ICE wasted millions in rapid push to expand detention capacity, watchdog finds
With an unprecedented budget, ICE spent billions in a rush to expand its detention network, wasting millions in the process, the Government Accountability Office found.
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Watchdog: ICE wasted millions in taxpayer funds
The Government Accountability Office reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement wasted millions of taxpayer dollars in a rush to expand its detention capacity. CBS News data journalist Julia Ingram has the details.
Feds paid $9.5 billion in leave costs in 2025 due to DOGE buyout
According to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report published Tuesday, the use of paid administrative leave increased by 435% from 2023 to 2025.
Watchdog asks for probe of Trump's Qatari jet
CBS News has learned that a nonpartisan government watchdog group is requesting an investigation into whether the Pentagon violated any laws by accepting a jet from the Qatari royal family on behalf of President Trump.
Billions of dollars lost to foreign fraud
60 Minutes investigates how transnational crime rings impersonate Americans to steal billions in taxpayer funds.
Crime rings using stolen identities to steal money from U.S. government
The U.S. government loses hundreds of billions to fraud each year, with criminals using stolen identities to make unemployment claims and target disaster funding.
Senate Democrats seek inquiry into Kash Patel's use of FBI aircraft
Sen. Dick Durbin, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, wants the congressional watchdog agency to examine what the FBI spent on Patel's personal travel.
Democrats react to Schumer on funding
Democratic lawmakers are reacting to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer planning to vote to keep the government funded through a continuing resolution presented by Republicans in Congress. CBS News' Taurean Small reports.
Jan. 6 tips weren't shared, report finds
The Government Accountability Office has issued a report finding that federal agencies responsible for protecting the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, did not share information about credible threats before the attack. CBS News chief national affairs and justice correspondent Jeff Pegues joins Anne-Marie Green and Vlad Duthiers to discuss.
Report finds FBI, Capitol Police didn't share "credible threats" before Jan. 6
Critical information, like the fact that militia groups had armed themselves ahead of the rioting, could have helped safeguard the Capitol, government watchdog says.
Government clean-coal projects flopped, federal watchdog finds
U.S. is investing billions in "carbon capture" technologies. So far, there's not much to show for it.
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