This is easy to fix:
- The employees are charged with fraud.
- They have to pay back every penny
- They may never hold another government job.
EPA Employees Used Gov’t Purchase Card to Spend $14,985 on Fitness Memberships
Environmental Protection Agency employees used their government purchase cards to spend $14,985 on fitness memberships, according to an audit by the inspector general of the agency. With the goal of assessing the risk of illegal, improper, and erroneous purchases made on the EPA’s purchase card, the auditors evaluated 18 transactions totaling $48,345 and found that none of them complied with any of the internal controls that were tested.
Trump to propose 24 percent cut in EPA spending: reports
The Trump administration plans to propose a one-forth to cut the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) budget, a plan that would end up laying off 20 percent of the agency’s staffers, according to reports. Trump officials will propose a $6.1 billion for the EPA next year, a $2 billion cut from current levels, according to reports in E&E News and Politico, citing sources.
But the EPA’s problems are far from over.
EPA seeks dismissal of mine spill lawsuit claims
EPA’s motion claims agency is protected by sovereign immunity FARMINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is asking a federal court to dismiss claims in two lawsuits filed over the Gold King Mine spill. Last year, the state of New Mexico and the Navajo Nation filed separate lawsuits against the federal agency.