Tag: Watchdog

Former FBI employee, wife admit to bank fraud

Former FBI employee, wife admit to bank fraud

Washington Examiner · July 25, 2014 12:16 pm

Soybeans being processed in Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan (Photo: SIGAR)

The U.S. spent $35 million trying to grow this crop in Afghanistan

Kelly Cohen · July 24, 2014 7:48 pm

Morgan Stanley paying $275M to settle SEC charges

Morgan Stanley paying $275M to settle SEC charges

Washington Examiner · July 24, 2014 6:06 pm

This Friday, Jan. 11, 2013 file photo, shows the Social Security Administration's main campus is seen in Woodlawn, Md. Six years ago the Social Security Administration embarked on an aggressive plan to replace outdated computer systems overwhelmed by a growing flood of disability claims. Nearly $300 million later, the new system is nowhere near ready and agency officials are struggling to salvage a project racked by delays and mismanagement.

Social Security’s $300M IT project doesn’t work

Washington Examiner · July 24, 2014 5:14 pm

This Friday, Jan. 11, 2013 file photo, shows the Social Security Administration's main campus is seen in Woodlawn, Md. Six years ago the Social Security Administration embarked on an aggressive plan to replace outdated computer systems overwhelmed by a growing flood of disability claims. Nearly $300 million later, the new system is nowhere near ready and agency officials are struggling to salvage a project racked by delays and mismanagement.

Social Security spent $300M on ‘IT boondoggle’

Washington Examiner · July 24, 2014 12:49 am

SEC considering action against S&P over ratings

SEC considering action against S&P over ratings

Washington Examiner · July 23, 2014 11:21 pm

GM issues 6 more safety recalls

GM issues 6 more safety recalls

Washington Examiner · July 23, 2014 8:32 pm

The Securities and Exchange Commission.

SEC votes to end $1 a share for some money funds

Washington Examiner · July 23, 2014 7:34 pm

William Rapfogel, who formerly led the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, arrives for his sentencing hearing in New York state Supreme Court, Wednesday July 23, 2014. Rapfogel was sentenced Wednesday to a term of 40 months to 10 years in prison for helping to steal more than $9 million from the anti-poverty organization. He has paid $3 million in restitution. (AP Photo)

Ex-CEO gets prison for stealing from NYC charity

Washington Examiner · July 23, 2014 5:22 pm

A man eats a burger at a McDonald's restaurant in Beijing Tuesday, July 22, 2014. China's food safety agency on Tuesday announced a nationwide inspection of processing factories and meat suppliers used by a company accused of selling expired beef and chicken to McDonald's and KFC. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China detains employees of suspect meat seller

Joe McDonald · July 23, 2014 3:52 pm

Agents get subsidized ‘Obamacare’ using fake IDs

Agents get subsidized ‘Obamacare’ using fake IDs

Washington Examiner · July 23, 2014 3:40 pm

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CFPB’s cloud computing security system ‘needs strengthening,’ warns IG

Richard Pollock · July 23, 2014 10:00 am