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Hospital improvement hindered by overlapping federal programs

Ethan Barton -

January 25, 2015 9:29 pm

The Department of Defense inspector general reviewed eight conferences that together cost $2 million from the final quarter of 2013 and found mistakes in more than half of the events it reviewed. (iStock Photo)

Defense Department has no idea how much it spends on employee conferences

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January 23, 2015 1:27 pm

Gross didn't avoid conflicts of interest. Instead, any staff who advocated anything other than minimizing oversight were banished from meetings. (iStock)

HUD captured by lobbyists

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January 22, 2015 11:05 pm

Government waste stories usually focus on either a bureaucrat misspending federal tax dollars or the recipient of the funds doing so. (iStock Photo)

State Department miscues result in $32 million comedy of African grant errors

Ethan Barton -

January 22, 2015 8:09 pm

Energy and Environment

Ernst Moniz preps hammer for failing energy department projects

Sarah Bedford -

January 22, 2015 6:18 pm

Grassley probed into allegations that children running from violence and abuse were placed in adult jails. (iStock Photo)

Grassley hammers Justice Department for answers on foster care fraud

Sarah Bedford -

January 21, 2015 5:20 pm

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid overpaid hospitals by an estimated $4.6 million for returning patients. (iStock Photo)

Medicare officials refuse to seek recovery of nearly $5 million in lost funds

Ethan Barton -

January 21, 2015 10:00 am

Pentagon saved billions by taking watchdog’s advice on Afghanistan projects

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January 20, 2015 10:00 am

VA executives netted $2 million by abusing the relocation program, an inspector general report found.Â (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

VA procurement officers regularly falsify stats to cover up contract delays

Luke Rosiak -

January 20, 2015 10:00 am

Healthcare

Pentagon counters missed $145 million in wasted military health benefits

Sarah Bedford -

January 15, 2015 9:11 pm

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