Tag: Waste and Fraud

A laborer works on the grounds of the American-built 105MW Tarakhil Power Plant on September 8, 2011 in Tarakhil, Afghanistan, on the outskirts of Kabul. (Photo by John Moore/Getty images)

U.S.-funded facilities barely working in Afghan camp, so feds build more

Sarah Bedford · January 8, 2015 10:00 am

"Due to its financial monitoring shortcoming," Communities in Schools officials couldn't prove local affiliates "adequately tracked and safeguarded grant funds" or even show how funds were spent, the Department of Justice inspector general said. (AP Photo)

Inspectors general elect Justice Department watchdog Michael Horowitz as chief

Sarah Bedford · January 5, 2015 6:08 pm

The Department of Homeland Security main complex is shown January 8, 2010 in Washington, DC. U.S. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty images)

Coburn says only three of 100 illegal immigrants will ever face deportation

Mark Tapscott · January 3, 2015 6:16 pm

Keith Sawyer checks the damage to his home caused by Hurricane Ivan, Sept. 16, 2004. (AP File Photo/John Bazemore)

FEMA insurance oversight may cost taxpayers $1 billion on Florida storms

Ethan Barton · January 3, 2015 10:00 am

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FMCS pays $300k in salaries for barely-used press office

Luke Rosiak · January 3, 2015 10:00 am

More than 85 percent of those people were identified in a 2008 Social Security Administration IG audit. (iStock Photo)

Social Security underpays beneficiaries by $500 million since 2008

Ethan Barton · January 2, 2015 10:16 pm

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Chairman of embattled Postal Regulatory Commission freezes all travel

Sarah Bedford · January 1, 2015 9:36 pm

Poverty, economic inequality, government infrastructure and immigration become the topics of policy debates in 2014. (iStock Photo)

A New Year’s resolution for the Congress

Washington Examiner · January 1, 2015 10:00 am

Staff expected to work in the rain asked for taxpayers to buy them umbrellas. The GAO said no. (iStock)

Federal employees ask taxpayers to buy them personal items

Sarah Bedford · December 31, 2014 9:16 pm

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Tax and fraud schemes lead to $130 million restitution

Ethan Barton · December 31, 2014 7:04 pm

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States make feds pick up the tab for minor snowstorms

Luke Rosiak · December 31, 2014 5:42 pm

Medicare paid $8.2 billion overall in 2012 for eye-related claims. (iStock)

Medicare gave eye doctors millions to remove cataracts that didn’t exist

Sarah Bedford · December 30, 2014 10:00 am