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Contractors feel the pinch of false claims act cases

Contractors feeling beset by false claims act lawsuits, feel that way for good reason. The number of cases launched by the Justice Department reached 500…

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‘Eye-watering kind of fraud’: Improper payments account for third of pandemic unemployment program’s funds

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For lots of federal jobs, apprenticeship is the way to go

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Labor Department now has better ability to dig into discrimination claims against federal contractors

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(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)FILE - In this May 7, 2020, file photo, the entrance to the Labor Department is seen near the Capitol in Washington. Unemployment fraud in the U.S. has reached dramatic levels during the pandemic: more than $63 billion has been paid out improperly through fraud or errors since March 2020. Criminals are seizing on the opportunity created by the pandemic and are making false claims using stolen information. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Fraud tallies from pandemic spending just keep piling up

The federal unemployment insurance program has been rife with fraud for decades. But Labor Department programs created for pandemic relief spawned so much…

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(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)The U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. To enact President Joe Biden’s expansive domestic agenda this year, Democrats have mapped out a convoluted legislative maze. The party wants to push the new president's multitrillion-dollar plans for supercharging federal infrastructure, climate change and social programs through a Congress in which they have only paper-thin majorities. GOP opposition is certain to be solid. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Congress is on recess this week, so nothing too bad can happen

After a busy start to the 118th session, Congress is on recess this week. Members are contemplating a number of important issues, though. Besides the debt…

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