GSA Scandal in Perspective: Timeline

The General Services Administration’s lavish spending at the Western Regions Conference in 2010 has generated its share of congressional and public outrage.

The General Services Administration’s lavish spending at the Western Regions Conference in 2010 has generated its share of congressional and public outrage. The $822,000 spent on planning, catered private parties and entertainment took center stage at a series of House and Senate hearings this week. But the amount spent on the conference is small potatoes when it comes to federal scandals.

In our interactive timeline below, Federal News Radio examines some of the largest government scandals over the past decade.

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(Timeline produced by Jack Moore, using verite.co Timeline.)

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