Federal officials at the Department of Energy (DoE) may soon have to explain the government’s “illicit transfer of a $15 million, taxpayer-funded advanced battery technology” developed by a U.S. laboratory to a Chinese firm. Teri Donaldson, the department’s inspector general, confirmed to senators John Barrasso (R-Wyoming) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) in an October 5 letter…
Barrasso, Ernst Say Energy Watchdog to Probe Battery Technology Transfer to Chinese
October 12, 2022
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Internal Pentagon Report Says China Is Main Beneficiary of Key US Technology Research Efforts
September 28, 2022
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A confidential internal Department of Defense report concludes that “China, not the United States, is the ultimate beneficiary of DoD and other [U. S. Government] research investments,” according to Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa). “Washington is spending billions of your tax dollars every year to hypothetically achieve technological dominance over communist China, but the ultimate beneficiary of that…
Treasury Watchdog Agrees to Investigate Status of Tax Cheaters Working for the IRS: Ernst
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) said on Sept. 14 that the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) has agreed to update a 2019 investigation that found hundreds of IRS employees with overdue or unpaid tax bills. Ernst made public an Aug. 30 letter she received from TIGTA J. Russell George agreeing with her request that he…
Treasury Watchdog Agrees to Investigate Status of Tax Cheaters Working for IRS: Ernst
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) said on Sept. 14 that the Treasury inspector general for tax administration (TIGTA) has agreed to update a 2019 investigation that found hundreds of IRS employees with overdue or unpaid tax bills. Ernst made public an Aug. 30 letter she received from TIGTA J. Russell George agreeing with her request that he…
Ernst Demands IRS Watchdog Audit Federal Agency’s Hiring and Re-Hiring Tax Cheats
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) wants Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) J. Russell George to audit the staff hiring and re-hiring practices of the IRS as the federal tax agency moves to double its workforce with President Joe Biden’s blessing. The Iowa Republican told George in an Aug. 24 letter that her request was…
Ernst ‘Squeal Award’ Goes to National Capital’s Purple Line, a ‘Billion-Dollar Boondoggle’
Calling it a “billion-dollar boondoggle,” Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) named a chronically over-budget and behind-schedule public transportation project in the nation’s capital as the winner of her latest Squeal Award highlighting waste and fraud in government spending. “The National Capital Purple Line, which was supposed to connect Washington D.C.’s subway lines in the Maryland suburbs,…
Ernst Bill Would Create an Executive Branch Transparency Czar in the White House
Executive branch officials who fail to follow federal laws guaranteeing public access to government documents would have to answer to a newly created Director of Openness in Government (DOG) in the White House under a proposal introduced by Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa). “Iowans, and all Americans, have a right to know what’s happening in Washington,…
Ernst Bill Would Create Executive Branch Transparency Czar in the White House
Executive branch officials who fail to follow federal laws guaranteeing public access to government documents would have to answer to a newly created director of openness in government (DOG) in the White House under a proposal introduced by Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa). “Iowans, and all Americans, have a right to know what’s happening in Washington,…
Senate Armed Forces Committee Member Requests American Airpower in Ukraine
March 14, 2022
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The Biden administration should expedite the supply of aircraft and air defense systems to Ukraine, said Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. While commending the lethal aid provided by Washington to Ukraine, Ernst expressed “strong” disagreement with the administration’s decision to “delay and deny” neighboring Poland the option to…
Senate Armed Services Committee Member Requests American Airpower in Ukraine
March 14, 2022
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The Biden administration should expedite the supply of aircraft and air defense systems to Ukraine, said Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. While commending the lethal aid provided by Washington to Ukraine, Ernst expressed “strong” disagreement with the administration’s decision to “delay and deny” neighboring Poland the option to…
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