Tag: Watchdog

Two dozen $165,000-a-year Immigration Court judges are on the federal payroll under the government's "official time" program, allowing them to do union work on government time. (iStock)

DOJ pays 4,000 employees to do union work at taxpayer expense

Luke Rosiak · September 3, 2014 9:00 am

Treasury Department officials change data they receive from financial institutions that received federal assistance under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, a special inspector general said. (iStock)

Treasury doctors banks’ TARP data

Mark Tapscott · September 2, 2014 11:04 pm

Border Patrol vehicles patrol along a barrier that runs along the US-Mexico border on October 4, 2007 east of San Luis, Calif. (Photo by David McNew/Getty images)

National Security

DHS lacks plan, info to manage its $534 million vehicle fleet

Mark Tapscott · September 2, 2014 5:58 pm

Ram Hingorani faces up to two years in prison and forfeiture of all profits when he is sentenced. (iStock)

Contractor pleads guilty in $23.5 million ‘rent-a-vet’ scheme

Mark Flatten · September 2, 2014 4:36 pm

Afghan officials can't account for $3.3 billion in U.S. military aid to their country's military and security forces, according to the Pentagon's inspector general. (iStock image)

Billions in U.S. aid can’t be accounted for by Afghan officials

Mark Tapscott · September 2, 2014 9:00 am

Lawmakers pass ethics reform following scandals

Fenit Nirappil · August 30, 2014 10:31 am

A chunk of the Justice Department's $16.65 billion settlement with Bank of America may go to a government-chartered non-profit that gives hundreds of millions of dollars to housing activists once associated with the infamous ACORN group.ÃÂ (AP/David Goldman)

ACORN-linked groups may profit in Bank of America settlement

Mark Tapscott · August 30, 2014 10:00 am

Morgan professor gets 3 years for grant fraud

Washington Examiner · August 29, 2014 10:21 pm

Feds investigate Idaho Medicaid contractor

Washington Examiner · August 29, 2014 8:30 pm

Recalls this week: laptop power cords, helmets

The Associated Press · August 29, 2014 8:04 pm

Feds critical of California twin tunnel project

Scott Smith · August 29, 2014 7:29 pm

Chief in $800M fraud gets 20 years prison

Curt Anderson · August 29, 2014 6:27 pm