FBI agents paid to watch movies, exercise, wash clothes, and attend cocktail parties; FBI paid up to $7.8 million in improper overtime and wages between 2003 and 2007 click here to read more “Gross mismanagement and waste” undermining the Hazardous Materials and Emergency Preparedness grants that give states millions of dollars to improve responses to hazardous materials spills; Grantees spending grant money on unauthorized activities, such as setting up and traveling to conferences click here to read more
POLITICAL SCIENCE: Congress distributed $1.7 billion of National Institutes of Health research funds based upon political parochial interests rather than scientific merit click here to read more National Heritage Area pays to create a poster of aging garages in Michigan town; A lecture and guided tour is also planned click here to read more $250,000 FEMA grant pays for an Iowa welcome center click here to read more Federal education grant funding being allocated based upon the percentage of public forest lands in school districts rather than size of student enrollment click here to read more Grocery store in Illinois looks to expand its base with the help of a federal grant aimed, including $10,000 to bolster its marketing efforts click here to read more Montana mansion getting a million dollar make-over paid for, in part, with a $500,000 federal grant click here to read more
