Dr. Coburn's new oversight report, "Treasure MAP" highlights more than $2 billion in taxpayer dollars indirectly subsidizing the advertising costs of some of the most profitable agriculture companies and trade associations doing business overseas. You will recognize many of these company brands as … Read more about Treasure MAP: The Market Access Program’s Bounty of Waste, Loot and Spoils Plundered from Taxpayers
Money for Nothing
To show how Congress' lack of oversight is impacting real people, Dr. Coburn released "Money for Nothing", a report highlighting more than $70 billion in federal funds left unspent years after being appropriated by Congress due to poorly drafted laws, bureaucratic obstacles and mismanagement, and a … Read more about Money for Nothing
USDA OIG: Review of the Food and Nutrition Service’s Controls Over the Emergency Food Assistance Program – Phase II
In Phase II, OIG examined FNS State level oversight of program delivery and internal controls, covering both regular program administration and compliance with Recovery Act provisions. Eight of nine States did not adequately monitor approximately $9.2 million of Recovery Act administrative … Read more about USDA OIG: Review of the Food and Nutrition Service’s Controls Over the Emergency Food Assistance Program – Phase II
Paying for College
GAO: Seafood Safety: Responsibility for Inspecting Catfish Should Not Be Assigned to USDA
With the implementation of FSIS’s proposed catfish inspection program, responsibility for overseeing seafood safety would be further divided and would duplicate existing federal programs at a cost. If FSIS’s proposed program were implemented, GAO expects it would cause duplication and … Read more about GAO: Seafood Safety: Responsibility for Inspecting Catfish Should Not Be Assigned to USDA
HHS OIG: Obstacles to Collection of Millions in Medicare Overpayments
OIG's review focused on overpayments that CMS had made and that OIG had recommended for collection. CMS agreed to collect, or "sustained" these overpayments. We selected OIG audit reports on Medicare with recommendations to collect overpayments greater than $1,000 that were issued during fiscal … Read more about HHS OIG: Obstacles to Collection of Millions in Medicare Overpayments
GAO: Improvements Needed to Ensure Only Qualified Veterans and Survivors Receive Benefits
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) pension program design and management do not adequately ensure that only veterans with financial need receive pension benefits. While the pension program is means tested, there is no prohibition on transferring assets prior to applying for benefits. Other … Read more about GAO: Improvements Needed to Ensure Only Qualified Veterans and Survivors Receive Benefits
DOT OIG: Highway Infrastructure: Federal-State Partnership Produces Benefits and Poses Oversight Risks
Over the years, the federal-aid highway program has expanded to encompass broader goals, more responsibilities, and a variety of approaches. As the program grew more complex, the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) oversight role also expanded, while its resources have not kept pace. As GAO has … Read more about DOT OIG: Highway Infrastructure: Federal-State Partnership Produces Benefits and Poses Oversight Risks