LESLIE GARVEY

I’m a designer and project manager based in DC.

Currently:
Creative Director, Project On Government Oversight

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Projects

Project Management, Creative Direction, Data Visualization

COVID-19 Relief Spending Tracker

As part of a team, I launched a database that allowed users to explore how $3.5 trillion in federal COVID-19 relief funds were spent.
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Project Management, Creative Direction, Graphic Design

POGO Brand Refresh & Site Migration

I led a substantial website content audit, site migration, and rebranding for the Project On Government Oversight.
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Project Management, Creative Direction, Graphic Design

Whistleblowing Resources for Federal Employees

I directed a multi-channel campaign to educate federal employees about their whistleblower rights and protections.
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Art Direction

Reform Now: 2022 Impact Report, Volumes 1 & 2

I directed the art and layout for the Project On Government Oversight’s twice-yearly magazine educating donors about the organization’s impact.
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Video Explainer: Why Justices Have Too Much Power

Managing an in-house team, I directed the art and edited the script for this video explainer series about courts reform.
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Quarterly Publication: The Defense Monitor

In partnership with an external designer, I directed the art and layout for a quarterly newsletter about the military-industrial complex.
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Editorial Illustration

Protecting the Predators at DHS →

The Injustice Department →

DOJ Can and Must Improve Data on Deaths in Custody →

Reform — or Repeat? Congress Fills New Pentagon Reform Panel with Revolving Door Regulars →

Coalition Urges President Biden to Lower Defense Topline in Budget Request →

Executive Order 12333: The Spy Power Too Big for Any Legal Limits →

Comment to Interior on Offshore Safety Standards →

Above the Fray: Changing the Stakes of Supreme Court Selection and Enhancing Legitimacy →

Congress’s Duty: Protect Capitol Police Whistleblowers →

Documents Show Air Force Leaders Shirking Their Close Air Support Responsibilities →

Missing: More January 6 Texts Sought by Congress →

The Constitution’s Disqualification Clause Can Be Enforced Today →

Pandemic Spending Failings Show the Need for Stronger Oversight Protections →

How Trump’s Nominees are Failing or Evading Senate Confirmation but Holding Office Anyway →

Hatch Act Complaint Against Postmaster General Louis DeJoy →

Investing in Congress’s Oversight Capacity →

Inside the White House Plan to Plant Cronies All Over →

Secrets, Surveillance, and Scandals: The War on Terror’s Unending Impact on Americans’ Private Lives →

Data Visualization

The Great Pandemic Swindle: Feds Botched Review of Billions in Suspect PPP Loans

I created a series of data visualizations for this investigation on flagged loans from the Paycheck Protection Program.
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State Dept. Is Quietly Approving Former Servicemembers’ Work for Foreign Interests

I visualized a number of ethics waivers, issued by the State Department, for former military officials to work on behalf of foreign powers.
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