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[TRENDING NEWS] F.D.A. Requests Federal Investigation of Alzheimer’s Drug Approval

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Author: BY REBECCA ROBBINS - Publish Date: July 10, 2021 at 12:48AM The agency’s acting head said a review should look into whether any interactions between agency staff and the drug developer, Biogen, broke F.D.A. rules.

[TRENDING NEWS] Pandemic Inspector General Warns of Oversight Breakdown

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Author: BY ALAN RAPPEPORT - Publish Date: May 1, 2021 at 11:12AM An internal dispute at the Treasury Department shows the challenge of tracking trillions of dollars of economic relief money.

[TRENDING NEWS] Lack of Training Led Capitol Police to Temper Riot Response, Watchdog Says

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Author: BY LUKE BROADWATER - Publish Date: April 16, 2021 at 06:50AM The force’s inspector general testified that a top official ordered officers not to use their most powerful anti-riot tools on Jan. 6 because of concerns they did not know how.

[TRENDING NEWS] Key Findings of the Inspector General’s Report on the Capitol Riot

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Author: BY NICHOLAS FANDOS - Publish Date: April 14, 2021 at 07:12AM Intelligence failures, orders to use less aggressive measures and equipment breakdowns contributed to the Capitol Police’s botched response, a watchdog found.

[TRENDING NEWS] Elaine Chao’s Mix of Work and Family Drew Early Ethics Scrutiny

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Author: BY ERIC LIPTON, MICHAEL FORSYTHE AND KATIE BENNER - Publish Date: March 5, 2021 at 07:33AM An inspector general’s report provided new details of how ethics lawyers at the Transportation Department raised flags starting in 2017 about efforts to promote her family and its shipping business.

[TRENDING NEWS] Congressman Harassed Staff and Got Drunk as White House Doctor, Watchdog Says

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Author: BY CATIE EDMONDSON AND MICHAEL D. SHEAR - Publish Date: March 4, 2021 at 07:17AM Ronny Jackson, a Republican who enthused that President Donald J. Trump had “incredible genes,” sexually harassed a woman on a White House trip and had “meltdowns” with his staff, a report found.

[TRENDING NEWS] Pentagon Begins Independent Inquiry Into Special Ops and War Crimes

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Author: BY DAVE PHILIPPS - Publish Date: January 29, 2021 at 07:52AM The Defense Department inspector general will examine whether elite U.S. commando forces are doing enough to comply with the laws of armed conflict and hold violators accountable.

[TRENDING NEWS] Watchdog to Examine Whether Justice Dept. Helped Trump Effort to Overturn Election

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Author: BY KATIE BENNER - Publish Date: January 26, 2021 at 07:28AM The inquiry was announced after revelations about a plot between Donald Trump and a top former department official to promote false claims of voter fraud by replacing the acting attorney general.

[TRENDING NEWS] Fire Robert Wilkie

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Author: BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD - Publish Date: December 19, 2020 at 07:36AM The Department of Veterans Affairs secretary no longer has the trust of those who served.

[TRENDING NEWS] ‘We Need to Take Away Children,’ No Matter How Young, Justice Dept. Officials Said

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Author: BY MICHAEL D. SHEAR, KATIE BENNER AND MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT - Publish Date: October 7, 2020 at 06:33AM Top department officials were “a driving force” behind President Trump’s child separation policy, a draft investigation report said.

[TRENDING NEWS] State Dept. Says Report Defends Pompeo on Arms Sales. But It Finds Fault Over Mass Deaths.

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Author: BY EDWARD WONG AND MICHAEL LAFORGIA - Publish Date: August 11, 2020 at 09:08AM The agency gave its interpretation of an inspector general’s report on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pushing arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E., but declined to release the findings.

[TRENDING NEWS] Top State Dept. Officials Enabled Misconduct by Pompeo, Whistle-Blower Said

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Author: BY EDWARD WONG - Publish Date: July 20, 2020 at 06:57AM A newly public copy of the whistle-blower’s complaint says that top officials who were protecting the secretary of state blocked the whistle-blower from addressing the issue internally.

[TRENDING NEWS] Trump to Fire Intelligence Watchdog Who Had Key Role in Ukraine Complaint

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Author: BY MAGGIE HABERMAN, NICHOLAS FANDOS AND CHARLIE SAVAGE - Publish Date: April 4, 2020 at 09:29AM The president notified lawmakers late on Friday, saying he had lost confidence in the inspector general for the intelligence community.

[TRENDING NEWS] Ousted Cooper Hewitt Director Calls Investigation a ‘Sham’

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Author: BY ROBIN POGREBIN - Publish Date: February 21, 2020 at 09:03AM In her first public remarks since she was forced to resign, Caroline Baumann said an inquiry that focused on her wedding was unfair and colored by sexism.

[TRENDING NEWS] V.A. Office to Protect Whistle-Blowers Targeted Them Instead, Report Finds

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Author: BY JENNIFER STEINHAUER - Publish Date: October 25, 2019 at 07:00AM A spokeswoman for the Department of Veterans Affairs said it had already taken action on many of the recommendations in the report by the inspector general.

[TRENDING NEWS] Mr. Trump, Blow Us Away With Your Transparency

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Author: BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD - Publish Date: September 24, 2019 at 07:15AM Please.

[TRENDING NEWS] ‘Urgent Concern’ About the President

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Author: BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD - Publish Date: September 20, 2019 at 07:04AM A whistle-blower’s report has alarmed the intelligence agencies’ watchdog. Why won’t the administration share it with Congress?

[TRENDING NEWS] Personal Data of 2.3 Million Disaster Victims Was Released by FEMA, Report Says

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Author: CHRISTOPHER MELE - Publish Date: March 22, 2019 at 07:00AM The report said sensitive personal information of victims of the 2017 California wildfires and three hurricanes was needlessly shared with a contractor.

[TRENDING NEWS] Federal Prosecutors Need a Watchdog, Too

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Author: THE EDITORIAL BOARD - Publish Date: December 25, 2018 at 07:00AM Lawyers at the Justice Department get little oversight from their own inspector general. That’s a problem.