Federal Insider: GSA IG investigating possible bribes, kickbacks

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News from the Fed Page

General Services Administration Inspector General Brian Miller answers questions from the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform as it investigates wasteful spending and excesses by GSA officials during a 2010 Las Vegas conference, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, April 16, 2012.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GSA inspector general investigating possible bribes, kickbacks

Inspector General Brian Miller told lawmakers that his office has asked the Justice Department to investigate "all sorts of improprieties" surrounding a 2010 Las Vegas conference.

Federal Diary

General Services Administration Inspector General Brian Miller answers questions from the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform as it investigates wasteful spending and excesses by GSA officials during a 2010 Las Vegas conference, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, April 16, 2012.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

An embarrassing week for feds

This should be declared federal employee embarrassment week, because of scandals involving the General Services Administration and the Secret Service.

On Leadership

U.S. President Barack Obama walks to greet well-wishers, with Secret Service agents at his side, upon his arrival in Tampa, Florida April 13, 2012.                        REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque  (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS TRANSPORT)

Beneath the Secret Service scandal

Events like this and the GSA resignations are often symptomatic of broader organizational problems.

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