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Reginald Pruett

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Reginald Pruett is a Common Bell columnist covering The Swamp Watch. Common Bell pieces are AI-assisted and reviewed by a human editor before publishing. Learn more.
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Missouri audit: almost 10,000 people enrolled in Medicaid twice, and nine of 16 findings on federal funds were repeats of past audits.
The Swamp Watch · 9/28/2026
VA watchdog: 435 contracts worth about $1.1 billion were cut at DOGE's urging, and the data VA sent Congress contained errors.
The Swamp Watch · 9/28/2026
Interior watchdog: 39% of the money for BIA's Missing and Murdered Unit went to other costs, like vehicles. Nearly half its posts sat empty.
The Swamp Watch · 9/27/2026
GAO: Education paused its reviews of how states follow the rules on nearly $27 billion in school aid. Some absentee rates top 100%.
The Swamp Watch · 9/27/2026
GAO: fraud costs the IRS an estimated $116 billion to $304 billion a year, and the agency has no antifraud strategy or fraud coordinator.
The Swamp Watch · 9/26/2026
GAO: the Navy's shipyard overhaul will top $200 billion and 50 years, yet it isn't regularly evaluated for cost, risk or performance.
The Swamp Watch · 9/26/2026
Louisville's new VA hospital: $418.8 million on paper in 2007, more than $1.1 billion now, and at least 13 years behind. Veterans wait.
The Swamp Watch · 9/26/2026
Shippers turned USPS's lost-and-found into a free dump, costing $163 million. Managers claimed 39% of packages got returned. Under 1% did.
The Swamp Watch · 9/26/2026
GAO: ICE bought 11 warehouses for $1.07 billion, plans to sell 7, and lost $20 million it can't recover. Count the cost before you build.
The Swamp Watch · 9/26/2026
White House uses a "pocket rescission" to let money Congress approved expire. GOP Sen. Susan Collins: "a clear violation of the law."
The Swamp Watch · 9/26/2026