ITC hurt by agency's weak inspector general role

By Laurel Adams

The U.S. International Trade Commission has ended five years of temporary inspectors general who failed to produce any investigations, audit

Excerpts from this story referencing "Inspector General":

"… by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), various federal Offices of Inspector General (OIG), and other government entities. Congressional Research Service repor …"

Immigration complications extend to alien children

By Laurel Adams

The Department of Homeland Security struggles to pinpoint if some aliens are under the age of 18, the age that determines if they are immedi

Excerpts from this story referencing "Inspector General":

"… by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), various federal Offices of Inspector General (OIG), and other government entities. Congressional Research Service repor …"

Audit says legal aid boss charged taxpayers for club, car

By John Solomon and Laurel Adams

The head of a Louisiana legal aid group funded by the federal government routinely dined at a private club and drove a leased vehicle for pe

Excerpts from this story referencing "Inspector General":

"… and dinner) at a private business club and restaurants in Baton Rouge,” Inspector General Jeffrey Schanz said in his report. “Many of the meals were lunches and d …"

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U.S.-Mexico "virtual fence" plagued by problems

By Laurel Adams

A $4.4 billion project led by Boeing Co. to build a “virtual fence” along the U.S.-Mexico border is consistently over budget, behind schedul

Excerpts from this story referencing "Inspector General":

"… by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), various federal Offices of Inspector General (OIG), and other government entities. Congressional Research Service repor …"

EPA scolded for website that appeared to endorse coal ash products

By Laurel Adams

An Environmental Protection Agency website about products made from coal ash failed to disclose contamination risks and gave the improper ap

Excerpts from this story referencing "Inspector General":

"… by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), various federal Offices of Inspector General (OIG), and other government entities. Congressional Research Service repor …"

Pentagon scrimps on domestic abuse prevention

By Laurel Adams

Unreliable data means the Defense Department cannot pinpoint how many service members are involved in domestic violence incidents or identif

Excerpts from this story referencing "Inspector General":

"… by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), various federal Offices of Inspector General (OIG), and other government entities. Congressional Research Service repor …"

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State Dept’s bomb-sniffing dogs struggle to detect explosives

By Laurel Adams

Bomb-sniffing dogs are used by the U.S. State Department to search vehicles, packages, and luggage at embassies and consulates in Afghanista

Excerpts from this story referencing "Inspector General":

"… by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), various federal Offices of Inspector General (OIG), and other government entities:FINANCE* U.S. treasury loses an estim …"

Security clearance investigators must protect data, watchdog says

By Laurel Adams

The federal agency that investigates applicants for senior government jobs and for top-secret national security positions must ensure that i

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 SECURITY* Energy Dept’s Na …"

Republicans ask watchdogs to review FOIA request process

By Laurel Adams

Inspectors general at the Energy Department and Social Security Administration say their review of FOIA procedures at the request of senior

Forest Service struggles with staffing as firefighting costs double

By Laurel Adams

In the last decade, the Forest Service’s costs for firefighting have doubled, totaling $1 billion in 2009, according to the inspector genera

Excerpts from this story referencing "Inspector General":

"… by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), various federal Offices of Inspector General (OIG), and other government entities.MISC.IRS contractors owing $4.3 billi …"

"… e, it rarely prevents a contractor from receiving federal funds. (Treasury Inspector General) …"

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