Tag: Watchdog

The problem, Davis said, was the product of budget cuts coupled with years of engagement overseas. (Cpl. Nicole Zurbrugg/Marines)

National Security

Marine leader: Air superiority seriously suffering

Rudy Takala · April 20, 2016 9:00 pm

While no American officials have been incriminated, at least a half dozen individuals who are implicated in the Panama Papers have ties to the Clintons. (AP Photo)

Justice opens criminal investigation into Panama Papers

Rudy Takala · April 20, 2016 6:10 pm

The suit, filed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, seeks to learn whether the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has sought to compel a company such as Apple to surveil customer communications on behalf of the federal government. (iStock photo)

National Security

Justice Department sued over classified court rulings

Rudy Takala · April 20, 2016 1:54 pm

The iPhone "helped investigators address lingering concern that the two may have [had] help, perhaps from friends and family," officials told CNN. (AP Photo)

National Security

FBI: No info is still good info when it comes to iPhone

Rudy Takala · April 19, 2016 9:05 pm

—œThere probably are some cases where [the government] should be able to go in covertly and get information about a company’s email,—? Bill Gates said at a Reuters event in Washington. (AP Photo)

National Security

Bill Gates on the fence in privacy vs. security debate

Rudy Takala · April 19, 2016 3:32 pm

—œI believe that the foundation for anything that comes next is what we’re doing right now,—? Army Gen. Vincent Brooks said. (AP Photo/Kim Kyung-hoon, Pool, File)

National Security

Military nominee: Threat from North Korea is growing

Rudy Takala · April 19, 2016 3:06 pm

National Security

Viber app announces end-to-end encryption

Rudy Takala · April 19, 2016 1:30 pm

A Chinese man has been sentenced to death for selling 150,000 documents revealing government and military encryption secrets.

National Security

China imposes death sentence for selling encryption secrets

Rudy Takala · April 19, 2016 12:26 pm

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz)

Union: VA accountability plan an ‘assault’ on federal workers

Pete Kasperowicz · April 19, 2016 4:01 am

"Coupled with force and optimism and encouragement from my mother, I think that really has shaped my worldview," Tim Scott said. (AP Photo)

Sen. Scott: Faith and poverty shaped how I view role in Senate

Rudy Takala · April 18, 2016 10:07 pm

National Security

Blackberry may have handed encryption keys to Canadian authorities

Rudy Takala · April 18, 2016 9:20 pm

"They're the ones on the front lines who see how warrant-proof encryption can harm investigations and jeopardize prosecutions," Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said in a statement. "Encrypted communication shouldn't be off limits to law enforcement when there is a court order. No individual or company is above the law." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

National Security

Senate leaders tout police endorsements for encryption bill

Rudy Takala · April 18, 2016 7:11 pm