In 2006, a federal grant program for fire departments ended up funding many projects having nothing to do with fighting fires.
Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) released his eleventh annual "Festivus" report detailing $1.6 trillion in controversial federal spending.
Government grants for paying indigent people's heating bills went instead to the operating expenses of the grant recipient.
The Loans Programs Office of the Department of Energy made several loans in breach of protocol, giving the appearance of conflict of interest.
U.S. Investigations Services, tasked with investigating backgrounds of new federal hires, dumped several cases without proper vetting.
A California Air Resources Board employee took a two-year paid vacation and then announced his retirement before anyone noticed.
The Maryland Office of Personnel Services and Benefits (HR) lets millions slip through its fingers on improper pay and benefits.
The Small Business Administration made several COVID era grants in error, violating procedures - and won't even try to get its money back.
A man already evicted twelve times gets rental assistance and then skips out on rent a thirteenth time, in a flagrantly abusive maneuver.
An Austin city employee allegedly embezzled nearly a million dollars by funneling them to fake companies whose treasurers were his relatives.