Yesterday, the House Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the status of the Pentagon’s financial audit. While taxpayers should be elated that an audit of the Pentagon is finally … READ MORE
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Quiz: What Do You Know About Government Spending?
Take the quiz below to find out how much you know about the federal government's spending habits! Share your results at the end! [wp_quiz id="2894"] … READ MORE
Should You Care About The National Debt?
If you haven’t heard, the national debt recently climbed past $20 trillion. Some pundits claim the national debt is irrelevant, and some say it's the end of the world. What’s … READ MORE
Profiles in Waste: USDA’s SNAP Payments to Prisoners
‘Profiles in Waste’ is a series from Pursuit highlighting some of the smaller abuses of your tax dollars. Although small compared to viral billion dollar waste, effective oversight means finding … READ MORE
BAD BOYS: HHS Watchdogs Have Big August, Fraudsters Be Warned
[popup_trigger id="1202" tag="span"][/popup_trigger] Improper payment noncompliance is at its highest point to date. Only fifteen agencies make up 96% of the government’s $136.7 billion in improper payments, and over 65% of those … READ MORE
Man Fleeces Feds for $646k: Receives Federal Paycheck, Disability Check, and Unemployment Check
In May the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report that found shortcomings during the first five years of the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 (IPERA). Coincidentally, shortly thereafter, … READ MORE
Huge Bonuses Awarded to Former Official that Failed to Comply with Federal Law for Years
Recently the head of the Department of Education’s student financial aid office, James Runcie, resigned amid questions from Congress about the billions in improper payments made under his watch. According … READ MORE
Huge Bonuses Awarded to Former Official that Failed to Comply with Federal Law for Years
Recently the head of the Department of Education’s student financial aid office, James Runcie, resigned amid questions from Congress about the billions in improper payments made under his watch. According … READ MORE