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Current gun debate may not help beleaguered ATF

By Alan Berlow

Federal gun cops handicapped by weak laws, stagnant budgets and Congressional restrictions

Defense officials call Air Force F-22 probe sloppy and inadequate

By Douglas Birch

Critics of the Air Force's decision to blame a costly F-22 crash on its pilot have some ammunition

Excerpts from this story referencing "Inspector General":

"… nition. In a report released Feb. 6, the Department of Defense’s Deputy Inspector General Randolph R. Stone accused the Air Force of conducting a sloppy, inadequate …"

"… ney’s fatal crash. For its part, the Air Force has promised to give the Inspector General’s office a more detailed analysis of the “non-causal” factors, such …"

Electronic medical records probed for over-billing

By Fred Schulte

Are feds doing all they can to ferret out waste from move to electronic records?

Excerpts from this story referencing "Inspector General":

"… ave yet to get a response, according to a spokesperson. The HHS Office of Inspector General also is investigating what it called “fraud vulnerabilities” related t …"

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Energy Department auto loan program sputters

By Ronnie Greene

A $25 billion Department of Energy loan program has not closed a loan in two years amid the specter of Solyndra.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Inspector General":

"… dquarters and filed for bankruptcy. The FBI and the Energy Department’s Inspector General have been conducting a joint investigation of the Solyndra project since 2 …"

DOE inspector general recommends consolidating national labs

By Douglas Birch

DOE inspector general recommends the nation's 16 national atomic labs be streamlined or shut down.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Inspector General":

"… ilitary,” he says. “Scientists are not that way." …"

"… grams rather than recommending policy. He spent 16 years with the DOE’s Inspector General’s office before becoming Inspector General himself in 1998. He said the …"

More fudging on Energy Department guard force tests

By R. Jeffrey Smith

Another DOE security squad passes performance exams with improper, inside help

Excerpts from this story referencing "Inspector General":

"… they automatically got passing grades on sections they did not complete. Inspector General Gregory H. Friedman called the 2011 and 2012 performance tests for the uni …"

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Pentagon claims $757 million overbilling by contractor in Afghanistan

By Richard H.P. Sia

Lawmakers are upset that the Pentagon kept giving billions of dollars to a food supplier for U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

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