Archive for: Cause of Action

Washington Free Beacon: Hoping for Relief – Embattled oyster company heads to court hoping for stay on government’s decision to kill it

Hoping for Relief Embattled oyster company heads to court hoping for stay on government’s decision to kill it BY: Andrew Evans January 25, 2013 8:59 am The Drakes Bay Oyster Company heads to court on Friday seeking a preliminary injunction...

 

E&E Publishing: 2 companies sue, alleging politics steered green energy loans

2 companies sue, alleging politics steered green energy loans   John McArdle, E&E reporter, Published: Friday, January 11, 2013 Two electric-vehicle companies sued the Department of Energy yesterday for allegedly doling out billions...

 

AM-1300 WMEL Producer’s Blog: Bought and Paid for Winners and Losers? The XP Vehicles/Limnia Saga.

Bought And Paid For Winners And Losers? The XP Vehicles / Limnia Saga. What happens when a competition or application is not fairly administered? What happens when an outcome is based not on the merits of the application or competition, but...

 

Washington Examiner: Nine people who know how to make government work better, more honestly

  Nine people who know how to make government work better, more honestly   by Mark Tapscott, executive editor When The Washington Examiner recently asked leading transparency in government advocates in the nation’s capital what...

 

Cause of Action files motion for temporary restraining order in Drakes Bay Oyster Co. case

The effort to fight Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar’s decision to shut down Drakes Bay Oyster Company has been moving full steam ahead since the November 30 announcement. Last week, the Lunnys, represented by Cause of Action along with...

 

Bloomberg story proves Cause of Action’s investigation right on the money

Last week, Cause of Action released a report called, “A Bus Tour of Chicago Style Fraud.” It turns out that our suspicions were correct. As Bloomberg News reports today , the U.S. Transportation Department knew that “…[the] Chicago...

 

Press Release: FTA Confirms Overreporting by the CTA

FTA Confirms Overreporting by the CTA Cause of Action’s Investigation Into Potential Fraud With Federal Grant Money Exposes CTA & the Department of Transportation   WASHINGTON – In the wake of Cause of Action’s investigation into...

 

Chicago Tribune: Report: CTA reaped millions by over-reporting bus mileage

Report: CTA reaped millions by over-reporting bus mileage By Jon Hilkevitch The CTA has potentially inflated by up to $150 million the federal taxpayer money it received since as far back as 1982 by “fraudulently over-reporting”...

 

Coin for Coins: Cause of Action Finds Federal Agencies in Violation of Executive Order on Spending

Coin for Coins: Cause of Action Finds Federal Agencies in Violation of Executive Order on Spending Taxpayer Dollars Purchased iPods, Plaques, Yo-Yos and Coins   WASHINGTON – Federal government accountability group Cause of Action (CoA) today...

 

REPORT: Coin for Coins: Federal Agency Spending on Promotional and Commemorative Items

REPORT: Coin for Coins: Federal Agency Spending on Promotional and Commemorative Items

  Cause of Action’s six month investigation into federal agency spending on commemorative and promotional items.     Coin for Coins Report Coin for Coins Report Exhibits DHS OIG production

 
 
 
 

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