http://www.epa.gov/oig/reports/2013/20130531-13-P-0272.pdf
Copy of the report that disclosed inappropriate use of government warehouse space by contract employees. From the Office of the Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/auditreports/2013reports/201310037fr.html
Lengthy examination of excessive spending by the IRS at a California conference and recommendations for how to enforce controls over conference spending. From the Office of the Inspector General of the Internal Revenue Service
http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/auditreports/2013reports/201310053fr.html
Report on 5/14/2013 that concluded that the Internal Revenue Service used inappropriate criteria, including terms like “tea party” and “patriot” to identify conservative organizations applying for tax-exempt status. From the Office of the Inspector General of the Treasury Department
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL31382.pdf
Discusses the various types of punishment that may be imposed, the grounds, precedents, and consequences by the House. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43045.pdf
Provides an overview of such laws including the activities that are protected, how the law’s protections are enforced, whether the law provides a private right of action, the remedies prescribed by the law, and the year the law’s provisions were adopted or amended. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
Reviews the details of the meningitis outbreak caused by contaminated drugs from a New England compounding pharmacy and the results of a congressional investigation into state regulation of such pharmacies. This report analyzes the information received from state boards and includes summaries of all state board responses. From the House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Results of an investigation into possible misuse and waste of taxpayer dollars by improper procurement procedures by the Office of Personnel Management. From the Office of the Inspector General of the Office of Personnel Management
http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-01-13-00150.pdf
Reports results of investigation into use by hospitals of drugs for injection or infusion into patients where the drug has been acquired from outside pharmacies. Also describes the steps that hospitals take to ensure the quality of these drugs. A recent meningitis outbreak was caused by contaminated drugs. From the Office of the Inspector General for the Food and Drug Administration