Tag: Watchdog

FILE - This Feb. 4, 2014, file photo shows Adm. John M. Richardson, director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, as he speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon. At least 34 sailors are being kicked out of the Navy for their roles in a cheating ring that operated undetected for at least seven years at a nuclear power training site, and 10 others are under criminal investigation. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

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AP NewsBreak: Navy kicks out 34 for nuke cheating

Robert Burns · August 20, 2014 5:22 pm

Kentucky business unspooled as feds closed in

Kentucky business unspooled as feds closed in

Brett Barrouquere · August 20, 2014 2:07 pm

Nebraskan sentenced for not paying withholding

Nebraskan sentenced for not paying withholding

Washington Examiner · August 20, 2014 1:40 pm

Army veteran Phillip Perez twice survived cancer before dying at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Fresno, Calif., earlier this year. (Courtesy photo)

Korean War veteran dies after Veterans Affairs hospital ignored his medical history, daughter says

Mark Flatten · August 20, 2014 10:00 am

Prison company pays $8 million in back wages

Prison company pays $8 million in back wages

Gillian Flaccus · August 20, 2014 4:13 am

US safety agency offers online recall check

US safety agency offers online recall check

Washington Examiner · August 20, 2014 4:02 am

Assemblyman Isadore Hall, Compton, left, and Senate Minority Leader Bob Huff, R-Diamond Bar, smile as Hall's measure prohibiting California state government departments from selling or displaying items with an image of the Confederate flag was approved by the Senate Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, in Sacramento, Calif. The bill, AB2444, which excludes non government employees and businesses from the ban, to avoid violating constitutional free speech protections now goes to the governor. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Lawmakers target immigrant driver’s license scams

Fenit Nirappil · August 19, 2014 10:48 pm

Lianna "Lili" Ovsepian, of Tujunga, Calif., was sentenced Monday to eight years in federal prison for spearheading a scheme that involved more than $20 million using anti-psychotic drugs, the black market and repeated fraudulent billings of the government, according to the Department of Justice. (iStock)

$20 million California scheme billed Medicare over and over for the same prescription drugs

Kelly Cohen · August 19, 2014 10:18 pm

Did the federal government misplace almost $70 million in Africa?

Did the federal government misplace almost $70 million in Africa?

Kelly Cohen · August 19, 2014 8:57 pm

Ex-West Texas sheriff gets 30 days for oppression

Washington Examiner · August 19, 2014 7:19 pm

New Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald has hardly had time to get comfortable in his office before being put on the defensive by fresh revelations of longstanding agency efforts to hide or downplay patient deaths and treatment delays. (Getty Images / Win McNamee)

Veterans Affairs still using old tricks to hide deaths and delays, new reports show

Mark Flatten · August 19, 2014 7:07 pm

CEO of bankrupt oil company sentenced to 33 months

CEO of bankrupt oil company sentenced to 33 months

Washington Examiner · August 19, 2014 5:03 pm