If one were to believe that Jan. 6 would be violent, one of the most pressing questions about how it was is still unanswered. Why was it never designated as a National Special Security Event (NSSE)? Why were 2000 people able to “breach” the Capitol when pretty much everyone knew in advance that the crowds would be massive and possibly non-peaceful?…
REPORT: Dangerous Gain-of-Function Research Continues in the U.S. Due to Poor Oversight…
Poor oversight and loopholes mean risky virus research feared to have started the Covid pandemic in China continues to go on in the US…
“Nearly All” the Pentagon’s Expensive New Toys Are Embarrassingly Easy to Hack, GAO Audit Finds…
The Pentagon’s next-gen weapons systems currently under development by the Department of Defense (DoD) are woefully vulnerable to cyberattacks, according to a Tuesday report by the US Government Accountability Office (GAO). GAO testers “playing the role of adversary” discovered “mission critical cyber vulnerabilities in nearly all weapon systems that were under development.” “Using relatively simple […]
GAO Report Shows Revenue States Could Gain from Expanded Internet Sales Tax Ruling…
Forty-five states and the District of Columbia levy taxes on the sale of goods and certain services, including those sold remotely, such as over the Internet. In 1992, the Supreme Court ruled in Quill v. North Dakota that a state can only require a business to collect and remit sales tax if the business has […]
REPORT: 78 Obama Appointees ‘Burrowed’ into Career Jobs…
A government watchdog found that 78 political appointees of President Obama managed to “burrow” into career government jobs over a six-year period. A Government Accountability Office report obtained by The Washington Times on Wednesday shows that seven of Mr. Obama’s political appointees switched to career jobs without obtaining necessary approval from the Office of Personnel […]
GAO Says It’s Investigating Trump Transition Team…
The Government Accountability Office will investigate whether members of President Donald Trump’s transition team followed federal guidelines and ethics rules during the presidential transition, following complaints lodged by Democratic lawmakers in November. In a letter dated April 5 to Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland and Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts…
The FBI Has Collected Over 411M Photos for Its Facial Recognition System…
The bureau has compiled over 411 million photos, including more than 173 million driver’s license photos, as part of the new biometric effort…