Tag: Watchdog

Two doctors at the Sleep Medicine Center in Florida submitted claims for studies that patients either didn't need or never received. (iStock)

Clinic gets 8-year timeout for fraud

Sarah Bedford · September 11, 2014 5:42 pm

FILE - In this April 20, 2014 file photo, a man holds a scaled model of a Audi car as he walks past the Audi A3 e-tron displayed at the China Auto show in Beijing, China. China on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014, announced it will fine automaker Audi $40.5 million and Chrysler $5.2 million in a sweeping anti-monopoly probe of their industry that has prompted complaints foreign businesses are being treated unfairly. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

China fines Audi, Chrysler on monopoly charges

Joe McDonald · September 11, 2014 11:30 am

Owners of a North Carolina construction company face charges they fraudulently obtained federal contracts using preferences reserved for small businesses run by disadvantaged minorities or disabled veterans, according to federal prosecutors. (iStock)

Company owners charged with bilking federal preference programs

Mark Flatten · September 11, 2014 9:00 am

Acting Veterans Affairs Inspector General Robert Griffin testifies before a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, on the current state of the VA healthcare system. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Medical examiners critical of Veterans Affairs IG

Mark Flatten · September 10, 2014 6:47 pm

Army officials at Fort Knox, Ky., improperly awarded 108 green energy jobs valued at more than $270 million and are unable to document claimed savings for the projects. (iStock Photo)

Energy and Environment

Lots of gold at Fort Knox but not much energy savings

Mark Tapscott · September 10, 2014 12:38 pm

Issa said a "circuitous monologue" ensued after the Fallon realized he was speaking with the majority rather than the minority staff. (Getty images/Drew Angerer)

UPDATED: Awkward phone call prompts Issa letter charging ‘under-the-table coordination’

Mark Tapscott · September 10, 2014 11:32 am

Ex-teachers’ union treasurer admits stealing $100K

Washington Examiner · September 10, 2014 11:10 am

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Energy and Environment

Republicans: Department of Interior has revolving-door problem

Susan Ferrechio · September 9, 2014 9:33 pm

Richard Griffin, acting VA inspector general, said his office followed standard procedures in making revisions to reflect agency concerns prior to publication of its report on falsified patient waiting lists in Phoenix Aug. 26.ÃÂ (AP/Lauren Victoria Burke)

Veterans Affairs IG admits line clearing agency in deaths added after draft sent to department execs

Mark Flatten · September 9, 2014 8:13 pm

Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz told the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform that "a number of our reviews have been significantly impeded" by a lack of access to crucial documents. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty images)

IG says Justice Department caused ‘significant delays’ in investigations

Mark Tapscott · September 9, 2014 5:41 pm

Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell says the federal government does not have the power to stop states from allowing people to use welfare benefits to buy marijuana. (iStock image)

HHS: Law does not prohibit pot purchases with welfare

Susan Ferrechio · September 9, 2014 5:28 pm

The IG said its investigators found that in four U.S. Postal Service cloud-computing contracts, nobody was assigned to monitor the contractors' compliance with security standards. (iStock)

Postal Service not yet ready for the cloud, watchdog finds

Mark Tapscott · September 9, 2014 9:00 am