For years now, the White House has stonewalled Congressional committees attempting to carry out their oversight duties.

In fact, joint committees with oversight duties do not command the same credibility among legislators as committees assigned to either the House or the Senate.

Outside the budget process, the Board of Finance may perform financial oversight duties on behalf of the town.

But that degraded with the arrival of one-party rule as Republicans shirked their oversight duty.

She was relieved of oversight duties, but retained as a staff member.

"E.P.A., which does have the resources, the expertise, and the legal responsibility, has completely abrogated its oversight duties under this rule."

The committee hold hearings and conducts investigations as part of its oversight duty.

Skilling had direct responsibility for ensuring that those reporting to him performed their oversight duties properly.

The board, the report said, "failed, in our judgment, in its oversight duties."

The school board failed its oversight duty to impose policies and procedures, it said.