Tag: Watchdog

VA wrongly declares veterans dead, cuts off their benefits

Sarah Bedford · November 5, 2015 5:01 am

In this file photo from 2008, Democratic presidential hopeful and then-Sen. Hillary Clinton leads a roundtable discussion onÂ storing nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain, Jan. 16, 2008. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Clinton fundraised with Yucca Mountain contractor

Sarah Bedford · November 4, 2015 10:04 pm

Clinton Foundation group to refile taxes under pressure

Sarah Bedford · November 4, 2015 6:50 pm

Arizona Republican Sens. John McCain, right, and Jeff Flake scheduled a press conference on Wednesday to discuss payments made by the Pentagon to the NFL, MLB, and the NHLÂ to honor service members at sporting events.Â (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Lawmakers shaming sports leagues over paid patriotism

Rudy Takala · November 4, 2015 5:38 pm

To prevent installing malicious software, Android users are advised not to click on suspicious links in e-mails, SMS messages, or websites, and not to install applications outside of official app stores. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

Study: Androids targeted by 20,000 ‘trojanized’ apps

Rudy Takala · November 4, 2015 2:00 pm

GOP demands IRS audit of Clinton charity

Sarah Bedford · November 4, 2015 5:01 am

A Sept. 25 agreement between President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping stated that both countries would refrain from engaging in such espionage, but officials have largely dismissed the agreement as futile. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

National Security

U.S. fails to protect companies from Chinese hacks, experts say

Rudy Takala · November 4, 2015 2:55 am

This July 1, 2013 file photo smoke rises from the Colstrip Steam Electric Station, a coal burning power plant in in Colstrip, Mont. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

GAO: States face ‘gaps’ understanding climate health benefits

John Siciliano · November 3, 2015 10:32 pm

Diana Rubens (second left), and Kimberly Graves (third to the right) were accused of manipulating a VA program meant to ease the strain of relocating agency employees. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

Anger at VA grows after employees plead the Fifth

Sarah Bedford · November 3, 2015 10:32 pm

Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., wrote the bill to create an "insider threat program" in the Department of Homeland Security intended to help employees "identify, prevent, mitigate, and respond to insider threat risks." (Bloomberg/Andrew Harrer)

National Security

House passes legislation to help sniff out ‘traitors’

Rudy Takala · November 3, 2015 10:07 pm

China has unveiled a new hotline enabling citizens to report people they suspect of being foreign agents, according to a report in the state-owned Jilin Daily.Â (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Traveling to China? Watch out

Rudy Takala · November 3, 2015 6:17 pm

Chairman of the board of Americans for Prosperity David KochÂ recalled his brush with death in a 1991 plane crash he narrowly survived, noting he believed he was spared for a purpose.Â (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

Koch brothers to be ‘more selective’ in backing candidates

Sarah Bedford · November 3, 2015 2:02 pm