Tag: Watchdog

Afghan National Army soldiers in the Shinwar district of Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, train on their radio on May 18. (AP Photo/Kristin M. Hall)

Defense Department overpaid millions of dollars for radio equipment for the Afghan National Army

Michal Conger · December 6, 2013 5:00 am

An AmeriCorps volunteer hands out Red Cross informational flyers on how to return to flooded homes, in Vicksburg, Miss., in May 2011. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

AmeriCorps parent agency dawdled while nonprofits bilked feds

Luke Rosiak · December 6, 2013 5:00 am

U.S. says diplomats defrauded Medicaid

Washington Examiner · December 6, 2013 5:00 am

"[It's delayed] because you're seeing quite of a few chances that are taking place that require the insurance carriers and the employers to take on certain responsibilities," said Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-Calif.

Doctors boycotting California’s Obamacare exchange

Richard Pollock · December 6, 2013 5:00 am

Postal Service loses almost $30,000 worth of mail loaders

Kelly Cohen · December 6, 2013 12:00 am

Krentz Johnson/Reuters - Defense contractor Leonard Francis, right, shown in this courtroom sketch with his attorney Patrick Swan, Judge David Bartick and prosecutor Robert Huie, left, during his appearance in federal court in San Diego on Nov. 21.

National Security

Navy fraud case prosecutors: Contractor got more work despite poor performance

Washington Examiner · December 5, 2013 5:00 am

Miami grand jury issues no charges against Sen. Menendez, but probe continues

Miami grand jury issues no charges against Sen. Menendez, but probe continues

Washington Examiner · December 5, 2013 5:00 am

An Afghan soldier adjusts his weapon sling during a practice session at a training facility on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Nov. 26. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

National Security

Funding of Afghan forces at risk of corruption, mismanagement without U.S. oversight

Michal Conger · December 5, 2013 5:00 am

Report: States more lax than feds on judge rules

Report: States more lax than feds on judge rules

Jennifer Kerr · December 4, 2013 5:02 am

Corruption panel’s report offers look at the payback culture in Albany

Washington Examiner · December 4, 2013 5:00 am

Patients at Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals are not being adequately protected from doctors who have histories of providing substandard treatment, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office. (AP Photo)

Slow and sloppy review procedures endanger patients at Veterans Affairs hospitals, GAO finds

Mark Flatten · December 4, 2013 5:00 am

Tanya Pelcher-Herring told oversight bodies that the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service was breaking federal contracting rules and wasting tax dollars. (Examiner/Graeme Jennings)

Obama invites whistleblower-squashing appointee under investigation to White House

Luke Rosiak · December 4, 2013 5:00 am