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Report: DoD may have lost $702 million worth of ammo in Afghanistan

by Brian Seay

Department of Defense officials aren’t sure whether $702 million allocated for ammunition was spent properly in Afghanistan.

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Social Security Administration paid at least $37M to dead vets

by Brian Seay

The SSA works with the Dept. of Veterans Affairs to determine when vets have died, but an agency audit found that some cases are falling through the cracks.

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Investigation uncovers phony law enforcement agency at Navy yard that spent $21M on weapons, vehicles

by Brian Seay

About half the money was spent on labor over more than a decade, and at least $4 million worth of vehicles are still missing.

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Justice Department threatens federal grants to nine sanctuary jurisdictions

by Brian Seay

In the latest push to pressure sanctuary cities to comply with federal immigration enforcement, the Department of Justice sent letters to nine jurisdictions Friday threatening to withhold grant funding.

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LAPD: SHOT Show gun buy unintentionally violated ethics codes

by Jared Morgan

LAPD officers who bought $27,000 worth of guns at a discount during SHOT Show didn’t do so knowing they were violating ethics rules, officials said.

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TSA misses 95 percent of weapons smuggled through security

by Jared Morgan

The Transportation Security Administration is in hot water after it was revealed that agents failed 95 percent of tests where undercover investigators smuggled weapons through airport security screening zones.

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