Tag: Inspectors General

Calls for help to the New Orleans Police Department may be going unanswered.ÃÂ (Thinkstock Image)

New Orleans Police Department needs more staff to answer calls for help

Kelly Cohen · May 28, 2014 8:06 pm

Inspector General: Veterans wait 115 days for care in Phoenix Veterans Affairs system

Susan Ferrechio · May 28, 2014 6:03 pm

More Veterans Affairs hospitals have been using hidden waiting lists to cover up backlogs in patient care, the Associated Press reports. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Inspector general received reports of sexual harassment at Phoenix Veterans Affairs system

Philip Klein · May 28, 2014 6:01 pm

Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul talk with a young Afghan boy about school while on a mission to inspect a construction project in Qalat, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

National Security

Afghanistan watchdog is relentlessly tackling corruption — with no plans to let up

Kelly Cohen · May 27, 2014 7:49 pm

The 2020 census may still have a hefty price tag despite efforts by the Commerce Department to cut costs, a new report shows. (AP Image)

Census Bureau struggles to cut costs for the 2020 headcount

Kelly Cohen · May 23, 2014 3:29 pm

Homes sit smoldering after Hurricane Sandy on Oct. 30, 2012, in the Breezy Point Neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Hurricane Sandy recovery money recipient didn’t need the funds, IG finds

Kelly Cohen · May 21, 2014 10:00 am

In this Feb. 20, 2014 photo, a man walks through a hall at Secret Service offices in Washington.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

National Security

Exclusive: Secret Service agents accused of ordering ‘Operation Moonlight’ remain on the job

Susan Crabtree · May 21, 2014 9:00 am

In this May 15, 2014, photo, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki speaks with the news media on Capitol Hill in Washington. Shinseki would be granted more authority to fire or demote senior executives under a bill headed to the House floor. The measure comes as pressure builds on Capitol Hill to overhaul the beleaguered agency in response to allegations of treatment delays and preventable deaths. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

IG: VA investigations expanded to 26 facilities

Matthew Daly · May 21, 2014 4:42 am

Major defense contractor Northrop Grumman wrongly charged the U.S. government more than $100 million, according to a new report from an internal government watchdog.Ã (Sipa/AP Images)

Northrop Grumman defrauds government of $100 million, IG says

Kelly Cohen · May 20, 2014 4:00 am

A new audit shows officials and employees of the Orange County Fire Authority are concerned about "accountability, discipline and leadership" within the agency. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

California fire agency found to have numerous management issues

Kelly Cohen · May 19, 2014 2:47 pm

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki testifies on Capitol Hill on Thursday before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing to examine the state of Veterans Affairs health care. (AP/Cliff Owen)

The Veterans Affairs’ deadly bureaucratic drones

Michelle Malkin · May 16, 2014 4:00 am

Department of Homeland Security acting Inspector General Charles K. Edwards testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 23, 2012, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Internal government watchdog system broken, experts say

Susan Crabtree · May 16, 2014 4:00 am