Tag: Watchdog

Archivists place boxes of official and personal records, including 500 gigabytes of email and other electronic files, on the shelves in archive stacks.Â During the seven days of Sunshine Week media outlets, nonprofits, schools and concerned citizens team up to promote the importance of transparency and accountability at all levels of government.Â (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

Watchdogs prepare for Sunshine Week

Sarah Bedford · March 16, 2015 12:48 pm

Despite signs stating that the national parks are closed, people visit the World War II Memorial in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Federal workers suing government for delayed paychecks from 2013 shutdown

Sarah Bedford · March 16, 2015 12:37 pm

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's family foundation received millions of dollars from a corporate magnate whose former company caused the death of three people by injecting a cement-like mix into their spines during illegal human drug trials. (AP Photo)

Founder of company behind illegal human experiments that killed three is major Clinton Foundation donor

Luke Rosiak · March 16, 2015 12:30 pm

Fake Social Security cards, that have been seized but authorities, lay in a pile at the office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Patrick Schneider/Charlotte Observer/MCT via Getty Images)

Executive action allows illegal immigrants to raid Social Security

Sarah Bedford · March 13, 2015 8:39 pm

Judge orders Veterans Affairs to return fired Phoenix boss’ performance bonus

Luke Rosiak · March 13, 2015 11:59 am

State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki raised a lot of eyebrows among journalists Tuesday with her declaration that any U.S. nuclear arms deal with Iran would be "nonbinding." (AP Photo)

State Department spokeswoman won’t say if Clinton signed key departure document

Mark Tapscott · March 12, 2015 10:11 pm

The State Department announcement would include Anna (left), Elsa and other characters from the movie "Frozen." (Getty Images)

Energy and Environment

State Department official frozen to Disney characters, won’t let it go

Ethan Barton · March 12, 2015 9:01 pm

Little-known health industry advocates appointed by the Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services quietly inserted provisions in new federal dietary guidelines to tax foods they deem unhealthy and to authorize official "interventions" to change what Americans eat. (iStock Photo)

Report lays groundwork for food ‘interventionists’ in schools, workplaces

Sarah Bedford · March 12, 2015 11:55 am

Clinton was required to sign document claiming she turned over emails in 2013

Mark Tapscott · March 12, 2015 1:44 am

Federal managers have too little incentive to fire employees doing substandard work after their yearlong probationary period because of the lengthy and expensive bureaucratic termination process. [iStock]Â

Federal bosses should fire poorly performing new-hires during their probation

Ethan Barton · March 11, 2015 6:27 pm

Investigators say many State Department officials avoid saving official emails

Sarah Bedford · March 11, 2015 6:05 pm

Traffic moves along the 110 freeway on March 14, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

Energy and Environment

Proposed ozone regulations may cost triple environmental agency projections

Ethan Barton · March 11, 2015 9:00 am