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Performance ratings more VIP to IRS workers than nailing fraud, IG report finds

Michal Conger -

June 16, 2013 4:00 am

Prince George's County is expecting to receive an additional $12.5 million after a successful bid to change the way the state accounts for county wealth. (Photo: Thinkstock)

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GAO says Pentagon doesn’t know how much it loses to improper payments

Kelly Cohen -

June 14, 2013 4:00 am

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Government ethics office web site hacked

Richard Pollock -

June 13, 2013 4:00 am

State officials and private employers say two federally designed online calculators meant to aid creation of new Obamacare health insurance exchange offerings are riddled with flaws. (AP Photo)

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Obamacare co-ops are focus of four federal investigations

Richard Pollock -

June 13, 2013 4:00 am

Contractors for the Navy's shipbuilding facilities have been overcharging on projects for years by ordering and billing the government for millions of dollars in materials they didn't need. (AP Photo/US Navy)

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Navy keeps buying extra parts despite 14 years of auditors saying ‘Stop!’

Michal Conger -

June 12, 2013 4:00 am

A new auditors report from the Department of Homeland Security Inspector-General says the performance or future budgeting of the department's program for screening its own employees and airport passengers cannot be documented. (AP Photo)

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IG auditors report TSA can’t document screening program’s performance or spending plan

Kelly Cohen -

June 12, 2013 4:00 am

Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewel, seen here with President Obama at the White House, must respond to recommendations from two Inspector-General audits concerning waste and fraud resulting from government workers signing off on their own travel expenses. (AP Photo)

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Watchdog: Thousands of feds sign off on own travel costs

Michal Conger -

June 11, 2013 4:00 am

Patrick McFarland, Inspector-General for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, told a congressional subcommittee his agency has a $2 billion

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Big problems in $2 billion OPM fund but IG can’t touch it

Kelly Cohen -

June 7, 2013 4:00 am

An Inspector Generalâs report has found Medicareâs databases for processing medical providers âinaccurateâ, opening the door for potential waste, fraud and abuse.

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IG says flaws in Medicare databases invite fraud and abuse

Carten Cordell -

June 7, 2013 4:00 am

Iowa ranks second in the nation for the $24.9 billion in subsidies its farmers received from 1995 to 2012. (Photo: Thinkstock)

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Farm subsidies going to Iowa GOPers in Congress

Sheena Dooley -

June 6, 2013 4:00 am

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Performance ratings more VIP to IRS workers than nailing fraud, IG report finds

GAO says Pentagon doesn’t know how much it loses to improper payments

Government ethics office web site hacked

Obamacare co-ops are focus of four federal investigations

Navy keeps buying extra parts despite 14 years of auditors saying ‘Stop!’

IG auditors report TSA can’t document screening program’s performance or spending plan

Watchdog: Thousands of feds sign off on own travel costs

Big problems in $2 billion OPM fund but IG can’t touch it

IG says flaws in Medicare databases invite fraud and abuse

Farm subsidies going to Iowa GOPers in Congress

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