IRS Officials Enjoyed Luxury at Conference Reveal
IRS leaders faced new scrutiny after a Treasury Inspector General report showed senior officials received luxury hotel upgrades and free meals at a 4.1 million training conference in Anaheim in 2010.132 IRS employees benefited from room upgrades as costs rose despite limited safeguards until 2011. The disclosure coincided with congressional hearings on IRS targeting allegations affecting Tea Party and other groups seeking tax exemption. The IG report notes costly conferences and weak approvals beyond the tax-exempt division.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Anaheim
Calif
J. Russell George
Treasury Department Inspector General
Tax Administration
Becky Gerritson
Wetumpka
Alabama
House
Ways and Means
Congressional
Justice Department
Inspector General
Morale concerns plague Minot ICBM crews report
Internal Air Force emails obtained by The Associated Press reveal missile crews at Minot Air Force Base ND complain of morale-sapping pressures including poor leadership and dead end careers in the nuclear force. The study, tied to Gen. Mark Welsh, documents requests for more experienced officers, shorter schedules, and leaders who listen, as the 91st Missile Wing operates 150 ICBMs on alert.
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Air Force
Associated Press
91St Missile Wing
Minot Air Force Base
N.D
9St
Minot
Bers
Congress
Air
Mark Welsh
Rand Corp
Welsh
F.E. Warren Air Force Base
Wyo
Malmstrom Air Force Base
Mont
Secret government email accounts used by Obama appointees
The Associated Press found that several political appointees use nonpublic government email addresses to conduct official business. White House spokesman Jay Carney acknowledged the practice as a practical alternative for top officials while insisting all accounts remain subject to oversight and FOIA requests.
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Washington
Barack Obama
Associated Press
White House
Jay Carney
Carney
Congressional
Kathleen Sebelius
Health and Human Services Department
Labor Department
Environmental Protection Agency
Kel McClanahan
National Security Counselors
HHS
Carl Fillichio
Ers
Americans For Limited Government
Seth D. Harris
Google
Sebelius
Homeland Security
Commerce and Agriculture
Congress
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