Waste and Fraud

Nearly a dozen reports on closed fuel theft investigations were obtained by the Washington Examiner in response to a Freedom of Information Act request. (Thinkstock)

Postal workers, contractors use government credit cards for fuel scams

Michal Conger -

February 21, 2014 5:00 am

Crime

Fraud, kickbacks in disabled veteran-owned business scam draws prison term

Mark Flatten -

February 21, 2014 5:00 am

This April 2, 2012 file photo shows the fabrication room of the Northern Beef Packers processing plant in Aberdeen, S.D. Northern Beef Packers was one of a handful of large projects in South Dakota to solicit funds from the federal EB-5 program, which allows foreigners to get visas if they invest $500,000 to $1 million in projects or businesses that create jobs for U.S. citizens. (AP Photo/Dirk Lammers, File)

Immigration

Trying to pick winners, South Dakota comes up a loser in new EB-5 scandal

Kenric Ward -

February 21, 2014 5:00 am

US to announce arrests in health care fraud case

Washington Examiner -

February 20, 2014 4:40 pm

Fake credit union, private investor scamming Delaware residents, AG says

Bryan Cohen -

February 19, 2014 8:13 pm

Technology

Expired contracts backlog costing NASA millions, IG says

Lejla Sarcevic -

February 19, 2014 5:00 am

Oh Sung Kwon of Vienna, Va., the co-founder and former chief financial officer of defense contractor Avenciatech, pleaded guilty to bribery, conspiracy to commit bank fraud and willful failure to file a tax return. (Thinkstock)

Virginia businessman gets prison for role in historic bid-rigging scheme

Logan Porter -

February 18, 2014 5:00 am

The Department of Agriculture is among the handful of government agencies that together manage an estimated 83 percent of federal civilian structures. (Thinkstock)

Empty buildings, faulty data on federal property costs taxpayers billions each year

Michal Conger -

February 18, 2014 5:00 am

At a Jan. 28 hearing, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray stunned lawmakers with an admission that renovation costs for the agency's building ballooned to $145 million. NowÃÂ Federal Reserve investigators want to know why costs have soared to more than three times the original estimate, the Washington Examiner has learned. (Photo: Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner file)

Federal Reserve inspector general to probe spiralling building renovation costs at CFPB

Richard Pollock -

February 14, 2014 5:00 am

The federal government, which has more than 5.1 million federal and contract employees, spent more than $1 billion in 2011 on background checks. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Background checks need more consistent guidelines, GAO finds

Kelly Cohen -

February 13, 2014 5:00 am

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Tag: Waste and Fraud

Postal workers, contractors use government credit cards for fuel scams

Fraud, kickbacks in disabled veteran-owned business scam draws prison term

Trying to pick winners, South Dakota comes up a loser in new EB-5 scandal

US to announce arrests in health care fraud case

Fake credit union, private investor scamming Delaware residents, AG says

Expired contracts backlog costing NASA millions, IG says

Virginia businessman gets prison for role in historic bid-rigging scheme

Empty buildings, faulty data on federal property costs taxpayers billions each year

Federal Reserve inspector general to probe spiralling building renovation costs at CFPB

Background checks need more consistent guidelines, GAO finds

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