Tag: Watchdog

Farmers slice open the green poppy bulbs, full raw opium, the main ingredient in heroin, on a poppy field in southern Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Abdul Khaliq)

Afghans headed to ‘narco-criminal state’

Mark Tapscott · September 13, 2014 11:31 am

A campaign ad run byÃÂ Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz.,ÃÂ touting her efforts to aid the parents of a combat veteran who committed suicide in June 2013 after seeking help from Veterans Affairs, sparked a response fromÃÂ the acting director of the Phoenix VA health system, who illegally disclosedÃÂ private medical information in his leaked email.ÃÂ (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

VA critic slams Phoenix leak

Mark Flatten · September 12, 2014 10:27 pm

Anti-tax hiker Grover Norquist wonders whether the Internal Revenue Service audit of Breitbart News represents a new front in the federal agency's targeting of conservative groups.ÃÂ (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Is Breitbart audit evidence of IRS assault on conservative media outlets?

Mark Tapscott · September 12, 2014 4:17 pm

A Philadelphia-based federal contracting firm's main shareholder faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to pretending a disabled veteran controlled her company in order to secure contracts from the General Services Administration. (iStock Photo)

Veterans preference fraud puts Philly woman in jail

Sarah Bedford · September 12, 2014 9:00 am

Federal officials paid nearly eight times the average price of homes in Ajo, Ariz., to build 21 family-type residences for U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees. (iStock image)

Feds’ tab for 21 desert homes: $680K each

Mark Tapscott · September 11, 2014 5:52 pm

Two doctors at the Sleep Medicine Center in Florida submitted claims for studies that patients either didn't need or never received. (iStock)

Clinic gets 8-year timeout for fraud

Sarah Bedford · September 11, 2014 5:42 pm

FILE - In this April 20, 2014 file photo, a man holds a scaled model of a Audi car as he walks past the Audi A3 e-tron displayed at the China Auto show in Beijing, China. China on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014, announced it will fine automaker Audi $40.5 million and Chrysler $5.2 million in a sweeping anti-monopoly probe of their industry that has prompted complaints foreign businesses are being treated unfairly. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

China fines Audi, Chrysler on monopoly charges

Joe McDonald · September 11, 2014 11:30 am

Owners of a North Carolina construction company face charges they fraudulently obtained federal contracts using preferences reserved for small businesses run by disadvantaged minorities or disabled veterans, according to federal prosecutors. (iStock)

Company owners charged with bilking federal preference programs

Mark Flatten · September 11, 2014 9:00 am

Acting Veterans Affairs Inspector General Robert Griffin testifies before a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, on the current state of the VA healthcare system. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Medical examiners critical of Veterans Affairs IG

Mark Flatten · September 10, 2014 6:47 pm

Army officials at Fort Knox, Ky., improperly awarded 108 green energy jobs valued at more than $270 million and are unable to document claimed savings for the projects. (iStock Photo)

Energy and Environment

Lots of gold at Fort Knox but not much energy savings

Mark Tapscott · September 10, 2014 12:38 pm

Issa said a "circuitous monologue" ensued after the Fallon realized he was speaking with the majority rather than the minority staff. (Getty images/Drew Angerer)

UPDATED: Awkward phone call prompts Issa letter charging ‘under-the-table coordination’

Mark Tapscott · September 10, 2014 11:32 am

Ex-teachers’ union treasurer admits stealing $100K

Ex-teachers’ union treasurer admits stealing $100K

Washington Examiner · September 10, 2014 11:10 am