Sentence examples for focus on oversight from inspiring English sources

They have already banned earmarks — the pet spending projects that have been the fruit of service on the committee — and hope to give members of the committee more time to focus on oversight of agencies in pursuit of savings.

Mr. Bush argued that changing the budget process to a two-year cycle would allow Congress to be less consumed with budgeting and to focus on oversight and other business in the off years.

Bangladeshi officials instead have focused on oversight.

Much testimony focused on oversight for the program.

Kerviel chose a program at the University of Lyon which focussed on oversight of investment banking.

The government role in the new system would be sharply defined, with regulators focused on oversight and setting standards rather than providing insurance.

By focusing on oversight and acting to reform these programs on the high-risk list, Congress and the White House send an important message: the public must receive the best possible return on every tax dollar spent.

It focused on oversight of the Games, cross-programme management and the London 2012 Olympic Legacy.

"Not only is Congress holding fewer hearings, but those that it does are less and less focused on oversight," the report says, contrasting that with the GAO, which averages about 1,000 reports a year -- many of them labor intensive, requiring months of work -- including a growing number mandated by Congress.

Its main function would to be promote social cohesion, while a 21-person cabinet of technocrats would focus on strengthening oversight bodies, organising a census, writing a constitution and jumpstarting the economy.

Much of the scrutiny has focused on lax oversight by state boards and the Food and Drug Administration.