Bank regulators should have acted sooner on Advanta, watchdog says

By Julie Vorman

Federal and state banking regulators should have raised questions sooner about the risky credit card securitization business of Advanta Bank

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FDIC proposes big bank, brokerage liquidation procedure

By Julie Vorman

San Francisco bank linked to laundering probe at Bank of New York

By Knut Royce

FDIC Chief got Bank of America loans while working on its rescue

By Keith Epstein and David Heath

Financial reform this week: Will Fed bow to banks' demand to keep swipe fees high?

By Julie Vorman

Excerpts from this story referencing "Inspector General":

"… by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), various federal Offices of Inspector General (OIG), and other government entities:FINANCEFlorida’s Marco Community Ba …"

SEC too lenient with secrecy requests, says watchdog

By Julie Vorman

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s corporate finance unit is too quick to rubberstamp its approval when publicly-traded companies ask

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Reform reading: SEC tackles energy payments, conflict minerals next week

By Julie Vorman

U.S. energy, mining companies must disclose government payments

By Julie Vorman

Reform reading: What will Barney's replacement do?

By Julie Vorman

"Help wanted" to influence Dodd-Frank law

By Julie Vorman

Excerpts from this story referencing "Inspector General":

"… r review, the watchdog said in a report.“As a result, the OIG [Office of Inspector General] believes there is an increased risk that material information to investor …"

"… by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), various federal Offices of Inspector General (OIG), and other government entities:FINANCEIRS needs to better detect non …"

HUD criticized for sloppy management of automated underwriting

By Julie Vorman

Serious flaws in the Federal Housing Administration’s automated underwriting process resulted in more than $6.1 billion in loans winning aut

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Miami firm accused of approving ineligible loans for FHA insurance

By Laurel Adams

Home loans brokered by nonprofits helped fuel the housing crisis

By Jeff Horwitz and Dave Jamieson

Reform reading: Bailout paradox in Nov. 2 election

The Financial Meltdown: A Glossary

By Kat Aaron

Excerpts from this story referencing "Inspector General":

"… by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), various federal Offices of Inspector General (OIG), and other government entities:FINANCECongress could amend the Econo …"

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DOE accused of violating federal hiring rules

By Julie Vorman

The U.S. Energy Department’s internal watchdog has referred to federal prosecutors hiring improprieties with a contractor worker who was pre

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DOE contractor costs soar 44 percent due to pension losses

By Peter Newbatt Smith

Energy Department stimulus funds produce questionable results

By Laurel Adams

Lack of contract oversight puts billions at risk

By Laurel Adams

Coast Guard to revise self-assessment on oil spills

By Julie Vorman

Excerpts from this story referencing "Inspector General":

"… by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), various federal Offices of Inspector General (OIG), and other government entities:FINANCESocial Security Administration …"

Kuwait contractor could be banned for security lapses

By Julie Vorman

A military contractor providing key services for U.S. soldiers in Kuwait should be banned from future contracts because some of its employee

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

By Laurel Adams

Security clearance investigators must protect data, watchdog says

By Laurel Adams

Science panel has “low confidence” in Homeland Security’s risk analyses

By Amy Biegelsen

Watchdog interference: Inspectors General say agencies hinder investigations

By John Solomon and Amy Biegelsen

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* Congress needs more informat …"

More transparency needed at export-import bank

By Julie Vorman

The U.S. Export-Import Bank, which helps finance the exports of American goods and services, should be faster and more transparent when revi

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U.S. agency fails to document, track pipeline security measures

By Julie Vorman

Navy’s small ship program criticized by GAO

By Julie Vorman

Smithsonian’s gift shop revenue to get closer look in 2011

By Julie Vorman

Nondisclosure forms needed as contractor ranks grow

By Julie Vorman

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"… e Government Accountability Office (GAO) and by various federal Offices of Inspector General (OIG):FINANCEIRS should make better use of third-party data it gets from b …"

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Nondisclosure forms needed as contractor ranks grow

By Julie Vorman

Almost half of a sampling of contracts issued by the Pentagon, Homeland Security Department, and Health and Human Services Department did no

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ITC hurt by agency's weak inspector general role

By Laurel Adams

Top lawmaker urges Obama to fill gov’t watchdog jobs

By John Solomon

NASA inspector general lack of oversight

By The Center for Public Integrity

IGs lauded for sniffing out potential savings of $87.2 billion in last year

By Corbin Hiar

Excerpts from this story referencing "Inspector General":

"… e Government Accountability Office (GAO) and by various federal Offices of Inspector General (OIG):NATIONAL SECURITY* State Dept. failed to adequately monitor Kellogg …"

Smithsonian’s gift shop revenue to get closer look in 2011

By Julie Vorman

The Smithsonian Institution’s internal watchdog plans to take a closer look at how the world’s largest museum manages the money it generates

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Watchdog interference: Inspectors General say agencies hinder investigations

By John Solomon and Amy Biegelsen

Where are the watchdogs?

By John Solomon

There are many restrictions on official government travel, but they’ve been ignored

By Corbin Hiar

ITC hurt by agency's weak inspector general role

By Laurel Adams

Excerpts from this story referencing "Inspector General":

"… y the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or various federal Offices of Inspector General (OIG):FINANCEAmong lessons learned from the Barnes Banking Co. failure, wh …"

U.S. agency fails to document, track pipeline security measures

By Julie Vorman

The Department of Homeland Security’s pipeline security unit, which scrutinizes the 100 most critical U.S. energy pipeline systems, should p

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Coast Guard to revise self-assessment on oil spills

By Julie Vorman

Gas pipeline operators shape and pay for regulators' safety studies

By Eric Nalder

DOE accused of violating federal hiring rules

By Julie Vorman

BP’s $22,800 apology

By Josh Israel, Aaron Mehta and Gabriel Debenedetti

Excerpts from this story referencing "Inspector General":

"… y the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or various federal Offices of Inspector General (OIG):FINANCE* Horizon Bank in Bellingham, Wash., failed mostly due to a h …"

Navy’s small ship program criticized by GAO

By Julie Vorman

A government watchdog scolded the U.S. Navy for pushing ahead with a troubled $25 billion project to build a new generation of small, fast s

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From Social Security to tourism, government shutdown would affect public

By Laurel Adams

DOD struggles with medical e-records system

By Laurel Adams

More transparency needed at export-import bank

By Julie Vorman

DOE accused of violating federal hiring rules

By Julie Vorman

Excerpts from this story referencing "Inspector General":

"… y the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or various federal Offices of Inspector General (OIG):FINANCE* IRS lost $90 million in 2008 tax revenue because taxpayers …"

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