Thursday, February 17, 2011

DHS, Interior Among 5 of the Worst-Run Federal Programs

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WASHINGTON -- The Government Accountability Office released its biennial list of the poorest performing government agencies today -- and this year, the Interior Department's management of the nation's oil and gas resources made the list for the first time.

This should come as no surprise, given the breathtaking scope of the lapses by the Minerals Management Service that came to light during the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The transgressions, catalogued by Interior's inspector general, included gifts, trips and football tickets given to inspectors, who sometimes let oil and gas companies fill in their own inspection forms.

DHS, Interior Among 5 of the Worst-Run Federal Programs

A TSA agent instructs travelers on traveling through security lines at Pittsburgh International Airport on Nov. 24. The Transportation Security Administration is part of the Department of Homeland Security, which has made has the GAO's high-risk list since 2003...

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