Tag: Watchdog

Richard Griffin, acting inspector general at the veterans' agency, is refusing to turn over the draft of the VA report. (Getty images/Chip Somodevilla)

Veterans Affairs IG stonewalls Congress on report over fake appointment lists

Mark Flatten · September 4, 2014 9:31 pm

Former Va. Gov. Bob McDonnell, wife found guilty on corruption counts

Kelly Cohen · September 4, 2014 8:31 pm

49 percent of the complaints received in 2012 and 2013 saw no work done on them for at least two months, the report said.

Half of complaints about tax preparers gather dust at IRS for months, IG says

Mark Tapscott · September 4, 2014 7:19 pm

Officials of the U.S. Export-Import Bank blew the agency's travel budget by millions of dollars after taking 400 first-class flights over the last three years, according to records obtained under the federal Freedom of Information Act. (iStock Photo)

Ex-Im exceeds travel budget by millions after flying first class 400 times

Luke Rosiak · September 4, 2014 7:00 pm

The Global Combat Support System-Army, a logistical support system meant to track supplies, spare parts and other equipment, was launched in 1997. (iStock)

National Security

Army can’t track spending on $4.3b system to track spending, IG finds

Mark Flatten · September 4, 2014 9:00 am

On Aug. 8, a bipartisan letter signed by Congressional leaders expressed "serious concerns" about the obstacles inspectors general continue to face. (iStock)

Inspectors in Afghanistan face ‘obstructionism’ from U.S. officials

Richard Pollock · September 3, 2014 9:32 pm

"Clay used the Medicaid identification numbers of individuals who did not know Clay or anything about her company," according to the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Middle District of North Carolina. (iStock)

North Carolina woman pleads guilty in Medicaid scam

Luke Rosiak · September 3, 2014 7:23 pm

New York congressman’s ex-girlfriend pleads guilty

Washington Examiner · September 3, 2014 7:21 pm

Foot-dragging by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has stalled a nonprofit group's investigation into whether millions of dollars spent to refurbish a Boston public housing development have fixed more than a decade of maintenance issues and health hazards.

HUD stalling conceals health, safety complaints in public housing

Mark Flatten · September 3, 2014 7:00 pm

State unemployment system plagued with problems

Washington Examiner · September 3, 2014 3:14 pm

This handout image courtesy of Gehry Partners, LLP, shows the planned Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial in Washington. (AP Photo/Gehry Partners, LLP, 2013)

Eisenhower memorial staff books oversight meeting during congressional recess

Luke Rosiak · September 3, 2014 3:00 pm

The compressed natural gas tank is seen stored behind the backseat in the trunk of a Honda Civic on Friday, Sept. 23, 2005, in East Liberty, Ohio. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

Energy and Environment

Colorado buys CNG vehicles, but state workers fill’em up with petrol

Mark Tapscott · September 3, 2014 12:00 pm