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Ukraine arms transfers still tracked after US State Dept. kills report
There is a critical lack of transparency in U.S. arms transfers, and it's difficult to access data from the State, Defense and Commerce Departments.
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Federal Oversight
New federal prisons chief vows to fix troubles, regain trust
Peters said it’ll take time to turn around the Justice Department’s largest component with 122 facilities, 159,000 inmates and a budget of over $8 billion.
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Booz Allen values ‘struggling’ EverWatch at $440M in antitrust case
Attorneys for Booz Allen Hamilton have said the merger, announced in March, would stimulate competition and speed up technology development.
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Thrift Savings Plan overseer would get watchdog under Democrat’s bill
Democratic Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton of the District of Columbia introduced a bill to establish IG for the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.
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How GAO went from a small accounting office to Congress’ supreme auditor in 100 years
The Government Accountability Office has evolved over 100 years from a mainly financial overseer to the trusted authority on government operations.
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Watchdogs call for protection of their temporary colleagues’ independence
Chair of the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency Alison Lerner said that current provisions for vacant posts, 'undermine the IG’s independence and stakeholders’ confidence.'
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Watchdog priorities back up IRS request for more staff
A Government Accountability Office report listed human capital management as a top challenge for the IRS to achieve its mission.
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