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Watchdogs Unleashed

January 12, 1998 When drafting the Inspector General Act 20 years ago, lawmakers deliberately tried to insulate government watchdogs from the pressures of politics. So they set up a system that allows inspectors general, after being nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate, to serve as long they like. Only the ...

The Sheriff at the FTC

January 9, 1998 When the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) decided to purge Joe Camel from cigarette advertisements, the commissioners had an experienced hand to carry out the sentence: Joan Z. (Jodie) Bernstein, the head of the agency's Bureau of Consumer Protection. As lead counsel for the FTC's suit against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., ...

The Value of Service

June 1, 1997 These should be heady days for the Corporation for National Service, the 4-year-old agency that oversees AmeriCorps, President Clinton's pet program to give students financial aid in exchange for a year of community service. In February, Clinton announced in his State of the Union address that he would use thousands ...