Judge Orders Release of ‘Fast and Furious’ Docs
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Justice Department to give Congress a list of documents related to Operation Fast and Furious that the Obama administration is withholding under claims of executive privilege. Former Employees Allege Widespread Illegality at Taxpayer-Backed Solar Company
Spanish firm under federal investigation routinely violated U.S. immigration, workplace safety laws, former employees claim
A solar company backed by billions in stimulus funds routinely violated U.S. immigration law, workplace safety codes, and environmental regulations, replaced American workers with foreigners, and may be on the verge of bankruptcy, former employees tell the Washington Free Beacon. Issa Rips Acting SSA Commissioner Over Failure to Fight Disability Fraud
SSA judges rubber-stamped $400 billion in benefits
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa (R., Calif.) sent a scathing letter to Acting Social Security Administrator (SSA) Carolyn Colvin late Tuesday, questioning her commitment to stopping widespread abuse within federal disability programs. Issa Subpoenas IRS Commissioner to Testify on ‘Lost’ Lerner Emails
Agency claims years of emails lost due to computer crash
House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R., Calif.) subpoenaed the IRS commissioner Monday to testify next week after the agency claimed it lost an unknown number of emails from former senior official Lois Lerner. Working Hard or Hardly Working at the EPA
EPA inspector general describes numerous ethical failures at agency
An Environmental Protection Agency employee who spent two to six hours a day perusing pornography websites such as “Sadism is Beautiful” received performance bonuses for his hard work, investigators told Congress Thursday.
CBS: IRS Workers Received Bonuses Despite Misconduct
Issa: ‘In the private sector you don’t get bonuses, pay increases, and promotions right after you’ve done something wrong’
Issa Subpoenas ATF for Documents on Botched Sting Operations
The House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) for documents related to a number of controversial storefront sting operations. Bipartisan Bill Would Eliminate Useless Government Reports
Reports on ‘Dog and Cat Fur,’ ‘Timber Supply,’ ‘Asphalt’
Congress is moving forward with legislation that would eliminate hundreds of useless government reports, including the annual review on “Dog and Cat Fur” by the Department of Homeland Security. Report: Agencies Failing at FOIA
Half of federal agencies have failed to meet transparency obligations
Half of the federal agencies handling the bulk of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests are failing at their transparency obligations, a government watchdog group reported Monday.
