June 20, 2013

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BY: MARK FLATTEN FEBRUARY 25, 2013 | MODIFIED: FEBRUARY 25, 2013 AT 10:58 AM

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Paralysis in Congress keeps federal worker disability fraudsters cashing the checks

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Getting federal employees off disability and into retirement while closing off opportunities for fraud has proved all but impossible for President Obama and his immediate predecessor, as well as for Congress. Part three...
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Disability can be easy street for federal bureaucrats

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Experts say fraud rampant in federal worker disability program

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First of a three-part series A postal worker who ran marathons found her race times improved after she began drawing federal disability checks for an alleged back injury. Another disabled federal employee went scuba...
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Performance ratings more VIP to IRS workers than nailing fraud, IG report finds

By MICHAL CONGER | 06/16/13 10:20 AM

IRS employees are choosing good performance ratings over identifying potentially fraudulent tax identification number applications, according to an audit by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. The...
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GAO says Pentagon doesn't know how much it loses to improper payments

By KELLY COHEN | 06/14/13 03:35 PM

Payments that shouldn't have been made cost the Department of Defense at least $1.1 billion in 2011 and possibly much more, according to a congressional watchdog agency. The Government Accountability Office found that...
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Government ethics office web site hacked

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Unidentified hackers have shut down the federal government's main employee ethics website, The Washington Examiner has learned. Web visitors to the U.S. Office of Government Ethics website are greeted with a stern...
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Multiple federal investigations are probing the $2 billion Obamacare co-op loan program at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, The Washington Examiner has learned. Investigators from two separate offices...
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Navy contractors waste millions of taxpayer dollars every year on excess equipment for shipbuilding and repairs, despite 14 years of IG audits highlighting the problem, according to an audit by the internal watchdog for...
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IG auditors report TSA can't document screening program's performance or spending plan

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Despite spending almost $900 million dollars on the program, the Transportation Security Administration can't ensure that its screening program for passengers and employees works. According to a report by Inspector...
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Watchdog: Thousands of feds sign off on own travel costs

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Employees at the U.S. Department of the Interior routinely violate federal policy by approving their own travel and charging thousands of dollars in unsupported costs to the government, according to auditors. The...
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IG says flaws in Medicare databases invite fraud and abuse

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On the eve of an historic expansion in the federal role in the healthcare, a government review finds Medicare overwhelmed by new-medical provider information and unable to police its existing databases against the...
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