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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

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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

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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

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January 20, 2015 10:00 am

Healthcare

Pentagon counters missed $145 million in wasted military health benefits

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January 15, 2015 9:11 pm

Patent office denies FOIA for busywork ‘history’ report given to paralegals

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January 15, 2015 9:11 pm

Companies agree to $44.5m settlement for falsely billing federal agencies

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January 15, 2015 8:35 pm

Afghan National Police officers carry boxes of equipment during their graduation ceremony at a National Police training center in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, August 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Pentagon paid half million for buildings that ‘melted,’ had to be rebuilt

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January 15, 2015 10:00 am

Federal managers blame red tape for bad employees, but they have at least a year to fire them before the red tape really kicks in. (iStock)

Feds say red tape bars firing incompetents, but won’t, even when they can

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January 14, 2015 10:57 pm

The owners of a Houston mental health clinic billed Medicare for treatments that weren't needed or performed. (iStock Photo)

Healthcare

Houston docs defraud Medicare for $97M with patients ‘watching TV, coloring’

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January 14, 2015 5:15 pm

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