Tag: Watchdog

Researchers have created software that they hope will allow users to prevent government agencies in other countries from monitoring their Web usage.Â (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg)

New software could keep foreign governments out of your computer

Rudy Takala · August 25, 2015 4:01 am

The Department of Homeland Security was never able to audit the security of Hillary Clinton's server because the agency was never notified of its existence. (AP Photo)Â

State Dept. silent on DHS audit of Clinton’s server

Sarah Bedford · August 24, 2015 7:45 pm

Cheryl Mills, then-chief of staff to then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, speaks at an airport in Haiti. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery, File)

Benghazi committee will interview two top Clinton aides next week

Sarah Bedford · August 24, 2015 6:43 pm

"There is a level of collaboration that's required between the private sector and the public sector to detect and repel attacks," Carly Fiorina said. (AP Photo)

Fiorina urges Congress to pass cyberbill

Rudy Takala · August 24, 2015 5:28 pm

After a suicide bomber killed more than 30 people in Turkey in July, the country initiated a bombing campaign against the Islamic State. (AP Photo)

Kurdish hacker hits U.S. sites over Turkey bombings, report says

Rudy Takala · August 24, 2015 1:22 pm

Former Attorney General Michael Mukasey, pictured above at an event in 2008, saidÂ "To say that the investigation is not of someone personally is ridiculous."Â (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Former Attorney General Mukasey: ‘Inconceivable’ that most of Clinton emails not classified

Sarah Bedford · August 23, 2015 6:45 pm

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at the at the Iowa Democratic Wing Ding at the Surf Ballroom Friday, Aug. 14, 2015, in Clear Lake, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

National Security

Email timeline suggests second server may exist

Sarah Bedford · August 22, 2015 2:51 pm

Clinton, campaigning in New Hampshire, said Friday she was aware that the FBI wanted some of the email to be classified, "but that doesn't change the fact all of the information in the emails was handled appropriately."Â Asked if she was concerned it was on a private server, she replied, "No." (AP Photo)

National Security

Declassify dates cast doubt on State Department defense

Sarah Bedford · August 21, 2015 8:36 pm

An unnamed official from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office claimed to be working hundreds of hours, "there was no evidence" he went to the office or used his government-issued laptop at all, according to an investigation. (AP Photo)

Watchdog: Federal employee paid $25,500 for work he didn’t do

Barbara Boland · August 21, 2015 6:57 pm

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton tours the Carpenters International Training Center Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

National Security

Report: Clinton emails were classified when written

Sarah Bedford · August 21, 2015 4:12 pm

The Justice Department announced Wednesday that a former staff member of the U.S. Embassy in London wasÂ charged with using federal resources to harass hundreds of women around the country. (Gilderien/English Wikipedia)

Former embassy official accused of cyberstalking

Rudy Takala · August 21, 2015 2:39 pm

"Women tend not to be in the higher echelons of the economy. There are very few women CEOs in the United States, and women have much less access to wealthy donors." (AP File Photo)

Is this woman the new Lois Lerner?

Rudy Takala · August 21, 2015 4:01 am