federal watchdog
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- agencyPower to act
- inspectorOfficial quality checker
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- investigationFormal examination of facts
audit · compliance · regulator · probe · government · bureau · scandal · whistleblower · enforcement · transparency · ethics · Congress · inquiry · surveillance · monitoring · subpoena · report · independent
accountability vs. impunity
federal watchdogcorrupt official
Dishonest person in authority
bad actor · cover-up · rubber stamp · enabler · whitewash
federal vs. state/local jurisdiction
federal watchdogstate attorney general
State's chief legal officer