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An April 2012 inspector general’s report detailed lavish and excessive spending at the General Services Administration’s 2010 Western Regions Conference. The report found $822,000 was spent on the event, including for a mind reader, a…
In October 2011, two contracting officers with the Army Corps of Engineers were arrested and charged with conspiracy and bribery in connection with a $28 million kickback scheme. The U.S. attorney prosecuting the case, which…
The bipartisan Commission on Wartime Contracting identified between $31 billion and $60 billion lost to waste and fraud in U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The commission’s final report, issued in September 2011, provided the…
The Social Security Administration came under fire for a three-day, $700,000 conference in Phoenix for about 700 SSA managers. Agency officials said the conference would help employees learn how to reduce stress caused by an…
A 2008 inspector general’s report uncovered widespread graft and ethical violations at the Minerals Management Service, the Interior Department agency responsible for collecting oil and gas royalties. According to the report, which excoriated the agency’s…
The General Services Administration is no stranger to controversy. Lurita Doan, who served as the head of GSA between 2006-2008, resigned amid allegations she tried to steer a $30,000 no-bid contract to a friend and…
Azeezaly Jaffer, the former vice president for public affairs and communications at the U.S. Postal Service, found himself in hot water after an inspector general report listed more than $46,000 in questionable spending and allegations…
The American Federation of Government Employees has asked the Office of Special Counsel to investigate the case of a VA doctor who believes she was unfairly targeted by superiors due to her critical Senate testimony.
Disgraced Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his dealings with Bush administration officials and lawmakers alike gripped the Hill for some two years. Abramoff was first indicted for fraud in connection with a 2000 casino deal…
The Air Force’s next-generation tanker deal has had a long, tortured procurement history. And Darleen Druyun, the former No. 2 acquisition official at the Air Force, has played no small part in that saga. Druyun,…
A former General Services Administration executive created a culture of lavish spending — and fear among his employees who spoke up against him — according to testimony in a House subcommittee hearing today.
The conference spending scandal at the General Services Administration will create a more cautious environment throughout government, said Bill Bransford, partner at Shaw, Bransford and Roth.
Federal News Radio hosts Tom Temin and Francis Rose join host Mark Amtower to discuss some of the top issues affecting federal workers. April 16, 2012.
A Treasury Department audit of the Internal Revenue Service has revealed an agency hampered by budget cuts and struggling to update its technology to assist a growing number of taxpayers.