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Staggering Incompetence Exposed as Audit Probes Elon Musk's Ghost Government Contract Savings

A GAO audit reveals significant inaccuracies in Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency's claimed savings, highlighting discrepancies in contract and grant cancellations and questioning the agency's transparency.

International Business Times UK

Imported Produce Drove Two of This Summer's Largest Outbreaks While Foreign Inspections Stayed Far Below Target

Two major 2026 outbreaks trace to imported produce, as federal data show the FDA averaged 917 foreign food inspections a year against a target of 19,200.

Medical Daily

Federal Data Show FDA Inspected a Small Fraction of Foreign Food Facilities It Was Directed to Cover

FDA averaged 917 foreign food inspections a year against a target of 19,200, federal data show, as two outbreaks tied to Mexican produce continue.

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'Like Cancelling a Credit Card': How Elon Musk Allegedly Fake-Saved Billions in Shocking Audit Report

A GAO audit reveals significant discrepancies in Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency's claimed savings, questioning the transparency and reliability of reported figures.

International Business Times UK

More Than 60 House Democrats Press the VA on Mental Health Staffing with an Aug. 14 Deadline Approaching

A letter signed by 62 House Democrats asks the VA for wait times and vacancy data on mental health staffing. Answers are due Aug. 14.

Medical Daily

Official Review Finds Elon Musk's DOGE Savings of $110B Riddled With 'Errors and Unreliable Data'

A GAO review found that most of the £82 billion in savings claimed by Elon Musk's cost-cutting initiative were unverifiable, with significant transparency issues and incorrect estimates undermining the figures.

International Business Times UK

Did Elon Musk's DOGE really save billions? A federal audit raises questions

A federal watchdog has raised questions about cost-saving claims made by Elon Musk's DOGE agency. Several figures highlighted by the agency could not be fully verified, according to the GAO. The audit found some savings were overstated or not realized, impacting reported figures. Lack of transparency in methodology also drew…

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Elon Musk's DOGE Allegedly Took Credit for Ongoing Work as Report Exposes Fake Billions in Savings

A damning GAO report reveals Elon Musk's DOGE overstated savings by billions, taking credit for pre-existing cuts and leaving major financial claims completely unsubstantiated.

International Business Times UK

DOGE overstated savings on federal 'receipts' website, auditors find

Federal auditors found Elon Musk's government efficiency savings claims inaccurate. Many reported savings were for actions already underway before the agency began. The watchdog noted a lack of transparency in how savings were calculated. The agency's reported savings lacked supporting evidence, according to auditors. This data quality issue limits the…

The Economic Times

DOGE Claimed $110 Billion in Spending Cuts That Couldn't Be Verified, Audit Finds

The DOGE project was the second Trump administration's best idea. Unfortunately, it was terribly executed.

Reason

GAO Says Fragmented Federal Surveillance Slows Detection of New Disease Threats

A GAO report finds no federal agency has authority to coordinate disease surveillance across the government, slowing early detection of emerging threats.

Medical Daily

Elon Musk Under Fire After GAO Audit Found Treasury Payment System User Was Granted Delete Access

A government audit reveals security lapses in a Treasury payment system during Elon Musk's brief leadership of DOGE.

International Business Times UK

House Committee Investigates Fate of $13 Billion in Venezuelan Oil Revenue

An executive order signed by Trump states that the oil revenues remain the sovereign property of Venezuela and are held by the United States in a custodial capacity

Latin Times

Homeland Security Is Spending $1 Billion on 'Autonomous' Border Surveillance Towers

The department plans to triple the number of surveillance towers along the U.S.-Mexico border over the next decade.

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America's Emergency Oil Reserve Keeps Falling To Decade Lows. Auditors Warn It May Not Be Ready For Another Crisis

The U.S: Strategic Petroleum Reserve fell this week to its lowest level since March 1983 after the federal government withdrew a total of 352 million barrels of crude oil over the past four years to respond to geopolitical conflicts.

Reason

Research Suggests Trump and His Opponents Are Both Wrong About the Impact of Voter ID Requirements

The weight of the evidence indicates that such laws do not reliably benefit Republicans or hurt Democrats.

Latin Times

Nine in Ten Detainees at America's Largest ICE Camp Report Beatings, Watchdogs Find

A new HRW/ACLU report finds 9 in 10 detainees at Camp East Montana describe beatings by guards. DHS denies it; deaths and lawsuits keep mounting.

Reason

One Federal Agency's Unused Office Space Costs 'Hundreds of Millions of Dollars' Per Year

According to a new report, nearly 90 percent of the Department of Transportation's owned or leased buildings are more than half-empty.

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Congress Wants To Keep Funding a Pentagon That Won't Account for Its Spending

The only federal agency that has never passed an audit could soon get another $60 billion, even as it buries reports on the spiraling costs of its programs.

Everybody Loves Your Money

Your Property Value Can Take a Hit When Insurance Becomes Hard to Find

A home’s value depends on more than fresh paint, a remodeled kitchen, or a great backyard. When homeowners insurance becomes difficult to find or suddenly much more expensive, the price tag attached to that property can start facing pressure. Insurance availability has become a bigger factor in real estate decisions…

Clever Dude

The Small Home Maintenance Miss That Can Raise Your Insurance Risk

A tiny home maintenance mistake can quietly turn into a much bigger headache. A missing roof shingle, clogged gutter, slow leak, or neglected exterior repair may look like a weekend chore waiting for another weekend, but small problems can grow into costly damage that affects how insurers view a property’s…

Medical Daily

Extreme Heat Kills More Americans Than Any Weather Disaster, but It Has Never Received a Federal Disaster Declaration

Extreme heat kills 2,394+ Americans annually but has never qualified for a federal disaster declaration. Here's what that means for your community.

Reason

Washington Promised Puerto Rico $14 Billion To Fix Its Grid. Most of the Money Is Still Stuck.

A new GAO report attributes the delays to onerous regulations and poor coordination among government agencies.

Space

NASA wants to dump the ISS in the sea. Experts say the plan 'raises serious concerns for ocean health'

NASA's plan to deorbit the International Space Station in coming years has stirred up a wave of reaction by a leading ocean conservation organization.

TechRadar

800+ F-35 airplane fleet struggles to justify $1.6 trillion price tag with just 25% fully mission capable rate amidst systemic software bugs and chronic hardware failures, scathing new GAO report finds

The Pentagon's $1.6 trillion F-35 program reached just 25% full mission capability as software issues and shortages persisted.

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