Can the White House create a new DOJ fraud division—and run it from the West Wing? New piece from @dschulkin.bsky.social and Amy Markopoulus unpacks the legal, constitutional, and enforcement risks of the administration’s proposed “National Fraud Enforcement Division.”

@amymarkopoulos.bsky.social and I lead a team that is diligently tracking, categorizing, and analyzing the changes to our anti-corruption architecture to better understand the ways in which our gov't is changing before our eyes. See the latest in our effort (and more to come soon) below.

1/ The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) — the primary tool for accessing public records in the U.S. — is under mounting strain across the federal government, explains Amanda Teuscher of @weareoversight.bsky.social. See her analysis and rundown of FOIA office closures, denials, and delays here:

The Anti-Corruption Tracker is live! This interactive, regularly updated resource catalogs how U.S. oversight systems are being dismantled—from watchdog firings to weakened enforcement. Follow the erosion, action by action. Explore the tracker here: www.justsecurity.org/117267/anti-...

🚨SERIES LAUNCH🚨 “When Guardrails Erode” is a new series + tracker examining how U.S. anti-corruption systems are being dismantled. @dschulkin.bsky.social and @amymarkopoulos.bsky.social on erosion, what it reveals, how to rebuild accountability. 👇 www.justsecurity.org/117578/when-...