Tag: Watchdog

Afghan women listen during an animal husbandry class on September 8, 2011 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The program is run by the Afghan Women Rights Organization and is aimed at educating women on ways to raise their household income. The program is funded by the U.S. Ambassador's Small Grants Program (ASGP) and USAID. (Photo by John Moore/Getty images)

National Security

Officials don’t know if U.S.-funded efforts for Afghan women are working

Sarah Bedford · December 18, 2014 10:00 am

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Nonprofit federal grant recipient manipulated data for study of Medicaid errors

Ethan Barton · December 17, 2014 10:39 pm

FITARA would require agencies to review their existing technology systems to rid it of duplication or waste. (iStock Photo)

Congress passes measure to reduce wasteful information technology investments

Sarah Bedford · December 17, 2014 9:47 pm

Taxpayer advocacy nonprofit’s video pushes Postal Service to focus on mail

Sarah Bedford · December 17, 2014 6:47 pm

Cause of Action’s Epstein wants more transparency action by Congress in 2015

Ethan Barton · December 17, 2014 6:10 pm

HHS failed to list $1.4 million between the four conferences that the IG reviewed for its report. The agency reported spending $15.8 million for those conferences on its website as required by new Office of Management and Budget rules. (iStock Photo)

Federal department’s CFO says accurate spending reports won’t help taxpayers

Sarah Bedford · December 17, 2014 10:00 am

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Pharmacies illegally stocking shelves with government-funded medications

Ethan Barton · December 16, 2014 8:53 pm

Newport News Shipbuilding workers prepare for the christening of the Navy's newest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford at the shipyard in Newport News, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

National Security

Navy billions over budget on unfinished Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier

Sarah Bedford · December 16, 2014 7:51 pm

There's no shortage of ideas, but even simple solutions have met resistance in Congress, the report noted.

Postal service ideas to make more money could include reporting potholes

Sarah Bedford · December 16, 2014 10:00 am

$700 million Afghan task force leaving little behind but leaky gas pipeline

Sarah Bedford · December 16, 2014 6:00 am

Depressed veterans received inadequate treatment and suicide prevention help from Veterans Affairs clinics, according to a government watchdog. (iStock)

Veterans with depression not monitored properly

Ethan Barton · December 15, 2014 6:47 pm

Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service officials often decide whether to add creatures to the Endangered Species Act lists for government protection based on the guidance of experts with financial and professional conflicts of interest, according to a congressional report. (iStock)

Energy and Environment

Financial, professional conflicts of interest mar endangered species decisions

Ethan Barton · December 15, 2014 1:00 pm