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Cyber threats

Watchdog: FBI can respond better to cyber threats

$18 billion spent on jobs programs with questionable results

By Laurel Adams

Federal agencies spent $18 billion in 2009 on 47 employment programs, with little evidence of the long-term success of the programs or the j

Excerpts from this story referencing "Inspector General":

"… by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), various federal Offices of Inspector General (OIG), and other government entities.ENVIRONMENTThe Department of Energy h …"

"… goal of each agency reducing energy intensity by 30 percent by 2015. (DOE Inspector General)MISC.The City of East St. Louis, Ill., awarded over $1 million in contract …"

"… uesting $127,000 be recouped from contractors who misspent the funds. (HUD Inspector General) …"

No guarantees at the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

By John Solomon

Last November, the federal corporation charged with protecting Americans’ retirement funds issued an ominous public warning: the amount of p

Excerpts from this story referencing "Inspector General":

"… ng assets) and compliance with laws and regulations and its operations,” Inspector General Rebecca Anne Batts wrote in a letter that has escaped public attention des …"

"… its Inspector General into believing long-simmering problems were resolved.Inspector General Rebecca Anne Batts“Providing false information to OIG or Congress can be …"

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Philadelphia Housing Authority spent millions improperly

By Aaron Mehta

The agency in charge of low-income housing for Philadelphia paid $30.5 million to outside law firms over a three-year period and couldn’t fu

U.S. may not reach 2013 deadline for securing nuclear materials

By Laurel Adams

A nuclear nonproliferation initiative set by President Obama in 2009 is far behind its goal of securing vulnerable nuclear material by 2013.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Inspector General":

"… by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), various federal Offices of Inspector General (OIG), and other government entities. NATIONAL SECURITYThe Air Force Space …"

"… ense statutory requirements for managing contracts. (Department of Defense Inspector General)HEALTHThe Irish pharmaceutical company Elan will pay more than $203.5 mill …"

Homeland Security marked by waste, lack of oversight

By G.W. Schulz

Records show that communities across California had difficulty managing millions in anti-terrorism grants handed out by Congress after Sept.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Inspector General":

"… eimbursing local governments with antiterrorism money, according to a U.S. Inspector General report released in March. Instead, the state relied on promises from local …"

"… support millions of dollars in grant expenditures,” stated the audit by Inspector General Richard Skinner of the Department of Homeland Security. California’s wea …"

"… y purchases make the state safer? That’s difficult to tell, according to Inspector General Skinner. His federal auditors found that California couldn’t evaluate im …"

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Show me the oversight

By Matthew Lewis

It must be the month of the watchdog in Missouri. GOP gubernatorial candidate Kenny Hulshof pledged last week to create a nonpartisan state

Excerpts from this story referencing "Inspector General":

"… al candidate Kenny Hulshof pledged last week to create a nonpartisan state Inspector General's office "charged with uncovering fraud, waste, abuse, and corruption thro …"

"… own legislation aimed at strengthening federal agency IGs. The bipartisan Inspector General Reform Act of 2008, introduced in the Senate last year by Democrat Claire …"

"… with the president’s constitutional authority.”Three decades after the Inspector General Act of 1978 was enacted by Congress and in some cases mimicked by the stat …"

DOE contractor costs soar 44 percent due to pension losses

By Peter Newbatt Smith

An Energy Department contractor has an unusual explanation for a 44 percent cost overrun on a project to clean up millions of gallons of liq

Excerpts from this story referencing "Inspector General":

"… the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and various federal Offices of Inspector General (OIG):FINANCE* Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) is so unpopular that s …"

Cost of 13 NASA projects skyrocket due to improper reviews

By Laurel Adams

The cost of 13 projects at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration grew almost 55 percent, a combined increase of about $2.5 billi

Excerpts from this story referencing "Inspector General":

"… by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), various federal Offices of Inspector General (OIG), and other government entities.NATIONAL SECURITYThe Pentagon has a r …"

State and USAID struggle with contractors, putting billions at risk

By Laurel Adams

Obama’s budget request for State Department and USAID included an 8 percent increase over last year, up to $55.7 billion, but the GAO has fo

Excerpts from this story referencing "Inspector General":

"… by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), various federal Offices of Inspector General (OIG), and other government entities.HEALTH CARE Medicare Part D spon …"

"… rebates in 69 percent of their bids, increasing beneficiary premiums. (HHS Inspector General)MISC. With increasing concern about the default and claim rates again …"

"… on. Enforcement actions against lenders could total over $23 million. (HUD Inspector General) …"

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