Tag: Watchdog

The state of government secrecy: An hour, a day and 2 McDonald’s burgers

Jennifer Peebles · September 14, 2012 4:00 am

Updated: Examiner questions the VA won’t answer about Hawaii event

Updated: Examiner questions the VA won’t answer about Hawaii event

Mark Flatten · September 13, 2012 4:00 am

Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., releases a Senate investigative subcommittee report today that finds administrative law judges too frequently award Social Security Disability benefits. AP Photo.

Senate report highlights Social Security disability benefit abuses

Mark Flatten · September 13, 2012 4:00 am

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki. (AP Photo)

UPDATED! Watchdog Alert: VA refuses to explain six-day Hawaii meeting

Mark Flatten · September 13, 2012 4:00 am

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson. Her agency is being sued under the federal Freedom of Information Act by a non-profit group for official emails sent by one of her regional officials using a private account. (AP Photo)

Think tank sues EPA for official’s secret emails

Mark Tapscott · September 11, 2012 4:00 am

Hilton's Hawaiian Village in Honolulu was the site in May 2011 for a six-day event costing more than $2.5 million and hosted by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs featuring games such table tennis, horseshoes and shuffleboard for aging vets. (AP Photo)

VA spent millions on six days of Hawaii games

Mark Flatten · September 4, 2012 4:00 am

House Committee on Veterans Affairs Chairman Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Florida, left, talks with veteran George White during a July 13, 2012, rally in support of a new Veterans Hospital in Kingston, Tenn. (AP Photo/Bob Fowler, Knoxville News Sentinel)

UPDATED! Agencies resist Congress on conference spending data

Mark Flatten · August 30, 2012 4:00 am

Watchdog: VA spent $90K on conference coffee breaks

Mark Flatten · August 24, 2012 4:00 am

UPDATED! VA paid millions to Reel Impact firm that made ‘Patton’ parody video

Washington Examiner, Mark Flatten · August 23, 2012 4:00 am

UPDATED!: VA’s $52k ‘Patton’ video parody hits the air

UPDATED!: VA’s $52k ‘Patton’ video parody hits the air

Mark Flatten · August 22, 2012 4:00 am

FOIA Front: Space agency on different planet with FOIA response?

Mark Flatten · August 21, 2012 4:00 am

New app makes searching nursing home safety data easy

Jennifer Peebles · August 20, 2012 4:00 am