• WATCH: SSA chief testifies before House subcommittee on embattled agency’s performance

    WATCH: SSA chief testifies before House subcommittee on embattled agency’s performance

    Jun 09, 2026 08:22 PM EDT

    ... Roughly 2,000 employees were reassigned last year into direct-service positions, including staff whose jobs don't normally involve answering calls. The SSA's Inspector General — its internal watchdog — has identified ongoing errors in benefit administration and claims processing. But its latest semiannual report to Congress also shows the ...

  • House passes bill to provide more Ukraine aid and impose new sanctions on Russia

    House passes bill to provide more Ukraine aid and impose new sanctions on Russia

    Jun 05, 2026 12:36 AM EDT

    ... additional financial support to help Ukraine defend itself. The U.S. has approved some $195 billion for the Ukraine response, according to the latest quarterly inspector general report for Operation Atlantic Resolve, with roughly a quarter of that going to replenish weapons stockpiles for the U.S. military. The last ...

  • Pentagon watchdog to evaluate U.S. military’s boat strikes in Latin America

    Pentagon watchdog to evaluate U.S. military’s boat strikes in Latin America

    May 20, 2026 09:21 PM EDT

    ... a May 11 letter to Defense Department officials. The phases include a military commander's intent, target development, analysis, decision, execution and assessment. The Pentagon inspector general's office said in a statement Tuesday that the review was “self-initiated” and that it would not provide a timeline for when ...

  • Who is Tova Noel, a former prison guard testifying in the Epstein investigation

    Who is Tova Noel, a former prison guard testifying in the Epstein investigation

    May 15, 2026 08:41 PM EDT

    Noel received a bachelor’s degree from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in 2017. She started working for the federal Bureau of Prisons the following year. Why does the committee want to talk to Noel? Noel has already testified for the Department of Justice inspector general’s office ...

  • Senate confirms Trump pick Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve, following Powell

    Senate confirms Trump pick Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve, following Powell

    May 13, 2026 07:20 PM EDT

    ... 1948. His term as a governor lasts until January 2028. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro has dropped the government’s probe, but she has said it could be reopened if the Fed’s inspector general, which has looked into the renovation project since last July, finds evidence of criminal activity.

  • Powell says he will stay on Fed board after chair term ends, addressing Trump’s attacks

    Powell says he will stay on Fed board after chair term ends, addressing Trump’s attacks

    Apr 29, 2026 10:35 PM EDT

    ... that he can step down? David Wessel: Well, the U.S. attorney has said that she's waiting for a report by the Fed's inspector general, which actually is something that Powell himself initiated several months ago. My guess is that, for the next few months, Powell will stay ...

  • House approves extension of divisive U.S. spy powers

    House approves extension of divisive U.S. spy powers

    Apr 29, 2026 09:18 PM EDT

    ... U.S. person queries by an official within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, with any violations referred to the Intelligence Community’s inspector general. The bill would also create criminal penalties for officials who knowingly misuse the system or falsify compliance, order a government audit of targeting ...

  • WATCH: Powell says he plans to stay at Fed after chair term ends amid legal attacks by the Trump administration

    WATCH: Powell says he plans to stay at Fed after chair term ends amid legal attacks by the Trump administration

    Apr 29, 2026 12:07 AM EDT

    ... Columbia Jeanine Pirro said on X Friday that her office was ending its probe into the Fed’s extensive building renovations because the Fed’s inspector general would scrutinize them instead. But she added that her office could reopen the investigation if “the facts warrant doing so.” Apparently that didn ...

  • News Wrap: DOJ drops criminal probe into Jerome Powell

    News Wrap: DOJ drops criminal probe into Jerome Powell

    Apr 24, 2026 10:50 PM EDT

    ... to Congress about renovations at the Fed's headquarters. Instead, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro, said the Fed's inspector general would be looking into cost overruns at the site. The announcement opens a pathway for Kevin Warsh to be confirmed as Powell's ...

  • Justice Department drops criminal probe of Fed chair Powell, likely clearing way for Warsh confirmation

    Justice Department drops criminal probe of Fed chair Powell, likely clearing way for Warsh confirmation

    Apr 24, 2026 03:06 PM EDT

    ... Jeanine Pirro said on X on Friday that her office was ending its probe into the Fed’s extensive building renovations because the Fed’s inspector general would scrutinize them instead. WATCH: Kevin Warsh testifies in Senate Banking confirmation hearing for Fed chair The decision ends an investigation, one of ...