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President Joe Biden signs his first executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington.

Time, transparency needed as Biden inherits frazzled census

According to critics, that damage includes a failed effort to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census questionnaire and a Trump order to figure out who is a citizen and who is in the U.S. illegally.

5 years ago

Feds: Mail order firm used stamp scam to rip off government

Two New Jersey men used their e-commerce company to defraud the government out of more than $6 million by altering U.S. postage stamps, a criminal complaint released Tuesday alleged.

5 years ago

Inspector general finds Treasury acted appropriately on Trump tax returns

A watchdog has found that the Treasury Department appropriately handled Congress’ request for President Donald Trump’s tax returns, which Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has refused to provide.

By Marcy Gordon, AP

6 years ago

Kari Bingen, key DoD intelligence official, to depart Pentagon

Bingen becomes the fourth top Pentagon official to announce departures from the department in just the last week.

By Aaron Mehta and Joe Gould

6 years ago

Compulsive hoarder pleads guilty to NSA thefts

The ex-NSA contractor is a Navy veteran.

7 years ago

VA secretary promises not to let suicide prevention funds go unspent again

Lawmakers this week grilled the VA leader on a GAO report saying millions of outreach funds went unspent last year.

By Leo Shane III

7 years ago