There are two categories of oversight projects * Govt Oversight - those that oversee specific governmental bodies. As a COPs panelist, you will become a fixture at the meetings of a particular board, council, or other body, or providing oversight to specific elected officials. Read Govt Oversight to learn how to find an appropriate governmental body to oversee. * Issue Oversight - those that oversee specific political issues or development projects, such as to oversee specific outsourced contracts, work that would normally be done by governmental institutions, but for some reason contracted out to the lowest bidder, or perhaps to a friend or campaign contributor, you know how it works.