Senator rings alarm bells on waste and fraud at DHS
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Senator rings alarm bells on waste and fraud at DHS

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 20, 20266 min
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The top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is ringing alarm bells over waste, fraud and abuse at the Department of Homeland Security. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., wants DHS to provide answers to seven questions regarding how it has spent the $260 billion it received under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and the Secure America Act. Peters says recent reporting and the agency's lack of cooperation with its inspector general cast doubt on DHS's management of the funding. Among other things, Peters wants to know how DHS is ensuring accountability and transparency in its spending. </p...

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This is a Federal News Network podcast. Coming up today on the Federal Newscast, a senator rings the alarm bells on waste and fraud at DHS. The National Archives has a new Chief Records Officer.

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And NIH creates a new Women's Health Research Division. stories and more on today's federal newscast. Welcome to the federal newscast. I'm Michelle Sandeford. The top ranking Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is

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ringing the alarm bells over waste, fraud and abuse at the Department of Homeland Security. Senator Gary Peters wants DHS to provide answers to seven questions regarding how it spent 260 billion dollars it received under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and the Secure America Act. Peters says recent reporting and the agency's lack of cooperation with the Inspector General

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