Tag: Mark Flatten

Retaliation complaints have followed Todd Zinser throughout much of his career. As inspector general for the Department of Commerce, it is his job to protect whistleblowers and root out misconduct. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Few fixes available for problem IGs

Mark Flatten · December 4, 2014 10:00 am

Whistleblower Terrance Peterson tried to report wrongdoing to theÂ Veterans Affairs IG-- and faced retaliation from administrators. (Courtesy photo)

Bad things happen to whistleblowers when watchdogs become attack dogs

Mark Flatten · December 3, 2014 10:00 am

Mary Kendall does not hide her desire to be the Department of Interior's permanent inspector general.Â She has held the job on an interim basis since 2009.Â (Getty images)

Temporary IGs subject to agency manipulators covering up waste

Mark Flatten · December 2, 2014 10:00 am

HaroldÂ Geisel spent 25 years in State Department management, eventually reaching the rank of ambassador, before becoming acting inspector general in 2008.Â (Getty images)

IGs form front line of war on waste and fraud, but weak links remain

Mark Flatten · December 1, 2014 10:00 am

Speaking to a breakfast gathering of reporters hosted by the Christian Science Monitor, Robert McDonald said he has held off on some disciplinary actions to allow the Department of Justice, the FBI and the VA inspector general to complete criminal investigations. (Michael Bonfigli/The Christian Science Monitor)

VA secretary claims criminal probes stall firing of disgraced execs

Mark Flatten · November 6, 2014 9:45 pm

In this photo from July 24, Rep. Jeff Miller holds resource requests from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

VA inspector general was pressured to change report

Mark Flatten · November 3, 2014 9:21 pm

Veterans Affairs acting Inspector General Richard Griffin, left, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

Veterans Affairs IG denies damning 2008 report on wait-time abuses was hidden

Mark Flatten · October 28, 2014 2:34 pm

VA fires first staffer under new rules

VA fires first staffer under new rules

Mark Flatten · October 24, 2014 9:06 pm

Watchdog report on Veterans Affairs kept secret for years

Watchdog report on Veterans Affairs kept secret for years

Mark Flatten · October 22, 2014 3:32 pm

The high-level procurement official at the Department of Veterans Affairs slammed for leaking inside information to a private contractor retired from the agency Tuesday, the Washington Examiner has learned. (Getty images File)

Embattled Veterans Affairs procurement official abruptly resigns

Mark Flatten · October 15, 2014 12:55 pm

The IRS building.

More than $16 billion in uncollected taxes blamed on poor IRS case selection

Mark Flatten · October 13, 2014 5:30 pm

Most of the $41 billion in annual federal highway spending is not adequately tracked by the Federal Highway Administration, a new report from the Government Accountability Office found. (iStock Photo)

Lax reporting makes $41 billion in federal highway spending tough to track

Mark Flatten · October 11, 2014 9:00 am