Tag: Watchdog

Ravel, who held the agency's rotating chairmanship last year, has repeatedly slammed her colleagues as "dysfunctional" for refusing to support her initiatives. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

FEC commissioner pines for Jimmy Carter

Rudy Takala · May 3, 2016 11:55 pm

Answering a question about whether there was any evidence her server had ever been hacked, Clinton said, "Not at all." (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Clinton says FBI hasn’t contacted her for an interview

Rudy Takala · May 3, 2016 8:10 pm

The Internal Revenue Service sent nearly $30 million too much in tax credits to Obamacare customers, a federal watchdog found. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)

Watchdog: IRS gave out $30M too much to Obamacare enrollees

Robert King · May 3, 2016 7:32 pm

Whistleblower: Veterans ‘died at the hands’ of Russ Feingold

Whistleblower: Veterans ‘died at the hands’ of Russ Feingold

Joel Gehrke · May 3, 2016 6:42 pm

Edward Snowden wrote that a "friction" takes form when a person vows loyalty to both the U.S. Constitution and to the federal government. (AP Photo/Charles Platiau)

National Security

Snowden: Government at odds with Constitution

Rudy Takala · May 3, 2016 1:24 pm

A federal judge on Monday dismissed an effort by Twitter to toss out gag orders placed on the company over classified surveillance. (iStock Photo)

National Security

Judge tosses Twitter suit over classified surveillance

Rudy Takala · May 3, 2016 12:30 pm

The court, which handles requests from the National Security Agency and FBI to engage in surveillance, approved all 1,457 requests that it received from those agencies in 2015. (AP Photo)

National Security

Special court approved 100% of surveillance requests in 2015

Rudy Takala · May 2, 2016 5:50 pm

The provision is primarily a response to an effort by the White House to transfer Gitmo's 80 remaining detainees to U.S. soil before the end of Obama’s term in office. (AP Photo)

National Security

Panel wants to know how many people Gitmo prisoners have killed

Rudy Takala · May 2, 2016 4:41 pm

A watchdog group expressed concern about Garland's level of transparency after a National Journal story revealing that Garland's personnel file from his days clerking for the late Supreme Court Justice William Brennan Jr. is also sealed. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Watchdog presses Garland for Justice Dept. records

Susan Crabtree · May 2, 2016 4:33 pm

The Federal Trade Commission should stop "creepy" electronic billboards from surreptitiously harvesting cellphone data, Sen. Chuck Schumer said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Schumer takes on ‘creepy’ billboards that spy on drivers

Rudy Takala · May 2, 2016 1:09 pm

Issa: Clinton investigation likely to extend beyond election

Issa: Clinton investigation likely to extend beyond election

Rudy Takala · May 1, 2016 10:35 pm

Gates defends Clinton over emails

National Security

Gates defends Clinton over emails

Daniel Chaitin · May 1, 2016 5:09 pm