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$4.6 billion in sketchy COVID loans
Opinion, Сolumns
May 06, 2025
The Small Business Administration has still not tried to recoup $4.6 billion of loans issued during the Covid-19 pandemic that were flagged as potenti...
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A Pennsylvania DOGE? Maybe
News, PA State News
LAUREN JESSOP The Center Square 
Apr 26, 2025
HARRISBURG — Lawmakers in both chambers of the General Assembly want to launch a Pennsylvania Department of Government Efficiency – or PA DOGE – that ...
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Auditor General calls for cyber charter funding reform
Local News, News, PA State News
CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
Feb 26, 2025
HARRISBURG — A new analysis of cyber charter school funding offers a familiar recommendation: consider recalculating how the state pays to keep them o...
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The Pentagon’s audit mess
Opinion, Сolumns
Dec 06, 2024
The Department of Defense did not pass its financial audit for the seventh year in a row, violating federal law and admitting that the military has no...
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$14M fed software at risk of attack
Opinion, Сolumns
Nov 29, 2024
The Small Business Administration has spent $14.2 million on its new software for managing contractor applications, but the agency has not been follow...
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Nuclear commission flies 1st class
Opinion, Сolumns
Nov 20, 2024
A recent inspector general audit{/a} of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s travel expenses found a slew of waste and potential fraud, including nearl...
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Paying millions for soap dispensers
Opinion, Сolumns
Nov 11, 2024
The Air Force has been building its C-17 cargo planes since 2011, but officials are not taking enough steps to keep prices fair and reasonable, accord...
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Disaster funds stuck in purgatory
Opinion, Сolumns
Sep 10, 2024
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is refusing to help some local governments pay for storm recovery while its aid fund faces a $6.2 billion defi...
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More careless waste in DC
Opinion, Сolumns
Jul 19, 2024
Congress amended federal law this year to give increased oversight to the Architect of the Capitol agency following allegations against its former dir...
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Lewis Run VFRA audit noted two findings
Local News, News
Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Jun 14, 2024
A state audit of Lewis Run Volunteer Fire Department Relief Association, released this week by Auditor General Timothy DeFoor, noted two technical iss...
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