Oversight
Sen. Elizabeth Warren Asks Why The Justice Department Went Easy on Big Banks
After an article by ProPublica and American Banker examining how Justice softened settlements with RBS and Barclays, the presidential candidate blasts settlements that let banks “evade accountability.”
Defense
Report Shows Wide Variation in Financial Management Across Defense Agencies
Military branches were among the worst-performing entities on the department’s first comprehensive audit, analysis finds.
Management
Senate Chairman Presses HHS to Do a Better Job of Curbing Medicaid Fraud
Seema Verma highlights CMS’s two-year-old focus on preventing improper payments.
Oversight
State Dept. Employees Could Award Themselves Promotions, Watchdog Warns
Auditor notes need to enforce multiple approvals of personnel moves.
Management
Emails Show Current FAA Chief Coordinated With Ex-Lobbyist Colleagues on Policy
As he moved through the agency’s ranks, the now-acting FAA Administrator Dan Elwell exchanged dozens of emails with lobbyists and other industry players discussing everything from rolling backing back consumer protections to airport privatization.
Management
HUD’s System for Processing Public Records Requests Died During the Shutdown
The contract for the agency’s electronic system for managing FOIA requests lapsed in early January and hasn’t been renewed. Delays are mounting.
Management
Three Agencies Failed to Notify Congress of Lapses in Curbing Improper Payments
Treasury, Labor and Agriculture singled out as GAO proposed clearer White House guidance.
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