Americans think most of their tax dollars sent to Washington are “wasted,” according to a Washington Post poll
Most voters think the country would be better off if most members of Congress were not re-elected, according to a new poll
Company accused of defrauding the government by filing bogus receipts, double billing for the same services and charging government agencies for strippers and prostitutes; A prostitute in Afghanistan was put on the payroll under the “Morale Welfare Recreation” category and the company billed the prostitute’s plane tickets and salary to the government, according to the accusation
The government paid more than $284 million on recruitment, retention and relocation bonuses to federal employees in 2008
California county to spend federal stimulus funds to pay students to make mini- documentaries about professionals whose work the youths find inspiring
A $500,000 federal stimulus grant will pay a consultant to design a promotional campaign to encourage more recycling in Dayton, Ohio
Montana town spends federal stimulus funds to renovate a pavilion used for receptions, craft fairs, dances and class reunions
Federal funds pay to research impact of “fair trade” on flowers from Ecuador and tea produced in South Africa
The Postal Service lost $297 million in the first quarter of the year, marking the Postal Service’s eighth consecutive unprofitable quarter