Tag: Watchdog

Accountability at the Department of Veterans Affairs apparently means firing someone who has already retired, a press release issued Friday shows. (AP/Charles Dharapak)

Veterans Affairs moves to fire retiring hospital director

Mark Flatten · September 26, 2014 6:23 pm

The Government Accountability Office said its analysis "found that most agencies showed no statistically significant change in use during this period" in a report made public Friday. (iStock Photo)

Federal managers show little decision-making progress, GAO finds

Mark Tapscott · September 26, 2014 5:49 pm

Fifty-six percent of Americans now believe the country's economic and political systems are stacked against them -- the highest number in 22 years, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll. (iStock Photo)

Earmarks never went away — they changed addresses

Sarah Bedford · September 26, 2014 9:00 am

A Navy helicopter lands on the USS Independence in waters off Honolulu on Thursday, July 24, 2014. (AP Photo)

National Security

Not testing new combat ships cost Navy an extra $200 million: GAO

Charles Hoskinson · September 25, 2014 9:34 pm

Former EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson (AP/Alex Brandon)

Energy and Environment

EPA’s Jackson didn’t list official records when she left

Mark Tapscott · September 25, 2014 4:46 pm

Outgoing DC mayor nominates new inspector general

Outgoing DC mayor nominates new inspector general

Washington Examiner · September 25, 2014 4:19 pm

The department's anti-trust division paid $8.4 million hiring expert witnesses when none was necessary. (iStock)

Feds paid millions for unneeded expert witnesses

Richard Pollock · September 25, 2014 10:00 am

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx was asked to provide Congress with documentation of the project-selection process. (AP/Cliff Owen)

$4.2 billion DOT program hands out unjustified stimulus grants, IG reports

Sarah Bedford · September 25, 2014 9:00 am

China is flooding the United States with fake driver's licenses produced by high-tech forgery rings that are so accurate they could lead to breaches in homeland security.Â (iStock image)

National Security

China flooding U.S. with fake driver’s licenses

Richard Pollock · September 24, 2014 4:18 pm

A private nonprofit government watchdog group will soon work with congressional committees to help them oversee federal spending and programs. (iStock Photo)

Nonprofit to train Hill oversight sleuths

Sarah Bedford · September 24, 2014 1:00 pm

The White House on Friday expressed confidence that Obamacare subsidies would withstand the scrutiny of Supreme Court justices in the wake of the nation's highest court announcing it would hear a new challenge to President Obama's healthcare law.Â (iStock Photo)

Insurance brokers say they are ‘worse off’ due to Obamacare

Richard Pollock · September 24, 2014 1:00 pm

There is no documentation for more than $22 million worth of repairs that postmasters and other postal officials paid for last year with credit cards, according to USPS inspector general. (iStock)

Postal officials resist upgrade to verify $22 million in repairs

Mark Tapscott · September 24, 2014 9:00 am