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Pentagon watchdog launches probe into Signal chat

Thursday, April 3 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Pentagon's independent watchdog has announced it has agreed to a request from top senators and is launching a probe into the use of the commercial messaging app Signal by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other senior Trump administration officials to discuss... Read More.

With mass layoffs expected, judge to weigh blocking the dismantling of consumer watchdog CFPB

Friday, February 14 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- After the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) fired its probationary workers as part of the Trump administration's government-wide layoffs Thursday, the agency moved on to fire short-term employees Thursday night with most of the remaining staff expected to be fired Friday, according... Read More.

Democrats vow to fight shutdown of consumer watchdog agency

Wednesday, February 12 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A group of 191 House and Senate Democrats sent a letter to Russell Vought, the newly installed director of the Office of Management and Budget, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, calling on them to reverse course on actions targeting the nation's consumer... Read More.

Watchdog raises concerns over Trump-era leak probes of reporters, members of Congress

Tuesday, December 10 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A top government watchdog raised concerns Tuesday over the handling of leak investigations during the first Trump administration that targeted members of Congress and the media despite finding no evidence that the inquiries were politically motivated, according to a newly released... Read More.

FBI mishandling of child sexual abuse claims persisted in wake of Larry Nassar probe, watchdog finds

Thursday, August 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The FBI continued to mishandle tips regarding sexual abuse against children even after the agency promised reforms in the wake of its botched handling of assault allegations against former USA Olympics gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar, according to a Justice Department watchdog... Read More.

DHS watchdog warns of urgent issue after immigration officials allegedly lose track of unaccompanied children

Tuesday, August 20 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The Department of Homeland Security's internal watchdog says it has uncovered an "urgent issue" with how immigration officials handle cases involving unaccompanied migrant children, warning in a new report that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has been unable to keep... Read More.

New DHS watchdog report details how close Kamala Harris came to viable pipe bomb on Jan. 6

Thursday, August 1 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Secret Service faced an array of challenges -- and made some potentially dangerous mistakes -- while trying to protect the president, vice president and vice president-elect on Jan. 6, 2021, the day a mob supporting then-President Donald Trump violently stormed... Read More.

Trump AG Barr ran afoul of DOJ policy over handling of 2020 discarded ballot probe: Watchdog

Thursday, July 25 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A Justice Department watchdog on Thursday found that former Attorney General Bill Barr and a Trump-appointed former U.S. Attorney ran afoul of Justice Department policy in their "unusual" handling of a criminal investigation of mail-in ballots during the 2020 election.Trump later amplified... Read More.

VA improperly approved almost $11M in bonuses to senior executives, watchdog says

Friday, May 10 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Department of Veterans Affairs officials improperly approved nearly $11 million in bonuses to senior executives intended for other workers, a department watchdog said in a new report.The money was recently allocated by Congress and intended to be used to recruit "critical skill"... Read More.

More than $200 billion in pandemic relief potentially squandered, says government watchdog report

Tuesday, June 27 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The federal government squandered more than $200 billion in potential fraud in its aggressive rush to prop up small businesses as the COVID-19 pandemic threatened to shatter the U.S. economy, according to a report published Tuesday by the inspector general of the Small... Read More.

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