Tag: Watchdog

The United States has spent billions to train the Afghan National Police Ã¢â¬" and the money used to pay them may be going to the wrong people.ÃÂ (Thinkstock Image)

Millions in salaries meant for Afghan police may be going to the wrong people: Report

Kelly Cohen · June 2, 2014 9:15 pm

SEC: Chicago school operator defrauded investors

SEC: Chicago school operator defrauded investors

Washington Examiner · June 2, 2014 6:34 pm

Designated as Ã¢â¬Åmanufacturing communities,Ã¢â¬Ã¯Â¿Â½ the Commerce Department stated that each region is part of a federal initiative to "help communities attract and expand private investment in the manufacturing sector and increase international trade and exports." (AP Photo)

Commerce Department sees Rahm Emanuel’s Chicago as a ‘manufacturing center’

Josh Peterson · June 2, 2014 2:15 pm

FILE - This undated file photo provided by Chrysler shows the 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee. U.S. safety regulators are investigating whether a 2012 recall of 745,000 older-model Jeep Grand Cherokees and Libertys to fix air bags is working. The investigation affects Libertys from the 2002 and 2003 model years and Grand Cherokees from 2002 to 2004. (AP Photo/Chrysler, File)

US probes effectiveness of Chrysler air bag recall

Washington Examiner · June 2, 2014 1:02 pm

Houston passport official gets prison for fraud

Houston passport official gets prison for fraud

Washington Examiner · June 2, 2014 11:47 am

FILE - In this April 2, 2013 file photo State Sen. Malcolm Smith, D-Queens, leaves federal court in White Plains, N.Y. Accused of trying to bribe his way onto the New York City mayoral ballot, Smith says he didn't do it - and if he did, he was lured into it by federal agents. His trial begins this week in White Plains, in the midst of his re-election campaign in Queens. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Corruption jury to hear senator’s entrapment claim

Jim Fitzgerald · June 1, 2014 12:26 pm

Eric Shinseki, secretary of Veterans Affairs, pauses while delivering remarks at a National Coalition for Homeless Veterans meeting in Washington Friday morning. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Decade of reports show Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki was in denial, not in the dark

Mark Flatten · May 30, 2014 9:54 pm

CHP looks into allegations of firefighter behavior

CHP looks into allegations of firefighter behavior

Don Thompson · May 30, 2014 7:10 pm

Despite an increase in cyberattacks over the past few years, federal agencies are still not doing enough to thwart them. (Thinkstock)

Federal agencies aren’t doing enough to stop hackers: report

Kelly Cohen · May 30, 2014 6:25 pm

Agent: Wiretap request misstated informant record

Agent: Wiretap request misstated informant record

Washington Examiner · May 30, 2014 6:15 pm

As many as 227 million Americans may be compelled to disclose intimate details of their families and financial lives -- including their Social Security numbers -- in a new national database being assembled by two federal agencies. (Thinkstock)

New federal database will track Americans’ credit ratings, other financial information

Richard Pollock · May 30, 2014 10:00 am

Insurer to pay post-Sandy penalty over inspections

Insurer to pay post-Sandy penalty over inspections

Washington Examiner · May 30, 2014 7:01 am