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GAO says EPA violated spending law on Pruitt's privacy booth

An internal government watchdog says the Environmental Protection Agency violated federal spending laws.

April 16, 2018 12:44 PM EDT

Nation

A VA whistleblower sees the latest negative VA watchdog report as a sign of hope

The VA Inspector General said patients' safety was put at risk at the VA medical center in Washington D.C.

March 23, 2018 07:58 AM EDT

Nation

A government watchdog found counterfeit items sold on sites like Amazon and Walmart

The Government Accountability Office purchased 47 items from popular websites, and 20 were counterfeit.

March 16, 2018 07:34 AM EDT

Science

NASA's James Webb Telescope is short on time and money... again

The telescope is one of NASA’s most expensive projects.

March 13, 2018 01:31 PM EDT

Nation

Major cities are suing the Pentagon for failure to report crime data to the FBI

Some of the data included information used in background checks for gun purchases.

January 03, 2018 06:41 AM EST

Nation

The military failed to report crime data to the FBI for decades and it could have serious consequences

Devin Kelley killed 26 people at a Texas church after the Air Force failed to report his conviction to the FBI.

December 27, 2017 07:23 AM EST

Politics

This senator found 100 examples of wasteful federal spending. Here are five of them.

Washington keeps dropping the ball on saving tax dollars, at least according to Sen. James Lankford.

November 27, 2017 06:15 PM EST

Nation

Physicians flagged for questionable prescribing of opioids say it's undeserved

About 400 prescribers under Medicare Part D were identified as having questionable prescribing patterns.

November 14, 2017 07:41 AM EST

Nation

Every Job Corps training center gets a safety rating. The feds just won't share it with you.

The federal government is well aware of safety and security problems within its Job Corps program for at-risk youth. A division of the Department of Labor, which oversees the program, even creates…

August 21, 2017 08:16 AM EDT

Security

A fake agency got over $1 million in sensitive equipment from the Defense Department

GAO tested a DOD program by creating a fictitious agency to obtain over 100 items of sensitive equipment.

August 10, 2017 02:37 PM EDT

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