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The high-level procurement official at the Department of Veterans Affairs slammed for leaking inside information to a private contractor retired from the agency Tuesday, the Washington Examiner has learned. (Getty images File)

Embattled Veterans Affairs procurement official abruptly resigns

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October 15, 2014 12:55 pm

FILE - In this March 11, 2011 file photo, Scot Beckenbaugh, deputy director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service listens during a news conference in Washington.Â Beckenbaugh draws a $174,000 salary for his job on K Street in Washington, yet he insists he is an Iowa resident for state tax purposes.Â (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

FMCS honcho lives in D.C. but claims Iowa tax residency

Luke Rosiak -

October 15, 2014 9:00 am

Feds often ignore market research

Sarah Bedford -

October 14, 2014 1:37 pm

If you have never heard of FMCS, that is because it does very little with its $50 million annual budget. Its ostensible purpose is to provide voluntary arbitration services in labor disputes, but clearly it doesn't even do much of that. (iStock)

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An outrageous agency that Congress should abolish now

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October 13, 2014 9:00 am

Healthcare

Extendicare reaches record settlement for providing ‘worthless’ nursing services

Luke Rosiak -

October 11, 2014 6:00 pm

Most of the $41 billion in annual federal highway spending is not adequately tracked by the Federal Highway Administration, a new report from the Government Accountability Office found. (iStock Photo)

Lax reporting makes $41 billion in federal highway spending tough to track

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October 11, 2014 9:00 am

Pentagon lacks proper documentation of fair prices on $70 billion in contracts

Mark Tapscott -

October 10, 2014 6:00 pm

A housing program in Chicago spent millions of taxpayer dollars on projects that should have been covered by income from the rent it was collecting, a watchdog report found. (iStock)

Chicago misused HUD housing grants

Sarah Bedford -

October 8, 2014 6:00 pm

Sloan Gibson, deputy VA secretary, said the agency is moving as quickly as the law allows in getting rid of executives responsible for widespread falsification of patient records to hide long wait times. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Veterans Affairs executive defends pace of agency discipline in scandal

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October 8, 2014 5:51 pm

Auditors catch DOT staffers gaining millions in illegal cash with government travel cards

Mark Tapscott -

October 7, 2014 5:00 pm

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