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State Department slashes oversight in Afghanistan, putting billions at risk

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April 29, 2015 1:59 pm

Attorney General Eric Holder, center, walks with his wife Sharon Malone, left, as he leaves his office for six years to a farewell gathering at the Justice Department in Washington, Friday, April 24, 2015. An office in his department that oversees the Freedom of Information Act throughout the executive branch failed a recent test of its compliance with the open government law.Â (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Two-thirds of federal agencies flunked Freedom of Information Act test

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April 28, 2015 6:37 pm

Internal documents show the legal team often discussed Clinton Foundation activities around the world. (AP)

State Department records show official concern about Clinton ties to ‘Saudi entities’

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April 23, 2015 7:53 pm

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, and their daughter, vice chair of the Clinton Foundation Chelsea Clinton take part in the Closing Plenary Session: 'Aiming for the Moon and Beyond' during the fourth day of the Clinton Global Initiative's 10th Annual Meeting. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

Many Clinton charity donors also got State Department awards under Hillary

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April 23, 2015 9:00 am

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., left, joined at right by Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., heads to a meeting of House Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

IRS diverted millions from taxpayer assistance to pay for employee bonuses

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April 22, 2015 4:33 pm

The Shorandam Industrial Park, which was funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development, is home to just four Afghan companies, according to a report made public Tuesday by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.Â (Photo: www.army.mil)

Taxpayer-funded facilities in Afghanistan sit empty, without power

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April 22, 2015 1:49 pm

Former Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., said the National Technical Information Service should be abolished because most federal publications it offered were available at no cost on the Internet. (AP Photo)

Federal office charges other agencies for reports they can get for free

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April 18, 2015 10:55 am

The immigration agency spent nearly $12 million on flights that were less than 40 percent full. (AP Photo)

Immigration

Feds wasted $41 million deporting illegal immigrants on nearly-empty charter flights

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April 17, 2015 2:59 pm

Agencies across the federal government with unspent on the books during the final weeks of the fiscal year often go into

Federal bureaucracies go on end-of-year spending sprees to avoid budget cuts

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April 16, 2015 7:12 pm

Using fake names and personal information, the former DEA official applied for and obtained 32 government credit cards, according to the Department of Justice. (AP Photo)Â

DEAer created fake workers for 32 government credit cards, got cash at ATMs

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April 15, 2015 3:18 pm

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