Tag: Watchdog

The 43 names were distributed Monday by the United Cyber Caliphate and included Pentagon employees. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

National Security

Islamic State releases ‘kill list’ of U.S. officials

Rudy Takala · April 25, 2016 6:20 pm

"I think the intelligence community ... Director [James] Comey of the FBI, [Adm. Mike] Rogers of the NSA, have been pretty consistent in support of strong encryption," James Clapper said. (AP Photo)

National Security

Intel chief: Community supports strong encryption

Rudy Takala · April 25, 2016 4:37 pm

Rep. Ted Lieu in February coauthored the Ensuring National Constitutional Rights for Your Private Telecommunications, or ENCRYPT Act, a bill that aims to protect strong encryption standards from being threatened by state laws. (AP photo)

Momentum shifts to pro-encryption lawmakers

Rudy Takala · April 25, 2016 4:01 am

Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., make a cell phone call on Capitol Hill. Even though American intelligence agencies are aware of that situation, they haven't notified lawmakers. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

National Security

Lawmaker: Foreign agencies likely snooping on Congress

Rudy Takala · April 24, 2016 4:01 am

The flaw allows anyone capable of infiltrating the network to monitor any activity on any telephone number. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser, file)

National Security

DHS says no permanent fix to cellular network vulnerabilities

Rudy Takala · April 23, 2016 9:07 pm

Bryan Pagliano's lawyer tells Congress the man who set up Clinton's server will not testify to two panels. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Clinton IT staffer refuses to testify after immunity deal

Rudy Takala · April 22, 2016 6:03 pm

HHS is projected to have $20.996 billion in "unobligated balances" that could be redirected to the Zika fight, Chuck Grassley and James Lankford reminded Sylvia Burwell in a letter. (AP Photo)

FBI may leak details of Clinton probe, Senate Judiciary head says

Rudy Takala · April 22, 2016 5:36 pm

"ICIJ does not intend to play a role in that investigation. Our focus is journalism." (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

Journalist group won’t join Justice Department investigation of Panama Papers

Rudy Takala · April 22, 2016 2:42 pm

It comes as part of a "dark web" sting on a child pornography site known as "Playpen." (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

DOJ infecting Internet users with malware to track suspects

Rudy Takala · April 21, 2016 6:33 pm

Facebook's encrypted messaging platform "WhatsApp" gained a user in Congress. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)

National Security

Congressman using WhatsApp to escape surveillance by China, Russia

Rudy Takala · April 21, 2016 5:46 pm

A Sunday report on the CBS program "60 Minutes" highlighted a vulnerability in the Signaling System 7 network, which is used by more than 800 telecom providers around the globe. (AP Photo)

FCC opens investigation into cell phone surveillance flaw

Rudy Takala · April 21, 2016 4:00 pm

Judge ruled that the Justice Department needs to make public at least a partial copy of a classified filing. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Judge rejects DOJ’s classified court filing on Clinton emails

Rudy Takala · April 20, 2016 9:55 pm