Inspectors General

In a letter sent Monday to J. Russell George, the Treasury Departmentâs Inspector General for Tax Administration, Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., right, and subcommittee chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said they have learned of âquestionable treatment,â of some right-leaning groups by the IRS. (Photo: Graeme Jennings/WashingtonExaminer, AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Darrell Issa and Jim Jordan want probe into IRS scrutiny of conservative tax-exempt groups

Susan Ferrechio -

July 29, 2013 4:00 am

Alejandro Mayorkas is sworn in at his confirmation hearing as nominee for Secretary of Homeland Security on Capitol Hill on Thursday.

Beltway Confidential

DHS official under IG probe denies wrongdoing

Joel Gehrke -

July 25, 2013 4:00 am

Washington Secrets

IG: Afghan contractor fraud killing American soldiers

Paul Bedard -

July 23, 2013 4:00 am

President Obama has nominated Michael A. Carroll as inspector general for the U.S. Agency for International Development, an appointment that would fill a nearly two-year vacancy. (Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)

President Obama nominates USAID IG, but many watchdog vacancies remain unfilled

Michal Conger -

July 18, 2013 4:00 am

Louisiana is expanding Medicaid health insurance coverage to more adolescents aging out of the state's foster care system. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Healthcare

IG employee diverted thousands of Medicaid records to personal email

Kelly Cohen -

July 16, 2013 4:00 am

Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, wasted no time in offering legislation to create an Inspector General to monitor Richard Cordray, the man senators confirmed. (AP/Charles Dharapak)

Senate

Senators propose independent IG to keep watch on financial oversight board

Kelly Cohen -

July 16, 2013 4:00 am

Multiple inspector general reports criticize U.S. Agency for International Development foreign aid programs for chronic waste, fraud and mismanagement. (AP Photo)

U.S. Agency for International Development projects rife with mismanagement, lax oversight, IGs say

Michal Conger -

July 13, 2013 4:00 am

Cindy Harrington was caught performing a flip on a trapeze after she began collecting federal disability because of a reported neck injury sustained while lifting a mail tray. Harrington collected more than $193,000 in disability payments, using some of the money to buy a boat called âFree Ride.â She eventually pleaded guilty to fraud charges.
(Photos courtesy U.S. Postal Service Inspector General)

Fraud rampant in fed disability program

Mark Flatten -

July 12, 2013 4:00 am

In 2011 and 2012, the U.S. Postal Service paid out $6.84 billion in overtime. (AP File)

Postal Service pays too much overtime, IG audit finds

Kelly Cohen -

July 10, 2013 4:00 am

IG says Texas housing authority is auditors’ nightmare

Jon Cassidy -

July 9, 2013 4:00 am

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Tag: Inspectors General

Darrell Issa and Jim Jordan want probe into IRS scrutiny of conservative tax-exempt groups

DHS official under IG probe denies wrongdoing

IG: Afghan contractor fraud killing American soldiers

President Obama nominates USAID IG, but many watchdog vacancies remain unfilled

IG employee diverted thousands of Medicaid records to personal email

Senators propose independent IG to keep watch on financial oversight board

U.S. Agency for International Development projects rife with mismanagement, lax oversight, IGs say

Fraud rampant in fed disability program

Postal Service pays too much overtime, IG audit finds

IG says Texas housing authority is auditors’ nightmare

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