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Peter Tyler

Senior Policy Analyst

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Areas of Expertise

Improper payments, FEMA & disaster relief oversight, Inspectors General

Peter Tyler has nearly two decades of congressional experience in the US Senate and US House of Representatives. While a senior professional staffer on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Peter conducted oversight on a wide range of government agencies and programs, from the Pentagon to Social Security to Medicare and Medicaid. He has written multiple bills that became law, focusing on government reform, and reducing improper payments and fraud in federal spending. Peter also worked in congressional affairs and advocacy, most recently for the Office of the Inspector General of the US Department of Health and Human Services. He graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz with a bachelor’s degree in Politics.

Latest Work

  • The New Normal—America Needs to Up Its Game When Responding to Natural Disasters

    investigation | October 31, 2017 | Peter Tyler

  • Senate Bill Would Improve Oversight of Programs That Give Police Military Equipment

    analysis | October 11, 2017 | Peter Tyler

  • Senate Unanimously Passes Legislation to Improve Federal Charge Card Spending

    analysis | August 10, 2017 | Peter Tyler

  • End to Limits Placed On Congressional Oversight?

    analysis | July 28, 2017 | Peter Tyler

  • Limits Placed on Congressional Oversight

    analysis | June 16, 2017 | Christine (CJ) Ostrosky & Peter Tyler

  • Strengthening Financial Integrity of Federal Agencies

    analysis | June 16, 2017 | Nicholas Pacifico & Peter Tyler

  • Necessary and Proper: Best Practices for Congressional Investigations

    report | June 7, 2017 | Nick Schwellenbach & Peter Tyler

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