• Intel chief nominee Ratcliffe says he won't be swayed by politics

    Intel chief nominee Ratcliffe says he won't be swayed by politics

    May 05, 2020 01:37 PM EST

    ... at least six intelligence officials who have been fired, ousted or moved aside since Dan Coats left the DNI post last summer. That includes the inspector general of the intelligence community, Michael Atkinson, who first revealed a whistleblower complaint last fall that led to Trump's impeachment. "These firings and ...

  • As fewer people fly, rate of guns found in bags by TSA jumps

    As fewer people fly, rate of guns found in bags by TSA jumps

    Apr 27, 2020 10:53 PM EST

    ... levels of passengers failed to find fake weapons a high percentage of the time, according to published reports.While the exact numbers remain classified, the inspector general of the Homeland Security Department said in an unclassified summary that a 2017 test found problems with both screener performance and TSA equipment ...

  • AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s baseless theories on coronavirus

    AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s baseless theories on coronavirus

    Apr 25, 2020 08:08 PM EST

    ... are active investigations into these drugs and many others, as discussed by Dr. Anthony Fauci,” according to the unsigned VA response to the agency’s inspector general. “Yet no conclusions have been made on their effectiveness. To insist that a 14 days’ supply of these drugs is appropriate or not ...

  • Senior DHS official cited by Trump is subject of investigation

    Senior DHS official cited by Trump is subject of investigation

    Apr 24, 2020 11:10 PM EST

    ... wrongdoing by him on both the corruption and security violation matters." The Department of Energy referred questions about the investigation, which remains open, to its Inspector General's office, which did not respond to a request for information. DHS also did not respond to questions or make Bryan available for ...

  • Amy Klobuchar on her COVID-19 fears for rural America

    Amy Klobuchar on her COVID-19 fears for rural America

    Apr 24, 2020 10:35 PM EST

    And I'm concerned that this administration -- I mean, sign one was when the president fired the inspector general who had vast experience at both in the Department of Defense and the Justice Department for the major oversight of the money going out. That has to be watched. Judy Woodruff ...

  • VA medical facilities struggle to cope with the coronavirus

    VA medical facilities struggle to cope with the coronavirus

    Apr 23, 2020 06:02 PM EST

    ... March 29 to April 11. But interviews with VA employees at facilities around the country, internal documents, and a March report by the agency’s inspector general tell another story. The facilities were short of staff and equipment like masks, eye shields, hand sanitizer and gowns. Some workers were forced ...

  • Virus expert claims reprisal for opposing drug Trump touted

    Virus expert claims reprisal for opposing drug Trump touted

    Apr 22, 2020 11:32 PM EST

    ... and safety of the American people, must always trump politics," Bright said. There was no immediate response from HHS to Bright's allegations. The HHS inspector general's office had no response to his request for an investigation. Trump has repeatedly touted the malaria drug during his regular coronavirus briefings ...

  • Senate panel backs assessment that Russia interfered in 2016

    Senate panel backs assessment that Russia interfered in 2016

    Apr 21, 2020 07:56 PM EST

    ... support any of its analytic judgments." The dossier has come under additional scrutiny within the last week, as newly declassified footnotes from a Justice Department inspector general report raise the prospect that Russian disinformation could have made its way into the research files. FBI officials told the Senate committee in ...

  • As $2 trillion in coronavirus aid starts to flow, oversight still lags

    As $2 trillion in coronavirus aid starts to flow, oversight still lags

    Apr 17, 2020 07:32 PM EST

    ... the post in early April, and it is not clear if Republicans will participate.Similarly, Trump has nominated one of his White House lawyers, former inspector general Brian Miller, to a new Treasury inspector general position created to track coronavirus relief for industry. But the Senate isn’t around to ...

  • AP FACT CHECK: Trump attacks government watchdogs on false grounds

    AP FACT CHECK: Trump attacks government watchdogs on false grounds

    Apr 12, 2020 08:34 PM EST

    ... the intelligence community inspector general who forwarded to Congress a whistleblower complaint that ultimately led to the president’s impeachment in the House. His career at the Justice Department dated back to the early Bush administration, and it was Trump who nominated him as inspector general for intelligence. ___ VIRUS TESTING