Tag: Watchdog

Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., is asking for the California National Guardsmen fix to be added to the to-do list for negotiators trying to iron out a final version of the fiscal 2017 defense policy bill.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Lawmaker: We need to be checking Facebook for terrorists

Rudy Takala · June 6, 2016 4:01 am

"The role of government, which has limited dollars, is not to take the place of relationships, but to leverage relationships using limited resources," said Rep. Hans Zeiger, R-Puyallup. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

How housing dollars translate to better education

Rudy Takala · June 6, 2016 4:01 am

"This [intel] bill takes a hatchet to important protections for Americans' liberty," Sen. Ron Wyden said in a statement late last month, following its passage out of the Senate Intelligence Committee he sits on. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate set for another surveillance showdown

Rudy Takala · June 6, 2016 4:01 am

As marijuana goes mainstream, who’s to blame when things get deadly?

Rudy Takala · June 4, 2016 4:01 am

Bryan Pagliano, who set up and maintained the private server in Clinton's basement, was set to testify under oath Monday in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by the conservative group Judicial Watch. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Clinton IT aide ordered to hand over immunity deal

Sarah Bedford · June 3, 2016 11:17 pm

The cybersecurity commission is tasked with finding ways to improve the nation's digital security. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Cybercommission set for June meeting

Rudy Takala · June 3, 2016 10:09 pm

The group said its political action committee would control which candidates are invited to use the platform. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Tech giants including Facebook, Google seek to step up political involvement

Rudy Takala · June 3, 2016 7:34 pm

Miller faulted the IG for failing to identify clearly the leaders responsible for lengthy wait-times. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Half a million veterans still waiting a month or more for VA care

Sarah Bedford · June 3, 2016 7:06 pm

The move reflects a nationwide movement in favor of transgender rights. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

VA proposes rule allowing gender reassignment surgery

Sarah Bedford · June 3, 2016 2:19 pm

Researchers noted that the physical method of cracking a cryptographic algorithm, commonly known as a "side-channel attack," works even against even sophisticated 4,096-bit encryption keys. (AP Photo)

Report: Computer noise can give away encryption keys

Rudy Takala · June 2, 2016 9:35 pm

"In two FOIA requests, CoA Institute requested these final reports or responses, but the CIA has yet to issue any final determination or produce the documents," reads Thursday's filing. (AP Photo)

Watchdog group files suit against CIA for obstructing record requests

Rudy Takala · June 2, 2016 8:34 pm

—œI’m going to leave that to the candidate,—£ John Podesta, a longtime Hillary Clinton aide, said when asked whether the former secretary of state would select Bernie Sanders to be her vice president. (AP Photo)

Clinton campaign chair won’t rule out Sanders for VP

Sarah Bedford · June 2, 2016 7:47 pm