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US Air Force wildly overpaid Boeing by almost 8,000% for C-17 aircraft bathroom soap dispensers, Pentagon watchdog finds
The Air Force paid over 80 times the going rate for a bathroom soap dispenser, per a new watchdog r…
Chris Panella
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The US F-35 stealth fighter fleet has a readiness problem that 6 years and over $12 billion haven't fixed, watchdog finds
None of the F-35 variants met their readiness goals over a six-year period despite billions of doll…
Chris Panella
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The US sent Taiwan waterlogged shipments of moldy body armor and machine guns tossed in a cardboard box, DoD watchdog says
The ruined shipments sat for months at an air base because the Army didn't call flights to deliver …
Matthew Loh
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Student-loan borrowers are getting $100 million in payments after being 'cheated' out of lower bills by a major lender, a federal consumer watchdog says
Student-loan company Navient is barred from servicing federal loans in a settlement it reached with…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Aviation regulator DGCA slaps Rs 80 lakh fine on Air India
Aviation watchdog DGCA on Friday imposed a fine of Rs 80 lakh on Air India for violations of norms …
PTI
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The US military is 'alarmingly slow' at delivering new weapons, making it tougher to keep its edge against top threats, watchdog finds
The agency said that the timeframes DoD is working on are "incompatible with maintaining military a…
Ella Sherman
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Student-loan companies put up 'excessive barriers' and gave borrowers inaccurate information about debt relief, a federal consumer watchdog says
A new report from the CFPB found that student-loan companies engaged in "unfair and abusive acts" w…
Ayelet Sheffey
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America's F-35 stealth fighters are going to be flying less as costs soar, watchdog finds
The Pentagon estimates that the life-cycle cost for the F-35 has now surpassed more than $2 trillio…
Jake Epstein
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Runaway government debt could sink markets and slam the economy, 2 watchdogs warn
Ballooning government debt and soaring interest payments could trigger a UK-style market meltdown a…
Theron Mohamed
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Upgrades to keep the US military's oldest bombers — its B-52s — flying for a century are running into delays and rising costs, watchdog finds
Some B-52 programs are seeing substantial delays, putting them years behind schedule, and costs are…
Chris Panella
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Iran-backed Houthi rebels are seizing on the Israel-Hamas war to recruit more child soldiers, watchdog reports
The Houthis have recruited over 70,000 new fighters and that includes many children, Human Rights W…
Ella Sherman
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One of US special operators' most important skills is getting lost in translation, watchdog agency warns
US special operators are tasked with training and supporting foreign forces, but US special-ops uni…
Michael Peck
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A major student-loan company has 'illegally' tried to collect payments from borrowers whose balances were already wiped out through bankruptcy, a federal watchdog alleges in a new lawsuit
The CFPB sued student-loan company PHEAA, accusing it of ignoring borrowers' bankruptcy discharges …
Ayelet Sheffey
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Sebi issues procedure for seeking prior approval for change in control of vault managers
The vault manager is regulated as a Sebi intermediary for providing vaulting services meant for gol…