May 2, 2016 Treasury Secretary Lew booed at Jerusalem Post conference Treasury Secretary Jack Lew was booed repeatedly Sunday during an annual Jerusalem Post conference as he tried to discuss the Iran nuclear negotiations and the Obama administration's commitment to Israeli security.
May 2, 2016 Justice Department funding study on ‘far-right’ social media use The Department of Justice is concentrating on "far-right" groups in a new study of social media usage aimed at combating violent extremism.
May 2, 2016 House panel targets 'glaring management failures' at EPA The chairman of the House Oversight Committee blasted the Environmental Protection Agency Thursday for what he called "glaring management failures" that included promoting a senior employee even though he had been accused of sexual harassment and allowing three other employees to continue working at the agency despite admitting they watched pornography on the job.
May 2, 2016 Loretta Lynch confirmed as attorney general Federal prosecutor Loretta Lynch won confirmation to serve as attorney general Thursday from a Senate that forced her to wait more than five months for the title and remained divided to the end.
May 2, 2016 New VA scandals call into question agency's ability to clean house Nearly a year after a scandal rocked the Department of Veterans Affairs showing that VA centers nationwide were “cooking the books” to hide dangerously long patient wait times and backlogs for benefits, the bad news just keeps on coming -- calling into question the agency’s promise to clean house.
May 2, 2016 DHS is worst place to work in the federal government, again If the latest federal workforce employee survey is any measure, the Department of Homeland Security is indeed the worst place to work, particularly Customs and Immigration Enforcement.
May 2, 2016 Holder says US 'working on' how to capture or kill 'Jihadi John' Attorney General Eric Holder says the U.S. government is "working on" ways to capture or kill the man known as "Jihadi John," an Islamic State extremist who has appeared in several hostage-beheading videos.
May 2, 2016 VA says it will relax 40-mile rule for private medical care Responding to pressure from Congress and veterans groups, the Department of Veterans Affairs is relaxing a rule that makes it hard for some veterans in rural areas to prove they live at least 40 miles from a VA health site.
May 2, 2016 Critics blast new Obama regs for fracking on federal lands The Obama administration said Friday it is requiring companies that drill for oil and natural gas on federal lands to disclose chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations.
May 2, 2016 Watchdog: DOJ not doing enough to protect public from sex offenders in witness protection The Justice Department has failed to take the necessary steps to protect the American public from sex offenders in its witness protection program, according to a report released Wednesday by a federal watchdog.