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FILE - In this April 3, 2015 file photo, President Barack Obama walks through a solar array at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, to speak about clean energy. The growth of renewable energy outpaced that of fossil fuels in the electricity sector last year, with a record 135 gigawatts of capacity added from wind, solar, hydropower and other natural sources, a new study shows. The annual report released early Thursday, June 18, 2015 in Europe by Paris-based REN21, a non-profit group that promotes renewable energy, underscored how China, the world&#8217;s top consumer of coal, has become a global leader in clean energy, too. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Solar, wind projects could cost taxpayers millions: report

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Jan. 9, 2015. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

GAO hits Obama administration on renewable energy projects: audit

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

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Golden Hammer: Report finds feds mismanaging high-risk IT systems

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

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Golden Hammer: Federal government gives $10 million to 200 dead people

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

5 percent of Medicaid enrollees accounted for half of program’s spending: Gov’t study

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Nearly $1 billion in loans have already defaulted under the Energy Department program, which included the infamous Solyndra stimulus project and dozens of other green technology programs the Obama administration has approved, totaling nearly about $30 billion in taxpayer backing, the Government Accountability Office reported in its audit. (Associated Press)

Obama-backed green energy failures leave taxpayers with $2.2 billion tab, audit finds

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The exterior of the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington is seen here on March 22, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**

IRS botches computer security, risks taxpayer info: audit

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey speaks to soldiers of the U.S. Armed Forces in Japan at Yokota Air Base on the outskirts of Tokyo on April 25, 2013. An Associated Press investigation into the military’s handling of sexual assaults in Japan has found a pattern of random and inconsistent judgments in which most offenders are not incarcerated. Instead, commanders have ordered “nonjudicial punishments” that ranged from docked pay to a letter of reprimand. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Military sexual assault services may neglect men: report

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

The Social Security Administration's main campus in Woodlawn, Md., is seen here on Jan. 11, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Feds shelled out $125B in bogus payments last year

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The exterior of the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington. The agency has been under fire for what critics say are politically motivated attacks against conservative organizations. (Associated Press)

It takes 6 months to a year to fire inept federal employees: GAO

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Golden Hammer: GAO reports federal government wasted $125 billion in 2014 alone

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

"Whistleblowers are kind of treated like a skunk at a picnic, and I hope you'll do all you can to reverse that," Sen. Chuck Grassley, Iowa Republican and chairman of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, told FBI Associate Deputy Director Kevin Perkins at a hearing Wednesday. (Associated Press)

FBI must change whistleblower-retaliation culture: lawmakers

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

"The FBI's whistleblower process is broken," said Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley. His committee will dig into such accusations Wednesday, demanding better protections and oversight for those brave enough to come forward. (Associated Press)

FBI email warns whistleblower of retaliation if surveillance program concerns reported

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

A passenger plane flies directly over a home as it brings increased noise to residential neighborhoods like this one near Phoenix as new FAA flight routes out of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport are affecting dozens of neighborhoods with the new noise that residents previously did not have to be subjected to Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, in Laveen, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

FAA computers at risk of cyberattacks, report says

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent patrols near the Texas-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Border-jumpers enticed by legalization debate in U.S.

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald says the "I CARE" principles "focus our minds on our mission of caring and thereby guide our actions toward service to others." "I CARE" stands for integrity, commitment, advocacy, respect and excellence. (Associated Press)

VA ‘I CARE’ slogan slammed by veterans, employees as mockery of reform

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

The seal affixed to the front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington is seen here on June 21, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**

VA added to ‘high-risk’ agency list: report

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 15, 2013, file photo, the U.S. Capitol dome is silhouetted by the sunrise. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Federal buildings vulnerable to cyberattack, watchdog says

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet L. Yellen said earlier this month the Fed remains opposed to stricter oversight of its monetary policy decisions, and Reuters reported she and other Fed officials are lobbying Capitol Hill to drop the audit push. (Associated Press)

Federal Reserve audit push gains momentum with Republican Senate majority

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Motorists ride past graffiti with the date of the Indian Ocean tsunami, in Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia, Friday, Dec. 26, 2014. The devastating Boxing Day tsunami in 2004 struck a dozen countries around the Indian Ocean rim, killing 230,000 people, most of them in Aceh. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)

Federal agencies ill-prepared for catastrophes: GAO

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times