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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for S.2324 Inspector General Reform Act of 2008</title>
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  <updated>2008-05-10T06:20:05Z</updated>
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    <name>opencongress.org</name>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/blog/47291</id>
  <entry>
    <title>Pentagon IG's Troublesome Handling of Tenebaum Case</title>
    <link href="http://whistleblowersupport.blogstream.com/v1/pid/311733.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-10:/commentary/2188875</id>
    <updated>2008-05-10T06:20:05Z</updated>
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      <name> Whistleblower Support by Victorian Muse </name>
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Beverley Lumpkin, 202-347-1122 Pentagon IGs Handling of Tenebaum Raises Troubling Questions Serious Conflicts of ...  and improve the IG law (&lt;strong class="keyword"&gt;S.2324&lt;/strong&gt;), as well as the Senate Armed Services auth&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://whistleblowersupport.blogstream.com/v1/pid/311733.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Pentagon IG's Troubling Handling of Tenebaum Case</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-10:/commentary/2183172</id>
    <updated>2008-05-10T05:21:39Z</updated>
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      <name>WhistleblowerSupporter</name>
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 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact:  Beverley Lumpkin, 202-347-1122     Pentagon IG&#8217;s Handling of Tenebaum Raises Troubling Questions Serious Conflicts ... .  Legislation to amend and improve the IG law (&lt;strong class="keyword"&gt;S.2324&lt;/strong&gt;), as well as &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://whistleblowersupporter.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/05/pentagon-igs-tr.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Pentagon IG&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Troubling Handling of Tenebaum Case</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-10:/commentary/2183170</id>
    <updated>2008-05-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Whistleblower Support Blog </name>
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Legislation to amend and improve the IG law (S.2324), as well as the Senate Armed Services authorization bill, both address this situation and would require the DOD IG to retain his own counsel answerable only to him. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gflorencescott.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/pentagon-igs-troubling-handling-of-tenebaum-case/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senate GOP Blocks DOJ Inspecter General From Investigating Torture</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-06:/commentary/2183171</id>
    <updated>2008-05-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Suzie-Q </name>
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The Senate on April 23 approved, by unanimous consent, S. 2324, the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008. But the bill passed only after the lawmakers agreed to an amendment by Senator Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., which, among other items, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://suzieqq.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/senate-gop-blocks-doj-inspecter-general-from-investigating-torture/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Law Undermines the DOJ&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Inspector General</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-05:/commentary/2368939</id>
    <updated>2008-05-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ProPublica: Justice &amp;amp; Law </name>
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The Senate on April 23 approved, by unanimous consent, S. 2324, the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008. But the bill passed only after the lawmakers agreed to an amendment by Senator Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., which, among other items, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://feeds.propublica.org/~r/propublica/justice-law/~3/311161394/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Torture to American Voices</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-05:/commentary/2161810</id>
    <updated>2008-05-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>warprompts </name>
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The National Law Journal reports that the Senate on April 23 approved, by unanimous consent, S. 2324, the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008. But the bill passed only after the lawmakers agreed to an amendment by Senator Jon Kyl, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://warprompts.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/torture-to-american-voices/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Kyl Shackles Justice Department Watchdog To Bush Administration&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-05:/commentary/2188874</id>
    <updated>2008-05-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>News portal: politics best aggregator of the net </name>
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On April 23, the Senate unanimously approved the Inspector General Reform Act (S. 2324), a bill meant to enhance the independence of federal agency watchdogs. Yet it passed only after Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) inserted a little-noticed ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://politics.nuovoportale.com/kyl-shackles-justice-department-watchdog-to-bush-administration%E2%80%99s-whims/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>IG Reform Passes Senate</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-27:/commentary/2118194</id>
    <updated>2008-04-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Sunlight Foundation Blogs </name>
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S. 2324 would amend Title 5 of the US Code, significantly strengthening the independence and effectiveness of oversight by IGs. Of particular interest to Sunlight is the provision that Inspectors General post copies of IG reports to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sunlightfoundation.com/node/4693"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>News Roundup: April 25</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-25:/commentary/2110678</id>
    <updated>2008-04-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>SENATUS </name>
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Senate Passes Bill Protecting Inspectors General: In a story we missed, the Senate passed a bill (S. 2324) late Wednesday night by Voice Vote that would provide for increased protection of Inspectors General from the influence of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://senatus.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/news-roundup-april-25/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Action: Scheduled for Debate: S. 2324: Inspector General ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-21:/commentary/1669706</id>
    <updated>2008-02-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Active Legislation -- Tracked by govtrack.us </name>
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This bill has been added to a schedule of legislation to be considered for debate, or has been recommended by a committee to be considered. [This event matched these trackers: Active Legislation ]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-2324"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>S. 2324, Inspector General Reform Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-03:/commentary/1380682</id>
    <updated>2007-12-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Recent CBO Cost Estimates </name>
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Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on November 14, 2007.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdoc.cfm?index=8874&amp;type=1"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>SENS. LIEBERMAN, COLLINS CLEAR GOOD GOVERNMENT LEGISLATION</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-14:/commentary/1350115</id>
    <updated>2007-11-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>War on Terror - Homeland Security </name>
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At a Committee markup, members approved by voice vote S. 2324, The Inspector General Reform Act; S. 2321, The E-Government Reauthorization Act; S.100, The Telework Enhancement Act; and S.1667, a bill to create a pilot program to dispose ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;orgId=574&amp;topicId=25151&amp;docId=l:701529715&amp;isRss=true"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senate bill would increase IG oversight</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-14:/commentary/1350117</id>
    <updated>2007-11-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Reports on Governmentwide Policy </name>
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The Inspector General Reform Act (S. 2324), which Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) introduced Nov. 8, would guarantee that administrations appoint qualified people to be IGs, that IGs remain independent of agency pressure and that they ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://govpolicy.blogspot.com/2007/11/senate-bill-would-increase-ig-oversight.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>S.2324 Inspector General Reform Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-13:/commentary/2118195</id>
    <updated>2007-11-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open Congress : Top 20 Bills Most Written... </name>
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A bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 USC App.) to enhance the Offices of the Inspectors General, to create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2324/show"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senators Introduce IG Reform Legislation</title>
    <link href="http://cuttinginspector.tiltblog.se/2007/11/10/senators-introduce-ig-reform-legislation/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-10:/commentary/1335992</id>
    <updated>2007-11-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Let me tell you about Cutting Inspectors </name>
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Senators Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Susan Collins (R-ME), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), and Tom Coburn (R-OK) today filed the Inspector General Reform Act of 2007 (S. 2324) which will build upon the strong tradition of inspectors general by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://cuttinginspector.tiltblog.se/2007/11/10/senators-introduce-ig-reform-legislation/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senators Propose Reforms for Inspectors General</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-09:/commentary/1332779</id>
    <updated>2007-11-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) Blog </name>
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Yesterday, Senators McCaskill, Collins, Lieberman and Coburn introduced legislation (S. 2324) to strengthen Inspectors General (IGs) in the federal government, those watchdogs who make government function better and root out waste, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pogoblog.typepad.com/pogo/2007/11/senators-propos.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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