Report: Navy Shipyards Not Meeting ‘Operational Needs’

GAO: 'Poor condition' of shipyards will be costly to address

Jack Heretik
November 1, 2017 1:12 PM

Much needed maintenance work is overdue at U.S. Navy shipyards around the country that are unable to meet the service's "operational needs," and the price tag to overcome the problem will be high, according to a recent report from the Government Accountability Office.

Five House Members Request GAO Probe of State’s Handling of Sonic Attacks in Cuba

The lawmakers want a firm timeline on when U.S. officials first heard about attacks and whether State convened an Accountability Review Board in response

Susan Crabtree
October 31, 2017 2:25 PM

All five Cuban-American House members have asked the Government Accountability Office, Congress's nonpartisan auditing and investigative arm, to determine whether the State Department mishandled its response to a series of mysterious sonic attacks on at least 24 U.S. diplomats in Cuba.

House Committee Investigating Complaints Gov’t Slowed Nuclear Compensation Efforts

Rep. Virginia Foxx's spokeswoman: We will 'get to the bottom' of 'alarming' Labor Department whistleblower complaints

Susan Crabtree
August 1, 2017 12:00 PM

Rep. Virginia Foxx (R., N.C.), who chairs the House Education and the Workforce Committee, is investigating Labor Department whistleblower complaints that government officials purposefully thwarted ill nuclear workers’ or their widows’ claims for compensation required by law.

IRS Awards Obamacare Premium Tax Credits Without Verifying Citizenship or Lawfully Present Status

IRS also overpaid premium tax credits by $800 million and cannot recover the overpayments

Ali Meyer
July 17, 2017 1:37 PM

The Internal Revenue Service awards Obamacare premium tax credits to individuals without verifying that they are legally present in the United States or checking their citizenship status, according to a Government Accountability Office report.

Feds Spent $13.5 Million on Vehicles It Doesn’t Know It Needs

Taxpayers billed $2.5 million for heated seats, sound systems

Elizabeth Harrington
April 27, 2017 3:03 PM

The federal government spent $13.5 million on cars and SUVs it has no idea it needs, according to a new audit from the Government Accountability Office.

GOP Outraged After Discovering VA Employees Spent 1.1 Million Hours on Taxpayer-Funded Union Activities

Emily Ferguson
February 17, 2017 3:08 PM

House Republicans berated the Department of Veterans Affairs on Thursday for allowing hundreds of employees to devote all their taxpayer-funded work hours to union activities instead of helping veterans.

Feds Lease Space for Classified Operations From Foreign Owners

Officials say security risks include espionage, unauthorized access

Morgan Chalfant
January 31, 2017 5:00 AM

The federal government leases space from foreign owners that is used by various agencies to store sensitive information and conduct classified operations, raising concerns about potential security implications.

GAO: Obama Admin Lacks Authority to Bail Out Insurers With Funds Meant for Taxpayers

HHS bailed out failing insurers instead of putting money back into the U.S. Treasury

Ali Meyer
September 29, 2016 4:28 PM

The Department of Health and Human Services lacks the authority to bail out insurers through the transitional reinsurance program with taxpayer funds that were meant to go to the U.S. Treasury, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office.

VA Spends Billions Annually Without Proper Oversight

Audit: Agency’s multi-billion-dollar procurement program operates on ‘outdated’ policies

Morgan Chalfant
September 19, 2016 5:00 AM

The Department of Veterans Affairs spends billions of dollars annually on contracts for goods and services without proper oversight and management, according to a government watchdog.

Investigators Fool U.S. Nuke Agency Into Providing Material for ‘Dirty Bomb’

Nuclear Regulatory Committee granted license for key materials to dummy corporation

Adam Kredo
July 15, 2016 2:05 PM

Undercover inspectors working for the U.S. Government Accountability Office were able to fool the United States’ top nuclear regulator into granting it licenses to acquire material necessary to build a “dirty bomb,” or crude nuclear device, according to a new oversight report.