Government Accountability

Blog, Government Accountability
The Giving Review: A conversation with Cardus’ Andrea Mrozek and Étienne-Alexandre Beauregard – Part 1
The senior fellow and researcher talk to Michael E. Hartmann about the Canadian think tank’s recent report on “circular lobbying” by government-funded child-care advocacy groups and what it can tell…
by Michael E. Hartmann on August 21, 2026

Government Accountability
Fauci’s diary sheds light on the EcoHealth Alliance and the Wuhan lab
A previously obscure American charity, the EcoHealth Alliance and its president kept popping up whenever it was necessary to tamp down rumors that COVID came out of the EcoHealth-funded Wuhan…
by Kali Fontanilla on August 14, 2026

Government Accountability, Testimony
Scott Walter’s Written Testimony to House DOGE Subcommittee
Written testimony by Scott Walter submitted to the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
by Scott Walter on June 4, 2025

Government Accountability, Green Watch
Biden Administration Approved $485 Million for Anti-Nuclear Nonprofits
During the last half of the Biden administration, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm began talking up the virtues of reliable, safe, and carbon-free nuclear energy. In August 2024, she called for…
by Ken Braun on April 10, 2025

Education Reform, Government Accountability
The Department of Education Dismantled: What’s Next?
On March 20, 2025, President Donald Trump ordered his staff to “take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education.” As expected, the legacy media is…
by Kali Fontanilla on April 7, 2025

Government Accountability, Organization Trends
Enhancing USAspending
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has brought unprecedented public attention to federal grantmaking and contracting, which in turn has led many Americans to the government’s online database for federal…
by Robert Stilson on April 2, 2025

Government Accountability, Organization Trends
DOGE and the Department of Defense
While there are doubtless major opportunities to improve efficiency at the Department of Defense, relatively few of them would seem to involve grants to nonprofits. Still, DOGE should examine it…
by Robert Stilson on March 11, 2025

Government Accountability, Organization Trends
DOGE and HHS: Harm Reduction
Nobody should pretend that there is some simple, easy solution to the country’s drug crisis. If there were, discussions about harm reduction wouldn’t even be on the table. In the…
by Robert Stilson on March 4, 2025

Government Accountability, Organization Trends
Dozens of Lawsuits Against the Trump Administration:
General Challenges to DOGE
State of New Mexico v. Musk is just one of dozens of lawsuits on multiple issues that were filed against the Trump administration during its first month in office. Many…
by Ken Braun on February 27, 2025

Government Accountability, Organization Trends
DOGE and the Department of Transportation
In keeping with the Biden Administration’s emphasis on climate change, the Department of Transportation has made multiple grants to environmental groups over the past several years. Other Transportation Department grants…
by Robert Stilson on February 20, 2025