Watchdog group seeks investigation into Inland Empire Rep. Ken Calvert
Liberal watchdog groups are calling for an investigation into Rep. Ken Calvert of Inland Empire, the longest-serving Republican in California's congressional delegation. End Citizens United, a campaign finance reform group Filed a complaint On Tuesday, the Office of Congressional Ethics alleged that Calvert failed to disclose information about various rental properties he owns in Riverside […]
Voters could create a new ethics watchdog over L.A. County
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EXCLUSIVE: Watchdog Takes Aim At ‘De-Banking’ Tactic Weaponized Against Conservatives, Religious Groups
The Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) is running a new ad targeting “anti-banking” tactics that are being weaponized against conservative and religious groups, first obtained by The Daily Caller. The ad, first obtained by The Daily Caller, focuses on the story of Steve Hupp, founder of the Native American Advancement Ministry, who unexpectedly Notified According […]
‘Increased Risk’ Taliban Could Abscond With Hundreds Of Millions In US Aid Sent To Afghanistan, Watchdog Finds
A new report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) found that at least $293 million in State Department aid disbursed to Afghanistan between March and November 2022 is at “elevated risk” of falling into the hands of the Taliban. The State Department's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) and Bureau […]
Pentagon Watchdog Opens Investigation Into Biden’s Gaza Pier Amid Operational Failures
The Pentagon's internal watchdog has opened an investigation into the Biden administration's aid facilities in Gaza, the department announced Thursday. The $230 million floating dock was meant to act as a sea conduit for transporting aid through the Mediterranean, but since it opened in mid-May it has faced a series of problems, raising concerns it […]
EXCLUSIVE: Joni Ernst Demands Watchdog Investigate Federal Bureaucrats Over Remote Work ‘Abuses’
Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa on Thursday again called on the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to review its policies over potential abuses of the agency's remote work policy and “ongoing geographic pay fraud.” In a letter to USAID Inspector General Paul K. Martin, Earnest cited an incident in which a USAID employee […]
Iran-Backed Attacks Are Hampering US Counter-ISIS Mission In Iraq, Watchdog Report Says
Iranian-backed militant attacks on U.S. and coalition military bases in Iraq and Syria are rapidly escalating, according to a monitoring report released on Friday, which shows Islamic State (ISIS) activity in the region is rapidly escalating. The Department of Defense's mission to contain it is being thwarted. From October to December 2023, Iranian-backed extremists carried […]
Pentagon Watchdog To Investigate Lloyd Austin’s Undisclosed Disappearance
The Pentagon's official watchdog agency announced it will conduct an internal investigation in December and January into the circumstances surrounding the undisclosed hospitalization of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, according to a memo released to the public Thursday. Austin and the staff closest to him were unable to communicate his prostate cancer diagnosis in early December […]
The Coast Guard Keeps Trying To Build Ships Before Finding Out If They Work, Watchdog Says
The Coast Guard continues to build new ships long before the required technology and design parameters have been finalized, costing delays in construction due to ship rework, the watchdog said recently. warned in the report. The service will retire parts of its aging fleet and add three new icebreakers, known as Polar Security Cutters (PSC), […]
Democrat Ruben Gallego may have illegally ‘solicited’ donations, watchdog charges
R.Episode A center-right ethics watchdog said Ruben Gallego (D-Arizona) was believed to have illegally “solicited campaign donations related to official action.” Gallego’s re-election campaign for the Arizona Senate recently sent an email that directly addressed his introduction of the Urban Excessive Heat Relief Act and the Extreme Heat Emergency Act, as well as options for […]
