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Energy Department can't account for $906 million
Kelly Cohen
Published: Tue, May 21, 2013
More than $900 million in excess subcontracts from the Department of Energy can't be accounted for from between 2010 and 2012. In a report released in April 2013 by the Inspector General for the DOE, the outsourcing of work to subcontractors by the National Nuclear Security Administration...
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U.S. Attorney tried to discredit Fast and Furious whistleblower, IG says
Examiner Watchdog Staff
Published: Mon, May 20, 2013
Former U.S. Attorney for Arizona Dennis Burke leaked a document to a Fox News reporter to discredit a whistleblower behind revelations in the Fast and Furious scandal, according to the Department of Justice Inspector General. "Burke's disclosure of the Dodson memorandum to Levine was likely...
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Agriculture Department to study how climate change affects cows
Examiner Watchdog Staff
Published: Mon, May 20, 2013
When the Government Accountability Office released its 2013 list of "high-risk areas," it was no surprise that climate-change was listed at the top, as President Obama has been adamant about fighting climate change. So it also came as no surprise that, despite the federal government's massive...
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GSA broke personnel rules with peer awards, IG reports
Kelly Cohen
Published: Fri, May 17, 2013
Officials giving bonus awards to General Services Administration senior executives between 2009 and 2011 violated multiple federal personnel rules and guidelines, according to the agency's Inspector-General. Among the violations described in the 21-page report made public yesterday were those...
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