Federal Oversight

From inspectors general to GAO, FBI probes and Justice indictments, independent watchdogs and Congressional oversight committees — learn from others' mistakes with our Federal Oversight coverage.

Injuries are higher among nonpermanent postal employees

U.S. Postal Service employees in a non-career capacity get injured on the job 50 percent more often than permanent employees, a government watchdog found.

3 days ago

Fed reviews ethics polices after prolific trading uncovered

The Federal Reserve said Thursday, Sept. 16, that it is reviewing its ethics policies governing senior officials' financial holdings, in the wake of disclosures that two regional Fed presidents engaged in extensive trading last year.

8 days ago

Congress

Man surrenders after claiming to have bomb near Capitol

A man sitting in a pickup truck outside the Library of Congress told police on Thursday that he had a bomb, prompting a massive law enforcement response.

Whistleblower training at VA would be mandatory under new bill

The legislation aims to improve the means of exposing waste and fraud at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

2 months ago

Off-duty DEA agent arrested on Capitol riot charges

A video posted on the internet showed Mark Sami Ibrahim carrying a flag bearing the words 'Liberty or Death' outside the Capitol, about 12 minutes before a mob of people pulled apart a nearby set of barricades.

2 months ago

Watchdog: Ross misled on reason for citizenship question

According to an investigation from the Office of Inspector General, during congressional testimony three years ago, former U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross gave a misleading reason for why he wanted a citizenship question on the 2020 census.

2 months ago

Ex-senior NASA employee gets 18 months for pandemic fraud

During the fraud, Andrew Tezna was making more than $180,000 annually working in NASA's financial offices.

2 months ago

Watchdog: 2 Trump EPA appointees defrauded agency of $130K

Two high-ranking Trump political appointees at the EPA engaged in fraudulent payroll activities, including payments to employees after they were fired and to one of the officials when he was absent from work.

2 months ago

Pentagon official placed on leave over allegations of unauthorized release of classified info

Since early 2019, Katie Arrington has been working as chief information officer for the Acquisition and Sustainment Office at the Defense Department, overseeing a cybersecurity initiative.

3 months ago

USPS struggled to keep records of employees taking COVID leave

The U.S. Postal Service “took quick, decisive action focused on employee safety” but struggled to maintain thorough records of employee leave use during the pandemic, an internal report said.

3 months ago

Senate approves bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday

The Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would make Juneteenth, or June 19th, a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.

3 months ago

Former Air Force translator, NSA contractor in leak case released from prison

Reality Winner was sentenced to five years and three months in prison, which prosecutors said at the time was the longest ever imposed for leaking government information to the news media.

3 months ago