The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is charged with running the federal government’s public housing programs, which through direct assistance or rental vouchers provide housing to 3.3 million … READ MORE
Improper payments
Getting the Fight Against Improper Payments Right
Waste, fragmentation, and duplication is a major problem for the federal government. So much so that the efforts to fight them have themselves become duplicative and fragmented. Over the last … READ MORE
Farm Bill Shows the Resilience of Subsidies
Meet the new farm bill. It’s a lot like the old farm bill. In 2011 then-U.S. Senator Tom Coburn, M.D. released a report entitled “Subsidies of the Rich and Famous” … READ MORE
Death and Tax Dollars
When you are dealing with an enterprise as large as the federal government, mistakes in payments are bound to happen, but at what point does a preventable mistake become negligence? … READ MORE
The 21st Century Marshall Plan: Less Oversight, More Waste
European nations had been ravaged by World War II. Millions dead, industrial and residential centers lay in ruins, famine rampant, and infrastructure obliterated. The least damage Allied power, the United … READ MORE
Top Challenges Facing Federal Agencies
Recently, the Inspector General (IG) community released a report identifying the top challenges facing agencies in the federal government. The community is made up of 73 independent IGs that help … READ MORE
GAO Thrives, Congress Survives
A relatively recent study found many animals, from dogs to dolphins to bees, have bad short-term memories. Instead, the study found animals “store away useful information about what could help … READ MORE
Do Taxpayers Have a Right to Know How Their Money is Being Spent?
Here is a fact that may be jarring to you. The federal government does not have a list of all of its federal programs. If asked by Congress, most federal … READ MORE