Charles Clark

Charles Clark

Recent Stories By Charles Clark:

  • Republicans Get Their Pound of Flesh by Censuring the Head of the IRSJune 16, 2016

    In the latest in their bid to impeach the Internal Revenue Commissioner, Republicans on the House Oversight panel on Wednesday used a business meeting to approve a resolution 23-15 “condemning and...

  • Obama’s ‘Open Government’ Is Closed Until Further NoticeDecember 21, 2015

    The White House office in charge of enforcing agency compliance with President Obama’s open government directive has itself failed to comply with requirements that it update guidance in a timely...

  • Medicare Recovers Nearly $28 Billion in Fraud Since 1997March 23, 2015

    A joint-agency pursuit of phony Medicare claims by the Justice and Health and Human Services departments returned $3.3 billion to the U.S. Treasury and to victims, an inspector general found. In its...

  • Shutdown Stress Means Free Counseling for FedsFebruary 27, 2015

    As the congressional drama continues over the looming partial shutdown at the Homeland Security Department, contingency preparations are affecting multiple players. DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson said...

  • Desperate IRS Rehires 300 Poor PerformersFebruary 6, 2015

    In its quest for tax expertise, the Internal Revenue Service in recent years has rehired more than 300 past employees who had been forced out or left while under investigation for performance or...

  • The Latest Reason to Rethink the Defense BudgetApril 29, 2014

    Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ongoing push into Ukraine represents a “startling brazenness not seen in history,” a top House defense thinker said on Monday. “It means we need to expand the range...

  • No Wonder There’s So Much Government WasteMarch 16, 2014

    The Senate’s recent vote confirming John Roth as Homeland Security Department watchdog represents solid progress in government-wide oversight, according to an advocacy nonprofit that tracks...

  • Coburn Says Hiring Freeze Will Save Government JobsFebruary 26, 2013

    Four days before across-the-board budget cuts are scheduled to kick in, Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., demanded the Obama administration commence a hiring freeze, citing a series of “low-priority" jobs...

  • Defense Industry Exaggerates Impact of Cuts: Study February 11, 2013

    Private industry’s warnings that automatic defense cuts under sequestration would cost more than 1 million jobs are exaggerated, according to a new study by a national security think tank...

  • CFPB Head Lashes Out at Conservative CriticsNovember 17, 2011

    The general counsel of the months-old Consumer Financial Protection Bureau defended his colleagues from conservative critics who portray his agency’s regulators as champions of “bureaucratic...

  • Obama Targets Billions in Federal Contract WasteJuly 12, 2011

    Federal agencies are being directed to achieve a 15 percent reduction in costs for managing contracts over the next year under a new component of the Obama administration's Campaign to Cut Government...

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