US Fiscal Irresponsibility: Do You Know Where/How Your Tax Dollars Are Being Spent
The Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Defense has released an interim report covering the first half of fiscal year 2007. The DOD, as well as DHS, FEMA and at least a dozen other federal agencies are under investigation for waste, fraud and lack of accountability for our tax dollars. While President Bush is busy trying to convince us to "stay the course" overseas in Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine, Israel, and elsewhere, our tax dollars are being distributed and disbursed in a manner inconsistent with any of the generally accepted accounting practices or the generally accepted methods of managing government.
The DOD OIG report tackles a lot of areas, but specific focus is given to Iraq, Afghanistan, the response to Katrina/Rita, the Army Corps of Engineers responsibility for waterways and infrastructure, and personnel matters (expenditures) in the DOD.
Defense IG To Ramp Up Iraq Spending Audits
In addition to this report, there are reports that DHS has decided to suspend its focus on obtaining a set of contracts for telecom servicces from a single bid vendor that went out without invitation to other vendors and without considering the use of existing telecom services already operating for government services, departments and agencies.
On top of all that, there are allegations, and subsequent investigations, on illegal actions on the part of the Department of Homeland Security that points to poor management and lack of understanding of the legal boundaries incumbent upon DHS agencies.
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The DOD OIG report tackles a lot of areas, but specific focus is given to Iraq, Afghanistan, the response to Katrina/Rita, the Army Corps of Engineers responsibility for waterways and infrastructure, and personnel matters (expenditures) in the DOD.
Defense IG To Ramp Up Iraq Spending Audits
In addition to this report, there are reports that DHS has decided to suspend its focus on obtaining a set of contracts for telecom servicces from a single bid vendor that went out without invitation to other vendors and without considering the use of existing telecom services already operating for government services, departments and agencies.
On top of all that, there are allegations, and subsequent investigations, on illegal actions on the part of the Department of Homeland Security that points to poor management and lack of understanding of the legal boundaries incumbent upon DHS agencies.
Related Stories:
Pentagon Cited Again For Weak Oversight Of Iraq contractors
Overhead Reached 55 Percent In Some Iraq Contracts
Iraq Reconstruction Failures Tied To Contracting Breakdowns
Millions In Iraq Contracts Obligated To 'Dummy Vendor'
Army Punts On Iraq Contractor Census
Report Recommends Better Management Of Contracting Technical Staff
Acquisition Managers: We're Overwhelmed With Oversight
Officials Fear Contracting Abuses In Wake Of Hurricane Katrina
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