The Growth of Congressional Oversight and It's Consequences for National Security

Abstract

This paper serves to focus a novice eye on the topic of Congressional oversight. The evolution of the Congress and Executive is examined in order to establish historical perspective. A trend in the oversight process is presented in this thesis and some of the causative factors associated with the growth of Congressional oversight are analyzed. The essay concludes that oversight will become more prevalent in the future.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA436493

Entities

People

  • Lawrence M. Kelly

Organizations

  • National War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • Instructions
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Students
  • Universities
  • War Colleges

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