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About 81 percent of the 40,000 plus GAO recommendations since 1983 have been successfully implemented. (iStock Photo)

Congressional watchdog’s recommendations usually followed, Deloitte says

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February 18, 2015 7:50 pm

Each of the 329 government employee conferences cost more than $20,000, with 16 exceeding $100,000. (iStock Photo)

Energy Dept. spent $21m on conferences, including Super Bowl party, casino nights

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February 18, 2015 6:05 pm

Contracting, lobbying reform top watchdog’s list of oversight priorities

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February 17, 2015 9:26 pm

Contractor accused of bribing USPS exec with payments for his child’s tuition

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February 16, 2015 4:37 pm

USAID’s Afghanistan operation may have overtime pay problem

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February 13, 2015 6:23 pm

Biden in Belgium: $690K for Hotel, $372K for Vehicles

Biden in Belgium: $690K for Hotel, $372K for Vehicles

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February 13, 2015 2:05 pm

Items like plastics, tires and batteries were burned in open pits where the fumes could drift into areas where U.S. military personnel lived.Â (iStock)

Pentagon wasted millions of tax dollars on unused Afghan trash incinerators

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February 13, 2015 2:00 pm

IRS officials in 2010 used taxpayer funds to hand out engraved pens, monogrammed bags, cocktails and more to the government employees who attended.

OMB rolls back restrictions on travel, conference spending

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February 13, 2015 10:00 am

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Grassley challenges HUD for undermining public housing anti-fraud measures

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February 12, 2015 9:04 pm

The recent VA scandal, along with its size -- a $55.5 billion budget and nearly 1,000 medical centers and clinics -- makes it particularly vulnerable. (AP)

Veterans Affairs and federal IT at high risk for fraud and waste

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February 11, 2015 8:56 pm

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