Posts Tagged ‘big government’
Audit: IRS rehired employees formerly involved in agency misconduct
According to an audit from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, the Internal Revenue Service rehired employees who were involved in misconduct such as falsifying documents or had unauthorized access to taxpayers’ information. The Washington Free Beacon has the story: Considering that identify theft is a major concern, auditors wanted to inspect the agency to…
Read MorePresident Trump: VA health-records modernization ‘one of the biggest wins for our veterans’
President Donald J. Trump heralded Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin’s announcement Monday the VA is revamping its health-records system calling the change “one of the biggest wins for our veterans in decades.” The Washington Examiner has the story: “Of course there’s still much work to do, but for today’s action shows that determined…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Thank President Trump for Keeping His Promise to Withdraw from Paris Accord
Atlanta, GA – Tea Party Patriots President and co-founder Jenny Beth Martin released the following statement today, reacting to President Trump’s announcement the United States is withdrawing from the Paris Accord. “Tea Party Patriots thanks President Donald Trump for continuing to keep the promises he made during the campaign by announcing the United States will…
Read MoreReport: U.S. regulatory burden 10 percent of GDP
The cost of complying with federal regulations is so great in this country that – at an estimated cost of $1.9 trillion annually – the regulatory burden eclipses one-tenth of our gross domestic product, according to a report released today by Competitive Enterprise Institute. “Regulatory costs of $1.9 trillion amount to 10 percent of the…
Read MoreVA trying to muscle out whistleblower
A Department of Veterans Affairs office in Memphis, Tennessee is trying to kick out a whistleblower who reported the office is welcoming back an employee who served time for drunken driving. The Daily Caller has the details: Management at the medical center sent whistleblower Sean Higgins a letter on May 15 in an attempt to…
Read MoreVA wants to meet with whistleblowers, help protect against retaliation
Authorities at the Department of Veterans Affairs, in an effort to protect those who speak up about potential corruption, have requested a meeting with two whistleblowers to discuss blowback the men faced as a result of sounding the alarm on the department. The Daily Signal has the details: Whistleblowers Kuauhtemoc Rodriguez from the Phoenix VA…
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