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SCANDALS AND SCOUNDRELS

December 24, 2008

Berman Exposed

CREW’s BermanExposed.org is dedicated to exposing lobbyist Richard Berman’s activities, his myriad front groups and projects, his employees’ work, and his firm’s tactics in acting in the interest of the tobacco, alcohol, chain restaurant, and tanning industries. Read More ›

December 16, 2008

Top 10 Ethics Scandals of 2008

Those Who Dared

Those Who Dared: 30 Officials Who Stood Up for Our Country recognizes the brave individuals who have acted and spoken out against unethical and dishonorable conduct in the Bush administration. Read More ›

April 16, 2008

Record Chaos

Based on months of research and the results of an on-line survey, CREW has issued a report concluding that the federal government is inadequately managing its electronic records. Despite the ready availability of off-the-shelf products that would allow federal agencies to manage their records electronically, agencies continue to cling to outdated, inefficient and ineffective paper record keeping systems. Read More ›

February 24, 2008

Family Affair - Senate

"Family Affair – Senate" details the misuse of power by all members of the Senate to financially benefit their family members. The report names 87 senators from all 50 states: 42 Democrats, 43 Republicans and 2 Independents. Read More ›

December 5, 2007

Homeland Security for Sale

When it was first created under the Bush administration, Americans were inundated with stories of waste, fraud and abuse at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Mismanagement, grossly excessive spending, criminal conduct and shady no-bid contracts within DHS became regular features on the evening news and the front page of newspapers. CREW’s Homeland Security For Sale report documents some of the most serious problems that have faced the country's newest cabinet-level department. Read More ›

July 2, 2007

Crossing the Line

"Crossing the Line: The Bush Administration's Efforts to Expand Its Powerful Reach" details the Bush administration’s repeated constitutional overreaching and abuse of executive power and prerogative. Read More ›

June 27, 2007

Best Laid Plans

"The Best Laid Plans: The Story of How the Government Ignored its own Gulf Coast Hurricane Plan” details the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) plan to respond to a hurricane of Katrina’s magnitude and its subsequent failure to implement that plan. Read More ›

June 18, 2007

Family Affair - House of Representatives

"Family Affair" details the misuse of power by the chairmen and ranking members of all House of Representative committees and subcommittees, as well as top leadership positions, to financially benefit their family members. The report names 96 members from 33 states: 41 Democrats and 55 Republicans. Read More ›

April 12, 2007

Without a Trace

"WITHOUT A TRACE: The Missing White House E-mails and the Violations of the Presidential Records Act" details the legal issues behind the story of the White House e-mail scandal. Read More ›

March 21, 2007

Criminals and Scoundrels: The 25 most corrupt officials in the Bush Administration

After preparing reports on congressional corruption for years, in 2007 we realized that as an organization focused on government ethics, we also need to evaluate conduct in the executive branch. This report represents CREW's first effort to apply the methodology from our examination of congressional corruption to executive branch corruption. Read More ›

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