Archive for: DOJ

FOIA Freak-Out: DOJ Scrambles to Avoid Fallout Over Swag Purchases

When news of the General Service Administration’s (GSA) Las Vegas blowout broke in April 2012, Cause of Action was as appalled as anyone at the reckless waste of taxpayer dollars.  But instead of focusing on mind readers and ritzy sushi receptions,...

 

CoA NLRB Report and Letter to DOJ

121207 CoA letter to DOJ & NLRB Report

 

Dan Epstein on Breitbart.com: Occupy’s Public Safety Threat Ignored by DOJ

Occupy’s Public Safety Threat Ignored by DOJ by Dan Epstein Image Source: Breitbart.com It has been less than seven months since the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement first set up camp in New York City and around the country, yet it...

 

Dan Epstein in Philadelphia Inquirer: Is federal money being misused?

Dan Epstein in Philadelphia Inquirer: Is federal money being misused?

Is federal aid being misused? Dan Epstein writes about the Communities Putting Prevention to Work grant program that potentially issued federal grants that were used to lobby for higher taxes. “Since March 2010, $230 million in federal...

 

Human Events: Justice Department asked to investigate abuse of stimulus funds for lobbying

Justice Department asked to investigate abuse of stimulus funds for lobbying “Cause of Action, a non-profit government accountability watchdog group, wrote to Attorney General Eric Holder and asked him to investigate the Communities Putting...

 

Cause of Action to DOJ: Are Taxpayer Dollars Being Used to Lobby for Taxes and Legislation?

Cause of Action to DOJ: Are Taxpayer Dollars Being Used to Lobby for Taxes and Legislation?

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Department of Justice

FTJ to DOJ Re FOIA Lobbying Disclosure Act 8.30.2011

 

CoA Puts DOJ on the Spot in Lobbying Enforcement

 August 30: CoA demands lobbying compliance assurances; September 9: DOJ announces new compliance efforts. On August 30, 2011, Cause of Action wrote to Keith Morgan, the Department of Justice official charged with enforcing the Lobbying Disclosure...

 
 
 
 

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