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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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Judicial Watch sues Secret Service for Obama Hawaii vacation documents
Examiner Watchdog Staff
Published: Thu, May 16, 2013
Judicial Watch has filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the U.S. Secret Service over the agency's failure to provide records on the use of government funds for the Obama family vacation in Honolulu earlier this year. Judicial Watch is an independent conservative non-profit group...
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