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Grassley grills Pentagon over improper use of government credit cards
A watchdog concluded DOD cardholders made $52 million worth of "questionable" purchases at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Despite $60 billion on way, IRS seeks more money to keep operating
Funding the IRS has been a divisive issue on Capitol Hill.
High attrition jeopardizes IRS staffing progress, watchdog says
Lawmakers on the House’s oversight committee were keen on hearing hiring breakdowns for the IRS.
USAID watchdog nominee says special Ukraine IG would be ‘less helpful’
Martin said it would help to get more permanent “boots on the ground” auditors and investigators cleared to work onsite.
Ernst ‘dismayed’ by Bureau of Prisons response to sexual misconduct
“I expected to receive more substantive detail and direct responses to the questions I asked,” the Iowa Republican Senator said in a letter to the agency.
Opinions
Ramaswamy’s plan to fire 300,000 veterans is reprehensible
The Republican presidential candidate has said he wants to cut 1 million federal jobs, and roughly 30% of federal employees are veterans.
By Michael Embrich
Senators clash with US prisons chief over problem-plagued agency
Senators complained that Colette Peters appears to have reneged on promises she made when she took the job last year that she’d be candid with lawmakers.
McCarthy directs House panel to open Biden impeachment inquiry
The Republican leader is once again at a political crossroads — trying to keep his most conservative lawmakers satisfied and prevent his own ouster.
By Farnoush Amiri