Posts Tagged ‘oversight’
US oversight of war-zone contractors labeled weak (AP)
AP – President Barack Obama pledged nearly two years ago to fix the broken system of awarding and managing federal contracts. But a new report paints a grim picture of the government’s reliance on the private sector for support in war zones and urges a series of reforms to prevent more U.S. tax dollars from being wasted.
View full post on Yahoo! News: Top Stories
Karzai suggests oversight of anti-corruption work (AP)
AP – U.S. officials are waiting to see if the Afghan government will attempt to impede corruption probes of high-ranking officials — concern that comes as a new report issued in Washington questioned the Afghan administration’s ability to fight graft and bribery that are undermining the war against the Taliban.
View full post on Yahoo! News: Top Stories
GAO report: Mexico drug aid needs better oversight (AP)
AP – The U.S. State Department has no effective way to measure the success of its billion-dollar program to help Mexico and Central America fight drug traffickers, a congressional report concludes.
View full post on Yahoo! News: Top Stories
Liesman: Appetite for finacial oversight is high now, but will it last?
Quick: Raise your hand if you’ve read the financial overhaul bill, or plan to read it eventually. No takers?
View full post on NYDailyNews.com – New York News, Traffic, Sports, Weather, Photos, Entertainment, and Gossip – NY Daily News
Embattled BP CEO removed from spill oversight (AP)
AP – BP removed Chief Executive Tony Hayward from day-to-day oversight of the Gulf oil spill crisis a day after he was pummeled by lawmakers in an appearance on Capitol Hill, the company’s chairman said Friday.
View full post on Yahoo! News: Top Stories
