Tag: Waste and Fraud

FILE - This Jan. 11, 2013 file photo shows the Social Security Administration's main campus in Woodlawn, Md. Congressional investigators say Social Security has made more than $1 billion in improper disability payments to people who had jobs when they were supposed to be unable to work. In a report issued Friday, the Government Accountability Office estimated that 36,000 workers got improper payments from December 2010 to January 2013. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Investigators: 36k got improper disability pay

Stephen Ohlemacher · September 14, 2013 12:34 am

Repetitive technology investments by federal agencies wasted about $321 million over five years, a new Government Accountability Office audit shows. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Government Accountability Office finds repetitive IT investments across agencies wastes more than $300 million

Kelly Cohen · September 13, 2013 4:00 am

Former EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson is scheduled to testify Tuesday before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, which is investigating the misuse of government email accounts by Jackson in conducting official business, as well as use of personal email accounts by her and other federal executives. (Isaac Brekken/Getty Images)

Energy and Environment

Examiner Editorial: Lengthy Senate report details EPA FOIA abuses

Washington Examiner · September 13, 2013 4:00 am

The U.S. government has spentÃÂ $96 billion in a dozen years on Afghan reconstruction. (AP File)

US has no anti-corruption strategy for Afghan reconstruction

Michal Conger · September 11, 2013 4:00 am

Homeland Security can’t spend tax dollars wisely, IG reports

National Security

Homeland Security can’t spend tax dollars wisely, IG reports

Kelly Cohen · September 11, 2013 4:00 am

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We can’t make this up

Washington Examiner · September 9, 2013 4:00 am

Audubon Zoo spokesperson Sarah Burnett walks through a hurricane-damaged portion of the zoo in New Orleans, La., Oct. 14, 2005. The zoo suffered damage from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, but the only animals lost were two otters and a racoon. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)

New Orleans in the habit of wasting FEMA funds from Hurricane Katrina

Kelly Cohen · September 8, 2013 4:00 am

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn answers questions about the state's pension crisis during a press conference in Chicago in June. (AP File)

New pension liability measure shows states owe trillions

Eric Boehm · September 7, 2013 4:00 am

USPS officials responsible for preventing misuse of agency travel cards are missing thousands of dollars employees get with the cards for their personal use. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Postal Service employees make off with agency cash, IG decries

Kelly Cohen · September 5, 2013 4:00 am

American tax dollars funding a public health program in Afghanistan could be wasted by the Afghan government, but the U.S. agency overseeing the program isn't doing its job, according to the Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction. (Photo: Thinkstock)

IG exposes USAID spending millions on Afghan program despite fraud risk

Michal Conger · September 5, 2013 4:00 am

WEDNESDAY WATCHDOG: Union super PAC spending outpaces corporate donors; be careful what you ask for

WEDNESDAY WATCHDOG: Union super PAC spending outpaces corporate donors; be careful what you ask for

Washington Examiner · September 4, 2013 4:00 am

WashPost: Former senior EPA adviser expected to plead guilty in $900k pay fraud

Energy and Environment

WashPost: Former senior EPA adviser expected to plead guilty in $900k pay fraud

Washington Examiner · September 4, 2013 4:00 am