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Without aggressive oversight and vigorous protection of Americans’ Fourth Amendment rights, the IC is prone to give in to mission creep and skirt U.S. laws.
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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
Less obvious, but just as important, was Turkey’s unease with the United States’ mission creep in Syria.
—Aaron Stein, Foreign Affairs, 22 Jan. 2019
Nonprofit staff often wear many hats, but the tendency to mix program duties with business functions—an individual kind of mission creep—can lead to inefficiency and burnout.
—Peter Sanchez, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
This mission creep not only dilutes Medicaid’s effectiveness but also deepens state dependency on federal dollars, threatening both fiscal responsibility and state sovereignty.
—Gary D. Alexander, National Review, 22 Dec. 2024
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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
Less obvious, but just as important, was Turkey’s unease with the United States’ mission creep in Syria.
—Aaron Stein, Foreign Affairs, 22 Jan. 2019
Nonprofit staff often wear many hats, but the tendency to mix program duties with business functions—an individual kind of mission creep—can lead to inefficiency and burnout.
—Peter Sanchez, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
This mission creep not only dilutes Medicaid’s effectiveness but also deepens state dependency on federal dollars, threatening both fiscal responsibility and state sovereignty.
—Gary D. Alexander, National Review, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Mission creep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mission%20creep. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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