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One-third of ‘disadvantaged’ contracting dollars going to firms that are no longer disadvantaged

Luke Rosiak -

September 30, 2014 9:00 am

Consultant Stewart Liff filed suit in July against the government for more than $10 million, revealing that the government paid him $33,000 a month, the Examiner found. (iStock)

$33k-per-month federal anti-waste consultant sues government for $10m

Luke Rosiak -

September 30, 2014 9:00 am

GSA travel card fraud, abuse still a problem despite repeated reform calls

Sarah Bedford -

September 29, 2014 6:49 pm

Federal agencies are inflating the number of economically-disadvantaged small businesses they say they're contracting with, handing out more than $400 million to ineligible firms last year alone. (iStock Photo)

Business

Feds gave $400 million in contracts to ineligible firms

Sarah Bedford -

September 28, 2014 9:00 am

Marine One flies over flooded areas of Coralville, Iowa, as President Bush surveys damage from flooding in the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City areas on June 19, 2008. (AP/Liz Martin)

FEMA makes a $12 million mistake on Iowa flood

Sarah Bedford -

September 27, 2014 9:00 am

Fifty-six percent of Americans now believe the country's economic and political systems are stacked against them -- the highest number in 22 years, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll. (iStock Photo)

Earmarks never went away — they changed addresses

Sarah Bedford -

September 26, 2014 9:00 am

The department's anti-trust division paid $8.4 million hiring expert witnesses when none was necessary. (iStock)

Feds paid millions for unneeded expert witnesses

Richard Pollock -

September 25, 2014 10:00 am

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx was asked to provide Congress with documentation of the project-selection process. (AP/Cliff Owen)

$4.2 billion DOT program hands out unjustified stimulus grants, IG reports

Sarah Bedford -

September 25, 2014 9:00 am

The Vieques Sports City Complex was never built because an environmentalist lawsuit dragged on unresolved for nearly a decade before it was settled. (iStock)

Sports

Apathetic HUD officials lose $10.8 million on failed Puerto Rican sports complex

Mark Tapscott -

September 23, 2014 6:00 pm

SEC officials said the widespread securities violations would have been difficult to detect were it not for the whistleblower. (iStock)

SEC hands whistleblower record-breaking $30 million award

Sarah Bedford -

September 22, 2014 7:56 pm

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