Category: U.S. Agency for International Development

Biden Draws Bipartisan Ire for Leaving 3 Key Watchdog Jobs Vacant for More Than 2 Years

June 5, 2023
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House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) wants to know why President Joe Biden has failed to appoint Inspectors-General (IGs) at the departments of Treasury and State, as well as the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Why three highly visible watchdog jobs remain unfilled in Biden’s third year in the…

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Oversight Republicans Request Transparency on $113 Billion Given to Ukraine

February 23, 2023
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House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Oversight Committee Republicans have called for transparency regarding the $113 billion in taxpayer-funded assistance to Ukraine. The committee sent a letter to the Department of Defense, Department of State, and Agency for International Development on Feb. 22, asking them to provide documents and information to…

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Ernst Gives Latest ‘Squeal Award’ to HHS for Failing to Bar Federal Funding of Wuhan Lab, as Recommended by Watchdog

February 14, 2023
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Feb. 14 may be a day for romantic gifts, but that’s not what Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) gave Secretary Xavier Becerra and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for failing to bar China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) from receiving any more federal funds. The Iowa Republican gave Becerra and HHS her latest…

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