Tag: Waste and Fraud

** FILE ** United States Enrichment Corporation cascade coordinators work in building 300 at the Paducah, Ky. plant in this Jan. 15, 2008 file photo. (AP Photo/The Paducah Sun, Stephen Lance Dennee, file)

Energy and Environment

Feds gave billions to energy firm with no business model

Luke Rosiak · November 7, 2013 5:00 am

Some of Ecotality's charging stations cost nearly three times as much as the original budgeted cost. (AP/John Raoux)

Energy and Environment

DOE hid green energy company Ecotality’s financial ills from IG

Ethan Barton · November 7, 2013 5:00 am

Cyber weaknesses continue to nag the Department of Energy -- as does the agency's failure to fix them, its inspector general has found. (Courtesy photo)

Energy and Environment

Energy Department makes no progress in fixing cybersecurity issues

Kelly Cohen · November 6, 2013 5:00 am

Michael Sestak, who served as the non-immigrant visa chief in the U.S. consulate in Ho Chi Minh City, plead guilty to bribery in relation to a scheme through which applicants paid $15,000 to $70,000 for visas to enter the U.S. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Former US visa chief in Vietnam pleads guilty to bribery

Associated Press · November 6, 2013 5:00 am

WASHINGTON - JULY 26: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) speaks during a news conference July 26, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. A number of Senate and House Republicans held the news conference to introduce the "Ensuring the Full Faith and Credit of the United States and Protecting America's Soldiers and Seniors Act" legislation. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

David Vitter seeks tougher response on food stamp misuse

Melinda Deslatte · November 6, 2013 5:00 am

The financial program manager for one division ordered personalized boxes for silk ties "because she thought it was 'awesome,'" according to the report.

US Marshals Service slammed for spending $790,000 on swag

Ethan Barton · November 5, 2013 5:00 am

Flaws in the Small Business Administration allow large businesses to get awards and contracts really meant for small businesses, the agency's inspector general found.

IG: Flaw in GSA’s awards program allows large businesses to get awards, contracts

Kelly Cohen · November 5, 2013 5:00 am

The U.S. is sending 600 troops to Eastern Europe to take part in military exercises to "reassure allies and partners" amid growing tensions with Russia over Ukraine's sovereignty. (Thinkstock)

National Security

Inspector general: Pentagon official abused position, misused subordinates

Michal Conger · November 4, 2013 5:00 am

Miami Herald: FBI tracking down Medicare fraud fugitives from South Florida

Miami Herald: FBI tracking down Medicare fraud fugitives from South Florida

Washington Examiner · November 4, 2013 5:00 am

The Department of Homeland Security is conducting a review of overtime use by its employees. Carolyn Lerner, director of the Office of Special Counsel, said employees have been adding two hours of 'administratively uncontrollable overtime' without performing that work. (Colin Kelly / Staff)

Federal Times: Homeland Security overtime abuse costing millions, watchdog says

Washington Examiner · November 4, 2013 5:00 am

Ralph M. MarianoÃÂ has been sentenced to 10 years in prison as the "mastermind" behind an $18 million kickback scheme. (AP/Stew Milne)

Engineer going to prison for leading $18 million fraud scheme against the Navy

Michal Conger · November 4, 2013 5:00 am

Examiner Editorial: Medicare payments to dead people portends Obamacare fraud

Editorial Writer · November 3, 2013 4:00 am