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Former Staff

Justin Rood

Director of the Congressional Oversight Initiative

Areas of Expertise

Congressional oversight, intelligence community

Justin Rood directed POGO's Congressional Oversight Initiative. The Initiative aims to improve and enhance Congress's ability to do effective oversight by providing information, advice, and other assistance.

Previously, Rood served under Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) on his Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee as director of investigations on Homeland Security matters. 

Prior to that, he worked under Senator Coburn as senior investigator on the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Minority Staff. There he led a 2012 investigation into domestic intelligence fusion centers, finding them "pools of ineptitude, waste, and civil liberties intrusions," in the words of The Washington Post'sfront-page coverage of the report.

Before joining Senator Coburn’s staff, Rood was an award-winning investigative producer and reporter with ABC News and other outlets. At ABC, Rood helped uncover the D.C. Madam scandal, which led to a number of resignations including that of Deputy Secretary of State Randall Tobias. In 2006, while at Talking Points Memo, Rood was part of a two-person reporting/blogging team that broke the story about the Bush administration dismissing seven U.S. Attorneys during a midterm purge. The story earned Talking Points Memo a Polk Award.

Rood is a 2015 non-resident fellow with the Yale Law School's Information Society Project.

A native Washingtonian, Rood is also co-founder of the Funk Parade, a celebration of local music, arts, and culture that brings the diverse communities of the city together.

Latest Work

  • Dentists Open Wide after Lobbyists Pressure CDC

    investigation | June 25, 2020

  • Impeachment: Frequently Asked Questions

    analysis | January 10, 2020

  • Introducing Indispensable

    analysis | November 19, 2019

  • Watch: Improving Bipartisanship in High-Profile Congressional Investigations

    analysis | February 8, 2019

  • Congressional Oversight Boot Camp: February 2019

    analysis | January 29, 2019

  • Justice Department Threatens Investigation of Investigation (of Investigation)

    analysis | June 13, 2018

  • The Depressing Heroism of a Bipartisan Congressional Inquiry

    analysis | March 13, 2018

  • White House Silence to Lawmakers' Requests Raises Eyebrows, Questions

    analysis | June 2, 2017

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