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The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration concluded that the system for calculating subsidies for individuals to purchase insurance through President Obama's health care law didn't have adequate measures in place to minimize security risks and prevent fraud.

GAO says eight federal agencies fail to fix data breach problems

Kelly Cohen · January 14, 2014 5:00 am

Building a new Department of Homeland Security headquarters is not only taking extra years, but extra billions of taxpayer dollars, according to a new report from the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency. The only project that has been completed is the U.S. Coast Guard headquarters, above. (Photo: Clark Construction

New Homeland Security headquarters costing extra billions

Kelly Cohen · January 13, 2014 5:00 am

Contractors have received limited guidance in the past two years from CMS on fraud vulnerabilities from electronic health records. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Little is being done to address vulnerabilities in electronic health records, IG finds

Kelly Cohen · January 10, 2014 5:00 am

A new Government Accountability Office report found multiple issues with how officials have been managing upgrades to the TECS program, which determines whether someone can enter the United States. (Getty images File)

New GAO report finds numerous issues in a border enforcement system

Kelly Cohen · January 7, 2014 5:00 am

Officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development recently awarded more than $3 million for a program at its mission in Armenia, according to non-profit watchdog Judicial Watch. (Thinkstock)

USAID spends millions on Armenian ‘civic engagement’

Kelly Cohen · January 7, 2014 5:00 am

The way the Social Security Administration "collects, verifies and maintains" its death records leaves the agency open to a slew of errors, according to the GAO. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Social Security Administration falters in recording recipient deaths, GAO finds

Kelly Cohen · December 31, 2013 5:00 am

FTC commissioner backs down from battle with LabMD

Kelly Cohen · December 26, 2013 5:00 am

Data flaws hinder the Department of Transportation's ability to understand and fix flight delays and cancellations, the agency's inspector general found. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Transportation Department data collection troubles may hinder easier flying

Kelly Cohen · December 23, 2013 5:00 am

Officials launched healthcare.gov despite a warning from a top cybersecurity official that it wasn't ready, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee revealed Friday.ÃÂ (AP Image)

Top cybersecurity official warned of high vulnerabilities with healthcare.gov before website launch

Kelly Cohen · December 20, 2013 5:00 am

A Postal Service mail carrier makes deliveries in Montpelier, Vt., in December 2011. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)

USPS struggles to track rural employee’s work time, IG finds

Kelly Cohen · December 19, 2013 5:00 am

Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration J. Russell George:ÃÂ "When the IRS conducts business with vendors that do not comply with Federal tax laws, it conveys a contradictory message in relation to its mission to ensure compliance with the tax laws."ÃÂ (AP/Charles Dharapak)

IRS doles out millions to tax-cheating companies, IG finds

Kelly Cohen · December 18, 2013 5:00 am

Acting Deputy Inspector General Charles K. Edwards has resigned, according to officials with the Department of Homeland Security. (AP Photo)

Homeland Security’s acting deputy IG resigns before Senate hearing

Kelly Cohen · December 17, 2013 5:00 am