This is an astonishing oversight at a time when the architectural field is crackling with ideas for rejuvenating older urban centers for the era of globalization.
What the commission is asking for are tough new rules and money to strengthen federal oversight at a time when the House is controlled by politicians who broadly oppose new spending and seem hostile to regulation of any sort.
And to the ACLU, the legislation overall provides "much-needed judicial oversight" at a time when there is next to none.
To counter that, better governance and oversight at a state and international level, as well as an increased responsibility borne by those in the shipping industry, is required, the WWF says.
The truth, I tell them, is much less exciting: when volunteers work with little oversight at a large publication, balls get dropped and things fall through cracks and there really is nothing more to it.
The Public's Contribution to Oversight At a recent meeting with Senator Coburn, I and Scot Faulkner, the first chief administrative officer of the US House of Representatives, discussed having the public contribute to oversight through the web, by submitting pressing questions, highlighting key issues, and in effect, engaging in investigative journalism through dedicated web resources.
"I don't think it's an oversight at all," said the Westminster-born actor, 30.
The mix of approaches — seemingly relaxed oversight at times, an iron hand at others — is characteristic of government efforts to prevent major commemorations of the June 4 , 1989 crackdown without calling too much attention to Beijing's methods.
Bob Moore, director of prison policy oversight at Aleph, an advocacy group for Jews in prison, said the lack of detail and transparency about how the lists were determined troubled him.
Of course, anyone working on government accountability knows that a secret oversight process is no oversight at all.
