Tag: Watchdog

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator-designate Scott Pruitt listens to a reporter's question during his meeting with Senator Shelley Moore Capito,R-W.Va., on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 4th, 2017.

Energy and Environment

Scott Pruitt spent more than $105,000 on first-class travel in his first year

Josh Siegel · March 21, 2018 2:24 pm

National Security

Steven Mnuchin’s KY trip on a military aircraft coinciding with the solar eclipse cost $33K, watchdog finds

Melissa Quinn · March 15, 2018 8:26 pm

Housing a Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson shares a laugh with his wife Lacena "Candy" Carson as they are introduced to speak to HUD employees in Washington.

Emails show Ben, Candy Carson involved in selection of expensive office furniture

Caitlin Yilek · March 14, 2018 12:43 pm

Adult film actress Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, is suing President Trump and wants a California judge to invalidate a nondisclosure agreement she signed days before the 2016 presidential election. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)

Watchdog group asks Justice Department, ethics office to probe payment to Stormy Daniels

Melissa Quinn · March 9, 2018 6:51 pm

The Department of Veterans Affairs' Office of Inspector General released a report saying that David Shulkin and other VA leaders did nothing to fix up the VA hospital in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

White House stands behind VA Secretary David Shulkin after latest scandal

Pete Kasperowicz · March 7, 2018 8:17 pm

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has deflected criticism of his travel habits by saying he faces "unprecedented" security threats from taunting travelers, which has prompted career security staff to grant him waivers before flights to sit in first class. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Energy and Environment

Scott Pruitt vows to curb frequent first class travel if ‘unprecedented’ security risk can be managed

Josh Siegel · March 1, 2018 2:49 pm

"This week there have been some unfortunate distractions from our core mission of serving Veterans," David Shulkin wrote. "For that I take responsibility and recognize that this could have been handled better; I owe you an apology for that." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

VA secretary apologizes to employees for Europe trip scandal

Pete Kasperowicz · February 20, 2018 7:10 pm

An EPA official said the agency submits the same security-related waiver for Scott Pruitt to fly first class before each trip. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Energy and Environment

EPA backs away from ‘blanket waiver’ explanation for Scott Pruitt’s travel

Josh Siegel · February 15, 2018 4:55 pm

The Department of Veterans Affairs' Office of Inspector General released a report Wednesday that said VA staff purposefully bent the rules to allow David Shulkin's wife to travel with him on the taxpayers' dime. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Lawmakers scold VA secretary for fraud that led to taxpayer-funded Europe trip

Pete Kasperowicz · February 15, 2018 1:56 pm

According to an inspector general report, Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin's 11-day Europe trip cost taxpayers more than $122,000 and was subsequently misrepresented to ethics lawyers after Shulkin returned to the U.S. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Trump’s VA secretary misused government funds for European trip, watchdog says

Gabby Morrongiello · February 14, 2018 5:14 pm

Freedom of Information Act records obtained by the Environmental Integrity Project show Scott Pruitt has taken more trips at higher costs than his predecessors and been less transparent about his schedule. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Energy and Environment

EPA’s Scott Pruitt racked up $90K in travel costs in early June: Report

Anna Giaritelli · February 12, 2018 1:27 pm

The Jan. 30 report notes that for the first time since 2009, Resolute Support classified the exact, assigned and authorized force strength and attrition data for the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini, File)

National Security

US military says it didn’t mean to hide data showing Taliban’s strength, cites ‘human error’

Jamie McIntyre · January 30, 2018 4:07 pm