Many agencies mandated to fight corruption are underfunded and non-transparent themselves.
The findings imply that there is a risk of sub-optimal use of public resources if the targets and indicators of agencies are not thoroughly considered so that they logically cover agencies' mandates.
When regulatory agencies mandated in the 1960s and 1970s that clinical trials of new treatments conform to research methodology, including randomization, double-blind design, and placebo controls, they affirmed a shift that had taken place in American (and much of Western) medicine.
Yet the Trump budget slashes funding for the very agencies mandated to prevent pandemics.
The S.E.C.'s most robust move occurred in 2006, when the agency mandated rigorous disclosure of compensation, including perks like free country club memberships.
Last month, along with the Transportation Department, the agency mandated that automakers significantly cut greenhouse-gas emissions while increasing fuel economy standards, an issue the Bush administration had put on hold, citing the industry's weakened financial condition.
Mary Ann Glendon, a Harvard law professor, is visiting Europe as a member of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), an agency mandated by Congress to monitor violations suffered by all varieties of belief.
The board, an agency mandated by the City Charter, is made of 50 local residents, representing a cross-section of the community, from business leaders to heads of community organizations.
