026 — Record $6.5B Health Care Fraud Takedown
DOJ's 2026 takedown charged 455 in $6.5B health care fraud; ex-NSA John Bolton pleaded guilty under the Espionage Act. TIJ daily enforcement digest.
SEC Watch: July 2, 2026 — Federal Judge Dismisses SEC Fraud Case Against FirstEnergy’s Former CEO
A federal judge dismissed the SEC's fraud case against FirstEnergy's former CEO, as EDGAR surfaced fresh fraud judgments, two settled real estate offering-fraud actions, a going-private merger, and an auditor…
Corporate Disclosure Watch: Week of June 29 — Snowflake Investors Reject CEO Pay for a Second Straight Year
A late-June cluster of failed say-on-pay votes — Snowflake, Match Group, Nabors and Red Cat — stands out against a proxy season in which fewer than 1 percent of companies…
Global Corruption Watch: Week of June 29, 2026 — Cyprus Ex-President Referred for Criminal Charges Over Russian Golden Passports
A former Cypriot president is referred for prosecution over Russian golden passports, the FATF reshuffles its grey list and hands the presidency to the UK, and Belgian prosecutors probe Wise…
DOJ Watch: July 1, 2026 — Chinese National Pleads Guilty in CJNG Cocaine and Material-Support Case
The Investigative Journal's daily DOJ Watch: a Chinese national's guilty plea tied to the CJNG cartel leads a busy week of Justice Department enforcement spanning an MS-13 nine-murder conviction, a…
Federal Register Watch: July 1, 2026 — EPA Proposes Nationwide PFAS and Contaminant Testing for Public Water Systems
The July 1 Federal Register features EPA's proposed PFAS drinking-water monitoring rule, a final Workforce Pell accountability rule, DOT airfare-advertising changes, a CFTC event-contracts reporting proposal, new DEA drug scheduling,…
SEC Watch: July 1, 2026 — Court Tosses SEC’s Case Against Former FirstEnergy CEO
A federal judge dismissed the SEC's case against former FirstEnergy CEO Charles E. Jones on June 27, even as the Commission booked default and settled fraud judgments and advanced sweeping…