• FBI seriously mishandled Larry Nassar case, Justice Department watchdog says

    FBI seriously mishandled Larry Nassar case, Justice Department watchdog says

    Jul 14, 2021 08:08 PM EDT

    ... current and former FBI employees.The FBI's handling of the case was strongly condemned by members of Congress, and some senators called for the inspector general, Michael Horowitz, FBI Director Christopher Wray and Attorney General Merrick Garland to testify about the case. “We are appalled by the FBI’s ...

  • 2 Trump EPA appointees defrauded agency of $130K, watchdog finds

    2 Trump EPA appointees defrauded agency of $130K, watchdog finds

    Jul 09, 2021 08:26 PM EDT

    Federal prosecutors declined to press charges over any of the inspector general's findings. A Justice Department spokesperson declined to comment Friday. Jackson, a former aide to Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., left the EPA in February 2020 to become vice president for government and political affairs at the National ...

  • FDA head calls for probe into Alzheimer's drug review

    FDA head calls for probe into Alzheimer's drug review

    Jul 09, 2021 05:38 PM EDT

    ... that the agency OK'd against the advice of its own outside experts. Woodcock made the request to the Department of Health and Human Services' inspector general, the watchdog agency that oversees the FDA and other federal health agencies. WATCH: Why the FDA approved a controversial Alzheimer’s drug The ...

  • Eric Adams wins Democratic primary in New York City's mayoral race

    Eric Adams wins Democratic primary in New York City's mayoral race

    Jul 07, 2021 12:00 AM EDT

    ... years before New York's state legislators passed a marriage equality bill. Adams also weathered a few controversies, including a 2010 report from the state inspector general that faulted his oversight of the bidding process to bring casino gambling to the Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens. Adams had accepted campaign contributions ...

  • WATCH: Pentagon cancels disputed JEDI cloud contract with Microsoft

    WATCH: Pentagon cancels disputed JEDI cloud contract with Microsoft

    Jul 06, 2021 07:38 PM EDT

    ... parts of Amazon's lawsuit dismissed. The JEDI saga has been unusual for the political dimension linked to Trump. In April 2020, the Defense Department inspector general's office concluded that the contracting process was in line with legal and government purchasing standards. The inspector general found no evidence of ...

  • WATCH: Treasury Secretary Yellen says administration is watching inflation closely

    WATCH: Treasury Secretary Yellen says administration is watching inflation closely

    Jun 16, 2021 01:39 PM EDT

    ... said she viewed the incident as a very serious situation and said that Treasury had referred the matter to the Justice Department and the Treasury inspector general for tax administration. “It is absolutely a top priority to safeguard taxpayer data,” Yellen said. “If there are actions that we need to ...

  • News Wrap: FDA orders disposal of 60 million Johnson & Johnson doses from troubled factory

    News Wrap: FDA orders disposal of 60 million Johnson & Johnson doses from troubled factory

    Jun 11, 2021 10:50 PM EDT

    ... April for cross-contamination, unsanitary conditions, and other problems. For the record, Johnson & Johnson is a "NewsHour" funder. The U.S. Justice Department's inspector general has launched an investigation into reports that the Trump administration secretly seized the phone data of journalists and some of the former president ...

  • 'We mean it': FBI takes on sexual misconduct in its ranks

    'We mean it': FBI takes on sexual misconduct in its ranks

    Jun 11, 2021 10:06 PM EDT

    ... of a class-action lawsuit alleging systemic sexual harassment at the FBI’s training academy in Quantico, Virginia. And just last month, the Office of Inspector General released a new report to AP alleging an assistant special agent in charge groped a female colleague at an after-work event — a ...

  • News Wrap: U.S. secures deal with Pfizer to send millions of vaccine doses overseas

    News Wrap: U.S. secures deal with Pfizer to send millions of vaccine doses overseas

    Jun 09, 2021 10:50 PM EDT

    ... last June so that President Trump could stage a photo for the press at a nearby church. A new report from the Interior Department's inspector general maintained that the area was cleared due to prior plans to install new fencing. The demonstration was largely peaceful before police fired tear ...

  • Justice Department probing postmaster over fundraising

    Justice Department probing postmaster over fundraising

    Jun 03, 2021 06:17 PM EDT

    ... the investigation. "Mr. DeJoy fully cooperated with and answered the questions posed by Congress regarding these matters. The same is true of the Postal Service Inspector General's inquiry which after a thorough investigation gave Mr. DeJoy a clean bill of health on his disclosure and divestment issues. He expects ...