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It was found that agencies spent nearly $500 million in 2013 on contractors concerning geospatial data.

Feds waste billions creating duplicative geospatial databases and images

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March 23, 2015 8:56 pm

Air carriers can voluntarily report inadvertent violations of hazardous material transportation regulations to the Federal Aviation Administration. However, the administration consistently fails to follow up to ensure that air carriers' subsequent corrective plans are successful, or even implemented, allowing dangerous consequences. (iStock)

Feds’ flawed oversight may allow unsafe transportation of hazardous cargo

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March 19, 2015 9:15 pm

This Nov. 12, 2014 photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows a Greater Sage Grouse flying at the Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge in Wyoming. (AP Photo/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,Tom Koerner)

Economy

Conflict of interest claims foul studies favoring more Sage Grouse protection

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March 18, 2015 10:16 pm

Tighter missions regulations may result in thousands of lost jobs and higher utility rates for consumers. (iStock Photo)

Energy and Environment

Nation is losing electrical power capacity as feds tighten emissions regs

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March 17, 2015 7:58 pm

Witnesses, from left, Daniel Bertoni, director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security; Judy Rivers of Logan, Ala.; Sean Brune, senior advisor to the deputy commissioner for Budget, Finance, Quality and Management, U.S. Social Security Administration; Patrick O'Carroll, Jr., inspector general, U.S. Social Security Administration; David Mader, controller, Office of Management and Budget; and Beryl Davis, director, Financial Management and Assurance, U.S. Government Accountability Office, are sworn in before they testify before the Senate Homeland and Government Affairs Committee's hearing related to issues of the Government's Death Master File list on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Chaos comes when Social Security Administration declares somebody living dead

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March 17, 2015 2:57 pm

The State Department announcement would include Anna (left), Elsa and other characters from the movie

Energy and Environment

State Department official frozen to Disney characters, won’t let it go

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March 12, 2015 9:01 pm

Federal managers have too little incentive to fire employees doing substandard work after their yearlong probationary period because of the lengthy and expensive bureaucratic termination process. [iStock]Â

Federal bosses should fire poorly performing new-hires during their probation

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March 11, 2015 6:27 pm

Traffic moves along the 110 freeway on March 14, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

Energy and Environment

Proposed ozone regulations may cost triple environmental agency projections

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March 11, 2015 9:00 am

Paul ‘Audit the Fed’ bill would give Congress added oversight powers

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March 10, 2015 8:04 pm

A report found that 6.5 million people born 112 years ago still have active Social Security numbers. (iStock Photo)

Billions in fraud linked to Social Security numbers assigned to dead people

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March 10, 2015 5:20 pm

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