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• n  an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something
• n  management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
• n  a mistake resulting from inattention

• Until a Truth Commission comes into being, I encourage the appropriate committees of the House to conduct vigorous oversight of these issues.
• Lack of oversight means lack of policing, which often leads to underreporting of potentially fatal accidents.
• Cheney's resistance to oversight by anyone congressional or executive isn't new.

• inadvertence
• supervision
• supervising
• superintendence
• lapse

News & Articles

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• See the MDC? More oversight for development group
  The Manchester Development Corporation needs more oversight.
  June 12, 2013 - New Hampshire Union Leader
• SEC Alleges 'Systemic' Lapses in Oversight at CBOE
  SEC Alleges 'Systemic' Lapses in Oversight at CBOE
  June 11, 2013 - Nasdaq
• Commissioners create oversight committee, adjust budget for private defender office
  Commissioners create oversight committee, adjust budget process for private defender office during meeting Monday, June 10.
  June 10, 2013 - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in The Guardian
  ...said the deal included 90% of the measures his administration had initially proposed and expressed optimism that the changes would avert future financial crises: "We've all seen what happens when there's inadequate oversight and...
• Nancy Pelosi in USA Today
  The burden is on the president to justify any additional resources for a mission,said Pelosi, D-Calif. "Congress is ready to use its constitutional authority of oversight to question what is the justification for this spending, what are...