Politics Feb 12 Musk’s DOGE needs to be ‘much more transparent’ in spending cuts, former GAO head says By Amna Nawaz, Shrai Popat
Politics Feb 06 How Trump’s rescission request draws on the centuries-old concept of impoundment It's a concept that’s normally dry, esoteric and distanced from Americans' everyday lives, yet the heart of the matter is a key question of American democracy. By Hannah Grabenstein
Nation Sep 29 Gates will be locked and thousands of rangers furloughed at national parks if government shuts down The economic impact of some parks are so huge that Arizona's Democratic governor and Utah's Republican governor will invest to keep Grand Canyon, Zion, Arches, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef and Canyonlands national parks open. By Anita Snow, Associated Press
Economy Oct 06 Trump administration faulted over breaks for oil companies A U.S. government watchdog agency is faulting the Trump administration's handling of a COVID-19 relief effort that awarded energy companies breaks on payments for oil and gas extracted from public lands in Western states in more than 500 cases. By Matthew Brown, Associated Press
Nation Jun 11 Watchdog says CBP misspent money meant for migrant care A new report by a federal watchdog says the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency misspent millions of dollars meant for migrant care during the 2019 surge in border crossings. By Astrid Galvan, Associated Press
Jun 17 Watchdog to investigate whether Interior Department moves on Utah monument were illegal By Brady McCombs, Associated Press The Government Accountability Office will investigate whether the U.S. Interior Department broke the law by making plans to open lands cut from a Utah national monument by President Donald Trump to leasing for oil, gas and coal development, a pair… Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch 7:53 How prepared is FEMA for Hurricane Florence? President Trump has said the federal government in "totally prepared" for Hurricane Florence, but the federal reaction to Hurricanes Harvey and Maria last year have raised questions about the nation’s disaster response. Judy Woodruff talks with former FEMA administrator Craig… Continue watching
Aug 23 Trump administration needs to step up on ‘Obamacare,’ watchdog report says By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press A congressional watchdog said the Trump administration needs to step up its management of sign-up seasons for former President Barack Obama's health care law after mixed results last year in the throes of a failed GOP effort to repeal it. Continue reading
Apr 16 GAO says EPA violated spending law on Scott Pruitt’s privacy booth By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press An internal government watchdog says the Environmental Protection Agency violated federal spending laws when purchasing a $43,000 soundproof privacy booth for Administrator Scott Pruitt to make private phone calls in his office. Continue reading
Jul 19 5 overlooked stories that deserve your attention By Joshua Barajas, Erica R. Hendry, Iman Smith, Laura Santhanam Here are five stories outside of politics that you may have missed. Continue reading