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Report: Auditors pushed Pentagon
Auditors at the Pentagon forced changes to unfavorable reports on contracts, according to a new report. The Government Accountability Office report released Wednesday reviewed audits by the Defense Contract Audit Agency. The DCAA said it did not fully... -
Auditors: Detroit gas supply vulnerable to theft
Detroit auditors say there's a "total lack of control" over the city's nearly $7 million a year gas supply. The Detroit News reports Thursday that the Office of the Auditor General says this has left the city's fuel supply vulnerable to theft. The...Tags: Theft, Employees
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Audit finds questionable spending in Searsboro
Associated Press WriterA state audit has identified more than $400,000 in questionable spending in the tiny central Iowa town of Searsboro. State Auditor David Vaudt released a report Wednesday detailing an investigation launched at the request of city officials who suspected... -
WAR UPDATE
Iraq's presidential council yesterday rejected a draft provincial elections law and sent it back to parliament for reworking - a major blow to U.S. hopes that the vote can be held this year. The decision was likely to delay the elections until next year...Tags: Elections, Jalal Talabani
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GAO finds meddling by Pentagon
Auditors at a Pentagon oversight agency forced changes to unfavorable reports on contracts with some of the nation's largest defense companies, hid contractor overbilling and attempted to hinder an investigation into the alleged problems, according to a... -
AT&T stock up on quarterly report of mixed performance
The Associated PressAT&T Inc.'s second-quarter financial results Wednesday indicated that the weak economy is catching up to the nation's largest telecommunications company, but investors were largely satisfied with what they saw. AT&T stock has been hammered in the last...Tags: AT&T Corp., New Products, Apple Inc., Volleyball, Sales
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Fannie and Freddie, hardball experts
The Swampby Frank James If you want to read a disturbing tale of how Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac used their clout in Washington to try to brush back their critics like pitchers throwing at the heads of batters, check out......Tags: Fannie Mae, Mortgages, House, Cliff Stearns, Freddie Mac
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Auditor general wants sex-offender GPS tracking
Pennsylvania's auditor general says the state should use global positioning satellite technology more widely to monitor the locations of convicted sex offenders. Auditor General Jack Wagner on Tuesday recommended changes to state law that would require...Tags: Sexual Assault, Jack Wagner
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State auditors crack down on tax refund claims
New York tax auditors this year more than doubled the number of its letters asking residential filers to justify state tax refund claims, saying they are cracking down on hundreds of millions of dollars in tax fraud. The state Tax Department sent about...Tags: Credit and Debt, Personal Income, State Budgets
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Nassau worker wants apology from comptroller
william.murphy@newsday.comA Nassau County worker portrayed by the county comptroller as a potential abuser of a government gas card wants an apology, and his superiors back up the worker's claim he did nothing wrong. But Comptroller Howard Weitzman has refused to comment after...Tags: Vehicles, William Murphy, Fraud, Employees, Corporate Crime
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