Tag: Waste and Fraud

$3 million for an Afghan school building that was never finished

Michal Conger · July 17, 2013 4:00 am

Dept. of Transportation Audit of Stimulus Money Terminated Despite Estimated Improper Payments of $100M

Jeryl Bier · July 16, 2013 10:02 am

Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, wasted no time in offering legislation to create an Inspector General to monitor Richard Cordray, the man senators confirmed. (AP/Charles Dharapak)

Senators propose independent IG to keep watch on financial oversight board

Kelly Cohen · July 16, 2013 4:00 am

Judicial Watch's request sought records of Hillary Clinton's employees at the State Department, as well as records of her communications via phone and email, specifically those related to personal or charitable relationships with foreign leaders and governments. (AP File)

Judicial Watch sues State Department for Clinton records

Kelly Cohen · July 15, 2013 4:00 am

Multiple inspector general reports criticize U.S. Agency for International Development foreign aid programs for chronic waste, fraud and mismanagement. (AP Photo)

U.S. Agency for International Development projects rife with mismanagement, lax oversight, IGs say

Michal Conger · July 13, 2013 4:00 am

Director Josh Fox attends a screening of "Gasland Part II" at HBO Theater in New York City. (Getty Images/Stephen Lovekin)

Energy and Environment

‘Gasland’ scandal ignited at EPA

Ron Arnold · July 12, 2013 4:00 am

Cindy Harrington was caught performing a flip on a trapeze after she began collecting federal disability because of a reported neck injury sustained while lifting a mail tray. Harrington collected more than $193,000 in disability payments, using some of the money to buy a boat called âFree Ride.â She eventually pleaded guilty to fraud charges.
(Photos courtesy U.S. Postal Service Inspector General)

Fraud rampant in fed disability program

Mark Flatten · July 12, 2013 4:00 am

More than 140 computer desktops, printers, TVs, cameras, computer mice, and keyboards were mistakenly destroyed over a "misunderstanding" about a virus. (Thinkstock)

Commerce Department mistakenly destroyed 144 ‘infected’ laptops, printers, other IT equipment

Kelly Cohen · July 11, 2013 4:00 am

Consumer Finance Protection Board officials are spending $95 million renovating their headquarters building seen here at 1700 G Street, NW, in the nation's capital. The structure was building in the 1970s. (Photo by Graeme Jennings, Washington Examiner)

Costs spiral for CFPB’s lavish new headquarters as Congress fumes

Richard Pollock · July 11, 2013 4:00 am

Colleges and universities are granted money from the Small Business Administration in the Small Business Development Center Program to counsel small businesses. (Thinkstock)

Study sees no harm from ending SBA program

Kelly Cohen · July 10, 2013 4:00 am

Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., said "maintaining the status quo is not an option" when it comes to federal worker disability fraud. (AP File)

House panel hears Labor Department plan to fight federal worker disability fraud

Mark Flatten · July 10, 2013 4:00 am

In 2011 and 2012, the U.S. Postal Service paid out $6.84 billion in overtime. (AP File)

Postal Service pays too much overtime, IG audit finds

Kelly Cohen · July 10, 2013 4:00 am