Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has astounded political experts and heartened his supporters by reporting today that his campaign has raised over twenty-five million dollars last month, January. The media are calling this sum ‘staggering,’ and predict the financial windfall will be of significant help to him in New Hampshire’s upcoming
The Health and Human Services Department has added four Ohio men to their list of most wanted fugitives for taking $970,000 from Medicaid according to investigators at the HHS Office of Inspector General. The four men created what appeared to be six different ambulette companies for transporting people, but the
The Veterans Affairs Department found several issues at two medical facilities after an evaluation by the department’s Office of Inspector General. At the Hampton VA Medical Center in Virginia, four out of the ten patients on the “high risk for suicide list” did not receive weekly mental health evaluations, investigators
A review of foreign businesses contracting with the U.S. government found one firm was also doing work in Iran’s energy sector, violating an international embargo designed to put pressure on stopping the Middle East nation from furthering its nuclear program, said the Government Accountability Office, Congress’ watchdog arm. Investigators found
Many private pensions are working on reforms to make sure their programs remain solvent and funded, said a report from the Government Accountability Office, although it sometimes means reduced benefits for retirees. Investigators had expressed concern that the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation might be libel for plans that would exceed
Most lobbyists in Washington, D.C. provided the proper paperwork allowing a disclosure of financial records and helping to keep the lobbying process as transparent as possible, said a report by the Government Accountability Office, Congress’ watchdog arm. 97 percent of lobbyists produced documentation of their income and expenses, while 74
The U.S. Army is training military cats, hoping they will be a cheaper alternative to dogs that conduct drug-sniffing operations. Or so that’s the claim in a news post celebrating April Fools’ Day. “Soldiers around the regiment have been doing their part to support the program by capturing stray cats
