Golden Fleece Award

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) named the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Amtrak, as the latest recipient of his Golden Fleece Award for being unable to account for $4.1 million in equipment due to a lack of proper asset management controls. "As the recipient of billions of dollars in U.S.… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) issued a new directive that closed a loophole previously allowing executives of the Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE), Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, to earn more than the congressionally mandated pay cap of $600,000. In May of this year, Congressman Hill featured… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman French Hill (AR-02) named the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as this month’s recipient of his Golden Fleece Award for reimbursement mismanagement of the Sheltering and Temporary Essential Program (STEP or the program) in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI).  "Government agencies, like… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman French Hill (AR-02) named the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as the latest recipient of the Golden Fleece Award for allowing improper payments to states for enrollees that do not meet Congressionally mandated Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)… Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. — Congressman French Hill (AR-02) named the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) as the latest recipient of the Golden Fleece Award for its failure, as the regulator of the Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE), Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, to uphold the congressionally mandated pay cap of $600,000 in… Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. — On Wednesday, an editorial published by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette highlighted Congressman French Hill's Golden Fleece Award—a monthly bulletin on the most frivolous and wasteful uses of hardworking taxpayers’ dollars.   The editorial stated, "A few years back, the Congressman from central Arkansas, French Hill, rebooted the Golden Fleece Award. Few… Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. — Congressman French Hill (AR-02) named the ship procurement process at the United States Navy as the latest recipient of the Golden Fleece Award for its failure to facilitate a process that provides complete and quality ships leaving taxpayers to pick up the cost of the deficiencies.  “The continued… Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. — Congressman French Hill (AR-02) named the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) as the latest recipient of the Golden Fleece Award for continued delays to completion of Silver Line Phase 2, resulting in millions of dollars in extra costs to taxpayers. “The federal government must be better stewards… Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. — Congressman French Hill (R-AR) named the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as the latest winner of the Golden Fleece Award for accepting inflated bids for the management of Medicare Part D plans, resulting in roughly $9.1 billion in extra payments to insurers from 2006 to 2015. “Clearly, more… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congressman French Hill (R-AR) named the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as the latest winner of the Golden Fleece award for its inability to oversee State Approving Agencies’ (SAAs) review of education and training programs at schools that enroll Post-9/11 GI Bill students and allow ineligible enrollees to participate, taking vital benefits away from veterans in… Read more »