The Two-Way Watchdogs Take Back Claim About $16 Muffins October 28, 2011 • But the Justice Department's Inspector General says officials still need to watch how they spend taxpayers' money at conferences. And it hasn't changed its findings about $5 sodas, $32 snack breaks and $8 cups of coffee.
Kevin D. Weeks/for NPR The Two-Way Those Muffins Did Not Cost $16 Each, Hilton Says September 23, 2011 • The Justice Department caught flak this week for some extravagant spending at conferences. But Hilton Worldwide says auditors made a mistake about the cost of its muffins.
Anel Fernandez/Cover/Getty Images The Two-Way $16 Muffins, $8 Coffees, $5 Meatballs: Justice Dept. Spending Rapped September 21, 2011 • The department's been guilty of some "extravagant" spending at conferences in recent years, its inspector general says. Justice officials say reforms have already begun. NPR's Carrie Johnson, on the inspector general's report Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/140661100/140661255" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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