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National Security

Navy kickbacks schemer from Georgia to be sentenced

Associated Press · November 15, 2013 5:00 am

House Government and Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., sent letters to 15 insurers, including Aetna, BlueCross BlueShield and Cigna, demanding receipt by Dec. 13 of "all communications" between company employees and the Executive Office of the President, dating back to March 2010. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

FMCS under congressional fire after Examiner report on widespread waste and fraud

Luke Rosiak · November 14, 2013 5:00 am

Does the public have the right to see the science used by federal agencies to justify regulatory decisions that cost Americans hundreds of billions of dollars every year? That's the issue before a hearing today of a subcommittee of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology that will focus on "secret science" at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Think tanks tell court EPA using FOIA fees to hide public documents

Michal Conger · November 14, 2013 5:00 am

In this March 11, 2013 photo, the Amtrak Vermonter heads south in Middlesex, Vt. (AP File)

Amtrak serves free wine, $23 Mahi-Mahi dinners; loses millions on food

Washington Examiner · November 14, 2013 5:00 am

The General Services Administration's Washington, D.C., office has had repeated management problems, according to a report from the inspector general. (Photo: Thinkstock)

IG says GSA not fixing problems identified six years ago

Kelly Cohen · November 14, 2013 5:00 am

Bobby Thompson, who authorities have identified as Harvard-trained attorney John Donald Cody, looks at the jury during closing statements by the prosecution Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013, in Cleveland. Thompson is charged with looting the United States Navy Veterans Association, a charity he ran from Tampa, Fla. The charity fraudulently registered with the state of Ohio in 2003 and made annual renewals, the prosecutor said. The charges include racketeering, money laundering, theft and identity theft.(AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Ohio jury convicts ex-fugitive in $100 million fraud case

Washington Examiner · November 14, 2013 5:00 am

Darrell Issa-Tammy Duckworth bill would close ‘loophole’ in bidding preference for disabled veterans

Darrell Issa-Tammy Duckworth bill would close ‘loophole’ in bidding preference for disabled veterans

Mark Flatten · November 14, 2013 5:00 am

FILE - In this Wednesday, April 29, 2009 picture, Secret Service agents polish vehicles in the presidential motorcade, including a limousine, as they wait for the arrival of President Barack Obama in St. Louis. (AP File)

Report: 2 Secret Service supervisors under probe

Washington Examiner · November 14, 2013 3:05 am

A letter sent to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel questions the Army's refusal to debar an Afghan contractor with ties to terrorist groups. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Afghan contractor with insurgent ties given contracts, access to US facilities

Michal Conger · November 13, 2013 5:00 am

GAO calls TSA behavior detection including chatdowns waste

National Security

GAO calls TSA behavior detection including chatdowns waste

Bloomberg News · November 13, 2013 5:00 am

An Army National Guardsman from Fountain pleaded guilty on Tuesday to stealing from the government for collecting recruiting bonuses he wasn't entitled to.

Army recruiter pleads guilty for bonus fraud

Associated Press · November 13, 2013 5:00 am

An analysis shows that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has paid out about $845 million in malpractice cases during the past 10 years.

Department of Veterans Affairs pays out more than $800 million for malpractice

Associated Press · November 13, 2013 5:00 am