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Sen. Tom Coburn presses Pentagon leaders to improve financial management

Republican says he’ll push for budget freeze on some accounts until books can be audited WASHINGTON — Sen. Tom Coburn on Tuesday asked the nation’s top military leaders to get the Pentagon’s financial books in order, saying he would press … Continue reading

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Senator questions progress on federal spending Web site

A Web site launched last fall to track federal spending has not followed the law to provide up-to-date information on government contracts and grants, while a new bill would increase the amount of information agencies would have to post online. … Continue reading

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Senators seek to remove special inspector general for Afghanistan

Four senators have asked President Obama to remove Arnold Fields as the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, saying a recent government review had found major deficiencies in audits carried out by Fields’s office. Twice in the past 18 months … Continue reading

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Senators seek compromise bill to boost IG independence

As a CIA plan to investigate its inspector general draws congressional fire, a group of senators is working to quickly complete a compromise version of a bill to increase the independence of agency watchdogs. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs … Continue reading

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Less and More Than Meets the Eye in GAO Redundancy Report

In one of those apparently coincidental occurrences, the Government Accountability Office came out with its first report on federal redundancy only a few weeks after the administration announced plans to get on with the president’s pledge to do the same … Continue reading

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