Tag: Michal Conger

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Afghan officials improperly fining U.S. contractors, harming war effort

Michal Conger · July 2, 2013 4:00 am

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State Department bureau spent $630,000 on Facebook ‘likes’

Michal Conger · July 2, 2013 4:00 am

USAID distributed solar panels to shop keepers in Afghanistan, many of whom were not equipped for electricity. (Thinkstock Image)

Energy and Environment

US Afghan aid buys solar panels for farmers without electricity

Michal Conger · June 28, 2013 4:00 am

Even some volunteers are ripping off agency, Interior IG finds

Michal Conger · June 27, 2013 4:00 am

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Million-dollar wheelchair scam tops Medicare convictions

Michal Conger · June 26, 2013 4:00 am

Bob Perciasepe, acting administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, has requested an investigation into whether the agency has used fees to hinder records requests by some groups. (Courtesy photo)

EPA inspector general to review fee waiver process for possible ideological bias

Michal Conger · June 25, 2013 4:00 am

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USAID gave Pakistani group millions to create jobs, got none

Michal Conger · June 21, 2013 4:00 am

Cory Goodman, a neurobiologist and elected member of the National Academy of Sciences, took on the National Park Service in 2007 when a Marin County supervisor asked him to evaluate National Park Service claims that oyster farming was harming harbor seals and plant life in Drakes Bay. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Federal officials spinning science to suit agenda, critics claim

Michal Conger · June 20, 2013 4:00 am

Performance ratings more VIP to IRS workers than nailing fraud, IG report finds

Performance ratings more VIP to IRS workers than nailing fraud, IG report finds

Michal Conger · June 16, 2013 4:00 am

Contractors for the Navy's shipbuilding facilities have been overcharging on projects for years by ordering and billing the government for millions of dollars in materials they didn't need. (AP Photo/US Navy)

Navy keeps buying extra parts despite 14 years of auditors saying ‘Stop!’

Michal Conger · June 12, 2013 4:00 am

Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewel, seen here with President Obama at the White House, must respond to recommendations from two Inspector-General audits concerning waste and fraud resulting from government workers signing off on their own travel expenses. (AP Photo)

Watchdog: Thousands of feds sign off on own travel costs

Michal Conger · June 11, 2013 4:00 am

FHA faces prospect of first-ever taxpayer bailout

FHA faces prospect of first-ever taxpayer bailout

Michal Conger · June 5, 2013 4:00 am