Ben Carson Orders New CFO to Fight Waste and Fraud at HUD

Secretary Ben Carson has announced new measures to protect HUD’s “financial integrity” and correct lax internal processes and controls. Carson has directed HUD’s recently appointed Chief Financial Officer,Irving Dennis, to design and implement a plan and lead an internal task force to combat waste, fraud, and abuse. “We simply need to do better. An updated system of internal controls will provide our agency with greater certainty that the dollars we spend are spent in a manner that satisfies all laws and regulations, and most importantly, the American people,” said Carson in a statement. The announcement came hours before the WH said it was "looking into" the now-infamous $31K dining room set reportedly authorized by Carson and his wife, Candy. More here.