Tag: Watchdog

The Dec. 23 incident resulted in the loss of power to 700,000 Ukrainian homes for several hours. (AP file photo/Anton Volk)

U.S. officials investigating Russia as cause of Ukraine power failure

Rudy Takala · January 6, 2016 5:32 pm

CMS is relying on insurers selling health plans to verify that the customers are paying their premiums and are even eligible to receive them, an oversight agency said. (AP photo/Jim Mone, file)

Obamacare subsidies may have gone to non-paying customers

Paige Winfield Cunningham · January 6, 2016 5:26 pm

Breaches ranged from employees accidentally mailing a veteran the wrong medical records to employees intentionally spying on patients' records. (Bloomberg/Andrew Harrer)

Medical privacy is not the VA way

Sarah Bedford · January 6, 2016 5:01 am

According to the text of the abbreviated guidelines, the Treasury Department will have the power to take measures against entities engaged in "significant malicious cyber-enabled activities." (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

National Security

Treasury releases rules on hacker sanctions

Rudy Takala · January 5, 2016 9:19 pm

Former U.S. attorney: Clinton could face criminal indictment

Former U.S. attorney: Clinton could face criminal indictment

Sarah Bedford · January 5, 2016 6:09 pm

Hillary Clinton racked up financial support from major pharmaceutical firms in the first three quarters of 2015. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg)

Hillary’s phantom pharmaceutical enemies

Sarah Bedford · January 5, 2016 5:01 am

The Obama administration obtained surveillance from Israeli officials, according to a report. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

National Security

Editor calls on Obama to release surveillance info

Rudy Takala · January 4, 2016 10:17 pm

The Make America Awesome PAC has been running attack ads against Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on four separate radio stations in New Hampshire. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Trump campaign claims Morocco footage not an error

Sarah Bedford · January 4, 2016 9:44 pm

"He has made me personally pledge we are going to get the information out," Clinton said of John Podesta, her campaign chairman. "One way or another. Maybe we could have, like, a task force to go to Area 51." (AP Photo/Laura Rauch, File)

Clinton promises to look into Area 51, aliens

Sarah Bedford · January 4, 2016 8:26 pm

Sen. Marco Rubio had faced a backlash from Puerto Rican constituents after he initially blocked the confirmation of Mari Carmen Aponte, a Puerto Rican, for political reasons before agreeing to change his vote, NBC Latino reported in 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Clinton insiders relied on Rubio to get controversial nominee confirmed

Sarah Bedford · January 4, 2016 7:10 pm

"We are based in the U.S., but we strive to take down ISIS-affiliated websites, also ISIS members," a member of New World Hacking said on Twitter. (AP Photo)

Anonymous targets Trump, Turkey and others

Rudy Takala · January 4, 2016 5:05 pm

Finding suitable private sector partners for such a project would-be challenging. Google, Facebook and Apple all offer products that have some level of encryption installed by default. (AP Photo)

Lawmakers, tech giants square off for encryption battle

Rudy Takala · January 4, 2016 5:01 am