[FRIAM] Fwd: [IRE-L] Systematic Destruction of Government Oversight Websites and Offices

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On 10/8/25 9:00 AM, cody dooderson wrote:
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> Happy Birthday Woodsy Owl. 🎂
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> _ Cody Smith _
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> On Sun, Oct 5, 2025 at 12:27 PM Tom Johnson <jtjohnson555 at gmail.com <mailto:jtjohnson555 at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>     Tom Johnson
>     Inst. for Analytic Journalism
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>     From: *Michael Ravnitzky* <000002ced92e71a3-dmarc-request at lists.umsystem.edu <mailto:000002ced92e71a3-dmarc-request at lists.umsystem.edu>>
>     Date: Sun, Oct 5, 2025, 10:49 AM
>     Subject: [IRE-L] Systematic Destruction of Government Oversight Websites and Offices
>     To: <IRE-L at lists.umsystem.edu <mailto:IRE-L at lists.umsystem.edu>>
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>     Systematic Destruction of Government Oversight
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>     IGNET.gov has been removed from the internet.
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>     Oversight.gov with its thousands of IG reports and oversight documentation has been removed.
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>     This article discusses how at least 15 of Inspector General websites have been removed, but more than two dozen IG sites and whistleblower hotlines across the federal government are now gone.
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>     https://www.nextgov.com/digital-government/2025/10/government-watchdog-websites-go-dark-omb-withholds-funds-ig-committee/408524/ <https://www.nextgov.com/digital-government/2025/10/government-watchdog-websites-go-dark-omb-withholds-funds-ig-committee/408524/>
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>     More coverage:
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>     https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2025/10/hegseth-vought-actions-heighten-fears-about-continued-inspector-general-independence/408554/?oref=ge-home-top-story <https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2025/10/hegseth-vought-actions-heighten-fears-about-continued-inspector-general-independence/408554/?oref=ge-home-top-story>
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>     https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-shutdown/2025/10/federal-websites-ig-hotlines-start-to-go-dark-under-shutdown/ <https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-shutdown/2025/10/federal-websites-ig-hotlines-start-to-go-dark-under-shutdown/>
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>     Michael Ravnitzky
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