Tag: Watchdog

The order, issued earlier this week, would compel Apple to create software that would assist the FBI in breaking into an iPhone used by one of the perpetrators in a Dec. 2 terrorist attack in San Bernardino, Calif. (AP Photo)

Justice files motion to compel Apple’s cooperation with FBI

Rudy Takala · February 19, 2016 7:11 pm

FBI agents on Thursday were searching the California townhome of the brother of one of the shooters in the San Bernardino terror attack. (Stan Lim /The Press-Enterprise via AP)

FBI raids home of San Bernardino shooter’s brother

Rudy Takala · February 19, 2016 3:34 pm

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton told voters during a Nevada town hall on Thursday that she was justified in her refusal to release the transcripts of dozens of paid speeches she gave. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Clinton won’t release speech transcripts until others do the same

Sarah Bedford · February 19, 2016 1:41 pm

The State Dept. should've completed its review of all 55,000 pages of Clinton's emails by the end of January. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Will State Dept. publish latest Clinton emails before Nevada votes?

Sarah Bedford · February 19, 2016 5:01 am

"Some of the communications ... were encrypted," Adm. Mike Rogers said in an interview with Yahoo News. "We did not generate the insights ahead of time. Clearly, had we known, Paris would not have happened." (AP Photo)

NSA director on encryption: It’s complicated

Rudy Takala · February 19, 2016 12:04 am

"Encryption is open source. You can't ever put it back in the bag," said Mark Cuban. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Mark Cuban: Americans would regret banning encryption

Rudy Takala · February 18, 2016 9:07 pm

"An FBI win against Apple results in an insecurity mandate," former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden said. (AP Photo/Juliet Linderman)

Snowden: Apple case could kill security for all U.S. products

Rudy Takala · February 18, 2016 8:20 pm

Anti-virus software developer John McAfee promises to "eat my shoe" if he fails. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Tech legend offers to break iPhone encryption within weeks

Rudy Takala · February 18, 2016 6:14 pm

"When Sen. Wyden asked me the question I simply didn't think of the business records telephony metadata, at the time stored by [the National Security Agency] and governed by Section 215 of the Patriot Act," Clapper wrote. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Intel leader denies lying to Congress

Rudy Takala · February 18, 2016 5:32 pm

Although construction on the building was "largely complete" by April of last year, Afghan officials still had not begun using the mostly-empty headquarters, SIGAR found in a report made public Thursday. (Image courtesy Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction)

This mostly empty building in Afghanistan cost $150 million

Sarah Bedford · February 18, 2016 3:41 pm

David Brock, founder of Correct the Record, argued Thursday that Hillary Clinton earned "fair" fees for the dozens of speeches she made to private groups. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

David Brock: Clinton speaking fees were ‘fair market value’

Sarah Bedford · February 18, 2016 2:56 pm

"The select committee has made enormous progress this month," Gowdy said Thursday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Gowdy: Benghazi committee has made ‘significant breakthroughs’

Sarah Bedford · February 18, 2016 11:00 am