Caitlin MacNeal
@caitlinmacneal.bsky.social
Communications Director at the Project On Government Oversight
Working toward a more accountable federal government
www.pogo.org/press-center
Working toward a more accountable federal government
www.pogo.org/press-center
I feel seen www.nytimes.com/2024/12/08/a...
How I Aged Into the Bad Christmas Movie
One December morning, a millennial critic awoke to discover that she had been begrudgingly charmed by an onslaught of Hallmark and Netflix holiday films.
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2024 at 3:00 PM
I feel seen www.nytimes.com/2024/12/08/a...
Reposted by Caitlin MacNeal
A new, long-anticipated watchdog report on Justice Department's use of legal authorities between 2017 & 2020 to get communications records of lawmakers, congressional staff & journalists just came out
oig.justice.gov/sites/defaul...
oig.justice.gov/sites/defaul...
December 10, 2024 at 4:40 PM
A new, long-anticipated watchdog report on Justice Department's use of legal authorities between 2017 & 2020 to get communications records of lawmakers, congressional staff & journalists just came out
oig.justice.gov/sites/defaul...
oig.justice.gov/sites/defaul...
Reposted by Caitlin MacNeal
If this is true, it's a dark omen for what's to come in the next administration. Putting the architect of #ScheduleF in charge of the Office of Management and Budget is incredibly dangerous to our civil service and to those across the country who rely on its services.
Trump expected to tap Schedule F architect promising widespread federal layoffs to head OMB
Russ Vought previously held the job and now says he wants federal workers to be "viewed as the villains."
www.govexec.com
November 22, 2024 at 2:57 PM
If this is true, it's a dark omen for what's to come in the next administration. Putting the architect of #ScheduleF in charge of the Office of Management and Budget is incredibly dangerous to our civil service and to those across the country who rely on its services.
Reposted by Caitlin MacNeal
Like so many plans put forth by the next administration, many of the Department of Government Efficiency's proposals are about rewarding friends and punishing enemies, and weaponizing the government against communities who need its services most.
November 21, 2024 at 3:23 PM
Like so many plans put forth by the next administration, many of the Department of Government Efficiency's proposals are about rewarding friends and punishing enemies, and weaponizing the government against communities who need its services most.
Surprise, surprise: the F-35 still has big problems
A classified report revealed many problems with the F-35, including guns that don’t shoot straight. Nonetheless, the Pentagon went ahead and approved full rate production of the warplane www.pogo.org/analysis/f-3...
F-35 Testing Report Reveals Problems with Production Decisions
The decision to enter full rate production on the flawed F-35 shows that current statutes do not support sufficient congressional oversight.
www.pogo.org
November 21, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Surprise, surprise: the F-35 still has big problems
This would be such a troubling expansion of presidential power and could be a huge fight over the next few years. If only Congress had strengthened the law after Trump violated the Impoundment Control Act in his first term…
Trump's (almost certain) next budget chief: "The Constitutional principle is certainly power of the purse means that Congress gets to set the *ceiling* ...You weren't ever meant to be forced to spend it"
Translation: Trump WH believes they have the authority to stop spending programs *w/o* Congress
Translation: Trump WH believes they have the authority to stop spending programs *w/o* Congress
November 21, 2024 at 3:11 PM
This would be such a troubling expansion of presidential power and could be a huge fight over the next few years. If only Congress had strengthened the law after Trump violated the Impoundment Control Act in his first term…