Waste, Fraud and Abuse
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USAID scrutiny highlights the good, bad of foreign spending
USAID has come under fire for funding DEI initiatives, electric vehicles, contraception, LGBTQ+ activism, and terrorists.
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Republicans hound DOJ to recover millions in improper union pension payments
Feds approved over $127 million in program overpayments for at least 3,479 deceased participants.
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‘Radical Transparency’: Trump orders ‘wasteful’ federal programs, contracts exposed
New order could beef up Elon Musk efforts for transparency as he studies federal records and archives and seeks more details about cut programs.
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Bill in Congress would allow for more prosecutions of unemployment benefits fraudsters
Bill would provide a five-year extension on statute of limitations for criminally prosecuting those who stole unemployment benefits.
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You Vote: Do you approve of the continuation of paying billions of dollars to 'charities?'
Catholic Charities branches across the United States collected over $2 billion in federal grants over the last 4 years of the Biden administration largely to relocate and shelter migrants in the United States.
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Federal government can't fully account for its 'unsustainable' spending, report warns
The federal government reported net costs of $7.4 trillion in fiscal year 2024.
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No matter how MAGA debate ends, H-1B visas have an undeniable fraud problem
Two cases at end of 2024 affirm long-held warnings that immigration and visa programs need more supervision, accountability.
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Audit: Risk increased for misuse of Hurricane Florence recovery funds
Audit placed blame on the North Carolina Department of Public Safety.
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Espresso machines and ‘equity’ lessons: Federal spending that could be zapped by Elon Musk's DOGE
President-elect Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency is a government efficiency effort that has turned an unprecedented spotlight onto waste and duplication.
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NYC education bureaucrats allegedly took own kids on Disney trip meant for homeless kids
It is unclear if any of the employees were disciplined
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'Mind-boggling': Billions gone and little to show for it years after rampant COVID fraud
Federal watchdog and other reports estimate anywhere from $200 billion to half a trillion was lost to waste, fraud and abuse.
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Gov. DeSantis wants review of Ben Sasse's expenses as president of the U. of Florida
Sasse's first-year expenses were more than triple those of his predecessor
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Walz admin gave $2 million to al Qaeda-linked charity
The Muslim group fundraises for a U.S.-designated supporter of al Qaeda