Tag: Watchdog

In its statement, SOBH Cyber Jihad said it had remained silent until now because of a "state level" warning to keep quiet "for the greater good." (AP Photo)

Iranian group claims credit for hacking NY dam

Rudy Takala · December 23, 2015 6:01 pm

The GAO found weaknesses in how the Obama administration is detecting people who recieve duplicate coverage. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Republicans request details on Obamacare oversight

Paige Winfield Cunningham · December 23, 2015 5:59 pm

"The next president simply cannot stand by as climate change hurts our economy," billionaire Tom Steyer says.Â (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Energy and Environment

Tom Steyer’s carbon regulation win in Oregon

Sarah Bedford · December 23, 2015 5:01 am

The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust cited four examples of ethics violations it said Hillary Clinton committed this year. (AP Photo)

Watchdog group: Clinton ‘in a league of her own’ among ethics violators

Sarah Bedford · December 22, 2015 6:38 pm

VA said it's working on a policy to eliminate the likelihood of human error causing disruptions in future. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

VA wrongly declared 115 veterans dead in nine-month period

Sarah Bedford · December 22, 2015 2:00 pm

FEC chair who sought to regulate Drudge slams colleagues as ‘dysfunctional’

Rudy Takala · December 22, 2015 1:14 am

"It is abundantly clear that Commissioner John Koskinen has failed in his duty to restore trust at the IRS and must be replaced, but Congress is not guiltless either," said Rep. Diane Black. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

IRS loses $27 million to computer glitch

Sarah Bedford · December 21, 2015 8:05 pm

Sen. Ron Johnson said, "What I've been suggesting is, assemble a coalition of the willing, like George H.W. Bush did in the first Gulf War." (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Cybersecurity legislation passes Congress

Rudy Takala · December 21, 2015 6:47 pm

Apple is in favor of end-to-end encryption, which shields data between two people from outside observation, and full-disk encryption, which applies at the hardware level, and prevents outside access without an encryption key. (AP file photo/Mark Lennihan)

Officials hit Apple CEO over encryption practices

Rudy Takala · December 21, 2015 6:47 pm

Rather than trying to inflict immediate damage, officials say, the perpetrators have been trying to probe for vulnerabilities and stow away in critical systems. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Report: U.S. electrical grid hacked repeatedly over past decade

Rudy Takala · December 21, 2015 6:02 pm

The Obama administration is looking for a way to combat the Islamic State in cyberspace, according to a published report. (AP Photo/Militant Website, File)

National Security

White House seeks cyberoffensive to combat Islamic State

Rudy Takala · December 21, 2015 3:52 pm

A customer tries out his new Apple iPhone 6s Plus smartphone Friday, Sept. 25, 2015 at the Apple store at The Grove in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Hillary on encryption: ‘Maybe the back door isn’t the right door’

Rudy Takala · December 20, 2015 4:10 am