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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

U.S. Virgin Islands Gov. John P. de Jongh participates in a meeting dealing with healthcare at the Southern Governors' Association convention in Little Rock, Ark., Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

Environmental Protection Agency may take over some Virgin Island programs

Ethan Barton -

April 21, 2015 6:01 pm

Construction managers accompany members of the media during a tour of the new Veterans Administration hospital complex, which is under construction, in Aurora, Colo., just east of downtown Denver, Saturday April 18, 2015. Plumbers, electricians and drywall installers are still at work on the budget-busting Denver veterans hospital, even as the Veterans Affairs Department tries to coax another $830 million from Congress to finish the project, officials said Saturday. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Infrastructure

VA panel evaluating disastrous Denver project lacks construction expertise

Luke Rosiak -

April 21, 2015 10:55 am

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

Sarah Bedford -

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

Sarah Bedford -

April 17, 2015 2:59 pm

HHS Announces $201 Million for Obamacare Navigators

HHS Announces $201 Million for Obamacare Navigators

Jeryl Bier -

April 17, 2015 1:04 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

Sarah Bedford -

April 16, 2015 7:12 pm

The exterior of the Veterans Affairs Hospital is seen November 10, 2003 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Philly VA office altered wait times, doctored reviews, hid mail, ignored warnings

Luke Rosiak -

April 15, 2015 4:54 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

Sarah Bedford -

April 15, 2015 3:18 pm

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