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Energy Department stimulus funds produce questionable results

By Laurel Adams

The Department of Energy has struggled to show how its $41.7 billion in stimulus funding created jobs, reduced environmental risks or improv

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 SECURITYMISC.Over five years …"

"… ent unreported and did not provide information about recovering funds. The Inspector General directed the CFO to collect improper payments and ensure all overpayments …"

"… payments and ensure all overpayments are reviewed. (Department of Defense Inspector General) …"

IG: Pentagon’s stimulus reports riddled with 2,914 discrepancies

By Laurel Adams

The Pentagon’s $7.4 billion in stimulus funding was so poorly tracked that its inspector general said it was difficult to tell “how, when an

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 Director of Nati …"

Half of Pentagon’s acquisition programs marred by poor management

By Laurel Adams

Over the past two years, Pentagon spending has increased by $135 billion, growing to a total of $1.68 trillion. Almost half of the increase

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.Last November, almost 300,000 e …"

"… r salmonella, but still does not require the producers to report it. (USDA Inspector General)If the U.S. Postal Service ended Saturday delivery, it could save an estim …"

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Confusing overlap in government assistance programs

By Laurel Adams

Number of American households needing assistance reached record levels during the recession.

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*The Senate Intelli …"

Grassley asks for independent investigator to probe ATF

By John Solomon

Sen. Charles Grassley, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, demanded Tuesday that an independent watchdog be used to invest

Excerpts from this story referencing "Inspector General":

"… n addition, Grassley noted, the Justice watchdog's top job is vacant since Inspector General Glenn Fine's retirement, leaving the office without a confirmed presidenti …"

"… rtiality and integrity of the result. Therefore, I request that the Acting Inspector General recuse her office and that a disinterested Inspector General’s office be …"

Watchdog interference: Inspectors General say agencies hinder investigations

By John Solomon and Amy Biegelsen

In an unusually public spat, the independent watchdogs inside a dozen federal agencies are alleging government officials have hindered sensi

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"… ions,” said Eric Thorson, who runs the Treasury Department’s Office of Inspector General.Thorson said he unsuccessfully asked Comptroller John Dugan, who recently …"

"… ide complete information upon request on numerous occasions,” EPA Acting Inspector General Bill Roderick wrote.Senior managers for the EPA’s criminal investigators …"

"… pond to a watchdog’s request, occurred in other departments. The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, Stuart Bowen, reported that the State Department …"

"… y Protection Act (CMPPA) and the agency’s implementation thereof,” SSA Inspector General Patrick P. O’Carroll wrote. “Delays and obstacles encountered in obtai …"

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Top lawmaker urges Obama to fill gov’t watchdog jobs

By John Solomon

The top Republican on the House’s main investigative committee today pressed President Barack Obama to fill the dozen or so vacant watchdog

Excerpts from this story referencing "Inspector General":

"… raud and mismanagement,” Issa wrote.Some of the longest-vacant Office of Inspector General (OIG) jobs are at agencies involving national security, like the State Dep …"

Key senator ‘outraged’ by poor legal aid oversight

By John Solomon

Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., head of the appropriations subcommittee that funds the Legal Services Corp. (LSC), said she is outraged that t

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"… Center’s story quoted the federal legal aid program’s chief watchdog, Inspector General Jeffrey E. Schanz, as well as a new Government Accountability Office repor …"

Federal legal aid vulnerable to fraud, questions of conflicts and intimidation

By John Solomon

U.S. Assistant Attorney General Tony West hailed Maryland’s Legal Aid Bureau with a rousing speech a few weeks ago that equated the nonprofi

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"… oversight is better than less, as evidenced by recent GAO reports,” LSC Inspector General Jeffrey E. Schanz said in an interview. “There is room for much more sys …"

SEC watchdog: Becoming political appointee would jeopardize White House probe

By John Solomon

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s independent watchdog says a Congressional effort to convert his position into a presidential appoin

Excerpts from this story referencing "Inspector General":

"… ons between outside forces, including the White House, and the SEC,” SEC Inspector General David Kotz said in an interview with the Center for Public Integrity.If th …"

"… ld have a significant impact on our ongoing investigations,” he said.SEC Inspector General David Kotz announced late last month that he had opened an investigation i …"

"… dministration does not support in any way politicizing the function of the Inspector General and we have not proposed these changes,” said the official, who spoke on …"

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