Tag: Watchdog

Trump: ‘Vast majority’ of GOP in Congress are on Obama’s side

Rudy Takala · October 11, 2015 4:35 pm

National Security

China asks world to impose ‘code of conduct’ on Internet

Rudy Takala · October 10, 2015 4:41 pm

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Rep. JasonÂ Chaffetz is the chief author of the Remote Transactions Parity Act, which would force retailers to begin collecting sales taxes.Â (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Chaffetz as speaker could revive Internet tax

Rudy Takala · October 9, 2015 8:29 pm

Perpetrators of hacking for commercial espionage are nearly always traced to China. (AP Photo/File)

U.S.: 3 Chinese companies stole from American companies

Rudy Takala · October 9, 2015 5:10 pm

A group of moderate Democrats in Congress has suggested that federal agencies be required to start using Yelp.Â (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Democrats: Force federal agencies to use Yelp

Rudy Takala · October 9, 2015 3:05 pm

"It is the fundamental failure of Barack Obama's approach to foreign policy,"Â Republican presidential candidate N.J. Gov. Chris christie said. "He thinks if you do nothing, you can't get in trouble."Â (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Christie: Clinton is ‘desperate for power’

Sarah Bedford · October 9, 2015 12:50 pm

Part of Hillary Clinton's dilemma lies in the fact that financial firms and their top executives have contributed heavily to her past and present campaigns. (AP Photo)

Clinton’s Wall Street frenemies

Sarah Bedford · October 9, 2015 4:01 am

The House Select Committee on Benghazi Chairman Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., left, confers with Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., the ranking member on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Cummings: ‘Gowdy has had a terrible week’

Sarah Bedford · October 8, 2015 9:25 pm

In a joint statement, OPM, OMB, and DHS implied they had not been notified the hearing would be transcribed. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

National Security

Lawmakers: OPM shouldn’t be in charge of classified data

Rudy Takala · October 8, 2015 7:52 pm

An engineer at Johns Hopkins, demonstrates a robotic hand as the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, DARPA, displays the latest high-tech projects being developed for wounded soldiers, Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Defense research chief says neurotechnology holds promise

Rudy Takala · October 8, 2015 6:44 pm

Sidney Blumenthal, a confidant to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 16, 2015, to face questions from the Republican-led House panel investigating the deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Gowdy seeks round two in Blumenthal probe

Sarah Bedford · October 8, 2015 6:40 pm

DARPA is sponsoring a Cyber Grand Challenge, in which seven teams will compete to create the best program. (Octav Ganea/Mediafax via AP)

National Security

Pentagon: Human-thinking machines are the answer to cyberthreats

Rudy Takala · October 8, 2015 6:08 pm