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HHS execs doing good and living large, flying first class around the world

HHS execs doing good and living large, flying first class around the world

Luke Rosiak -

January 9, 2015 10:00 am

A laborer works on the grounds of the American-built 105MW Tarakhil Power Plant on September 8, 2011 in Tarakhil, Afghanistan, on the outskirts of Kabul. (Photo by John Moore/Getty images)

U.S.-funded facilities barely working in Afghan camp, so feds build more

Sarah Bedford -

January 8, 2015 10:00 am

This undated handout from Elbit Systems Ltd. shows a Hermes 450 unmanned airborn vehicle (UAV) in flight.Â The drones are among the high-technology border security measures officials under presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama said made it unnecessary to build a new security fence along the entire length of the U.S. border with Mexico.Â (Photo by Elbit Systems Ltd. via Getty images)

National Security

Border patrol’s drones cost $12K per hour to fly, produce little benefit or security

Sarah Bedford -

January 6, 2015 7:03 pm

U.S. Army Pfc. Francisco Guzman, 22, from Aransas Pass, Texas, drinks water after reaching the crest of a hill with others from 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment from Fort Drum, N.Y., as they investigate a rocket attack on their combat outpost in the Jalrez Valley in Afghanistan's Wardak Province on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

U.S. Troops in Afghanistan saw illegal 300 percent mark up on water

Ethan Barton -

January 5, 2015 11:51 pm

More than 85 percent of those people were identified in a 2008 Social Security Administration IG audit. (iStock Photo)

Social Security underpays beneficiaries by $500 million since 2008

Ethan Barton -

January 2, 2015 10:16 pm

Staff expected to work in the rain asked for taxpayers to buy them umbrellas. The GAO said no. (iStock)

Federal employees ask taxpayers to buy them personal items

Sarah Bedford -

December 31, 2014 9:16 pm

State Department offers huge travel allowances for government employees

Sarah Bedford -

December 31, 2014 8:04 pm

Tax and fraud schemes lead to $130 million restitution

Ethan Barton -

December 31, 2014 7:04 pm

States make feds pick up the tab for minor snowstorms

Luke Rosiak -

December 31, 2014 5:42 pm

Got a question for the IRS? It will cost you $42, and 20 minutes on hold

Luke Rosiak -

December 29, 2014 7:40 pm

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