(U.S. SENATE) - Senator Jon Tester this month brought the nation's top watchdog for protecting America's servicemembers from consumer abuse to Montana.

Mr. Thompson, who as comptroller is the city's top financial watchdog, said that "if there is a significant dollar cost associated with an extension of term limits, that should be part of the debate."

Federal experts say the Joint Atomic Energy Intelligence Committee, the Government's top nuclear watchdog, estimated in 1989 that Baghdad would be unable to build its first bomb before the late 1990's.

Dr. John D. Graham, the budget agency administrator, is the top regulatory watchdog for the White House and has the authority to review rules proposed by dozens of agencies.

Indonesia's top anti-graft watchdog said President Abdurrahman Wahid might consider a pardon for Mr. Suharto if he were found guilty.

As the Justice Department's top internal watchdog from 1994 to 1999, he exposed sloppy work and false testimony by F.B.I. laboratory scientists.

China's top environmental watchdog warned Sinopec in 2007 to stop operations at one of its oil fields due to chronic river pollution.

And in September questions from the US's top financial watchdog the Securities and Exchange Commission led to the firm cutting its reported revenue in half.

It is no longer so clear if the comptroller, the top fiscal watchdog, or the public advocate, just a plain watchdog, is the more important post.

In this role he is his party's top congressional watchdog over the Department of Homeland Security United States Department of Homeland Security.