Waste and Fraud

EPA facilitates the scam through the nature of the mandate. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Beltway Confidential

EPA green program lays a golden egg for con artists

January 17, 2014 5:00 am

The first Arlington County, Va., Super Stop was installed at Columbia Pike and Walter Reed Drive last year. (Courtesy photo)

Buck halts at $1.1 million bus ‘Super Stop’

Kenric Ward -

January 16, 2014 5:00 am

Michael Horowitz, the Justice Department's inspector general, arrives to testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee after faulting the department for disregard of public safety in Operation Fast and Furious in this Sept. 20, 2012, file photo. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Agency stonewalling blocks timely, complete watchdog investigations, IGs tell Congress

Mark Flatten -

January 15, 2014 5:00 am

Energy and Environment

Obscure federal commission’s IG says abolish it

Luke Rosiak -

January 14, 2014 5:00 am

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration concluded that the system for calculating subsidies for individuals to purchase insurance through President Obama's health care law didn't have adequate measures in place to minimize security risks and prevent fraud.

Technology

GAO says eight federal agencies fail to fix data breach problems

Kelly Cohen -

January 14, 2014 5:00 am

Nadya Suleman stands outside her home in La Habra, Calif. (AP/Damian Dovarganes)

‘Octomom’ charged with welfare fraud in California

John Rogers -

January 14, 2014 5:00 am

Building a new Department of Homeland Security headquarters is not only taking extra years, but extra billions of taxpayer dollars, according to a new report from the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency. The only project that has been completed is the U.S. Coast Guard headquarters, above. (Photo: Clark Construction

Politics

New Homeland Security headquarters costing extra billions

Kelly Cohen -

January 13, 2014 5:00 am

Gov. Paul LePage speaks to reporters at the State House in Augusta, Maine, on June 26. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Maine governor hammers away at welfare fraud

Associated Press -

January 11, 2014 5:00 am

Energy and Environment

Agency hands out federal cash in Alaska but does nothing to make sure it’s spent properly

Luke Rosiak -

January 9, 2014 5:00 am

Officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development recently awarded more than $3 million for a program at its mission in Armenia, according to non-profit watchdog Judicial Watch. (Thinkstock)

USAID spends millions on Armenian ‘civic engagement’

Kelly Cohen -

January 7, 2014 5:00 am

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Tag: Waste and Fraud

EPA green program lays a golden egg for con artists

Buck halts at $1.1 million bus ‘Super Stop’

Agency stonewalling blocks timely, complete watchdog investigations, IGs tell Congress

Obscure federal commission’s IG says abolish it

GAO says eight federal agencies fail to fix data breach problems

‘Octomom’ charged with welfare fraud in California

New Homeland Security headquarters costing extra billions

Maine governor hammers away at welfare fraud

Agency hands out federal cash in Alaska but does nothing to make sure it’s spent properly

USAID spends millions on Armenian ‘civic engagement’

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