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House Oversight Committee: WH Ignored Suggested Reforms Worth $67 Billion
In addition to leaving Inspector General posts at key agencies vacant, a March 5 report from the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform claims the Obama administration has ignored 16,906 recommendations from 73 agency OIG’s that could potentially save taxpayers $67 billion
Amid Scandals, Five Cabinet Level IG Positions Remain Open
While the Obama Administration scrambles to respond to a host of multi-agency scandals, five cabinet level agencies are still without Inspector Generals. These agencies are the Departments of State, Interior, Labor, Defense, and Homeland Security. The National Endowment for the Humanities
Bachmann Will Not Seek Re-Election In 2014
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R – MN) announced early Wednesday morning she will be retiring next year. Bachmann pointed out that her decision to not run for re-election had nothing to do with the current ethics probe into her former presidential
British Prison Guard Brutally Attacked By Islamist Inmates
A British prison guard almost faced the same fate as a soldier in London who was beheaded, when Parviz Khan, an inmate serving life for serving life for plotting to behead a Muslim member of the Army – and thought
Guarding the Tomb of The Unknowns (VIDEO)
The Tomb of the Unknowns is located in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia and is a monument dedicated to American military members who died without their remains being identified. According to CNN : The tomb guards are soldiers of the
Bob Dole Has Some Nerve
Former Senate Majority Leader and 1996 GOP Presidential nominee Bob Dole excoriated the Republican Party on Fox News Sunday, saying the Party lacked new ideas and engaged in too much obstructionist activity in the upper chamber. “They ought to put
Report: 28 Percent Of Gitmo Detainees Released Return To Terrorism
President Barack Obama called on Congress to take action, so Guantamo terrorist detainees can be transferred to the United States at a designated detention site in the country, where military trials and commissions can take place. “There is no justification beyond
Stratfor Email: Brennan Behind 'Witch Hunt' of Journalists Reporting Leaks
An obscure November 2012 Wikileaks email dump points to former White House counterterrorism adviser and now-CIA chief John Brennan as the person behind the “witch hunt” of journalists who reported unflattering Obama administration leaks. A little over a week after
Democrat Elijah Cummings: Lois Lerner Should Lose Her Job
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, told reporters on Capitol Hill on Tuesday he believes Lois Lerner, the Internal Revenue Service’s Director of the Exempt Organizations division, should lose her job over her participation in
Former Counterterrorism Head: FBI Never Called Ft. Hood 'Workplace Violence'
Michael Steinbach, former head of the FBI’s counterterrorism division and now special agent in charge of Miami, told over 30 congressional staffers in March of 2012 that, contrary to the White House’s classification, the bureau does not refer to the
Hillary Clinton Has 'Hard Hitting' Climate Change Chat with Harrison Ford
FULL VIDEO HERE In the midst of government investigations, subpoenas, and hearings relating to last September’s deadly terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate and CIA annex in Benghazi, Libya, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who has been laying relatively
Former IRS Official Investigating Tea Partiers Scrutinized Groups Critical of Clinton Admin
Questions remain as to whether Steven T. Miller resigned from his position as acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service or if the Obama administration forced him out as a result of the controversy surrounding the agency’s targeting of tea party
Inspector General Report: DOJ Lost Track of Two Suspected Terrorists
The U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General released a report on Thursday that the House Judiciary Committee said showed a “systemic mismanagement in the handling of known or suspected terrorists admitted into the federal Witness Security (WITSEC) Program.”
Congressman on IRS Scandal: Koch Bros. 'Abused the System'
More conservative organizations and individuals have emerged to tell their stories of tax troubles after revelations surfaced that the Internal Revenue Service targeted conservative organizations unjustly. Speaker of the House John Boehner (R – OH) stated at the weekly GOP
Rumsfeld: Clinton Statement On Benghazi Irresponsible
Former George W. Bush Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld appeared on Mike Huckabee’s radio show on Tuesday and discussed his new book, Rumsfeld’s Rules. He was critical of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for making remarks during her January
Potential Witnesses Who May Face Issa's Oversight Committee In Near Future
Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA), Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, ended the Benghazi attack hearing on Wednesday by stating, “This hearing is closed. But this investigation is not over,” indicating more whistle blower Benghazi hearings are likely due in the
Military Families Allege Muslim Cleric 'Damned' Dead Navy SEALs at Ceremony *UPDATED*
***UPDATED*** Family members of Navy SEALs who died on duty in Afghanistan claim that an Islamic cleric “damned” the servicemen’s bodies at their memorial ceremony. Three families of Navy SEAL Team VI special forces servicemen, along with one family of
Clinton Aide Pressured Whistleblowers on Speaking to Chaffetz
Gregory Hicks was the Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) of the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli during the September 11, 2012 assault on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. On Wednesday, he told the House Government Oversight Committee that the State
Benghazi Hearing Aims to Reveal High Level Decision-Makers
Republicans on the House Oversight Committee say there will be “explosive” revelations that will come forth during the Committee’s hearing on Wednesday when three State Department witnesses reveal what they knew the night the U.S. consulate and CIA annex in
Source: Only President Could Have Made 'Stand Down' Call On Benghazi
A source with intimate information about the events that happened on the ground in Benghazi the night the U.S. Consulate and the CIA annex was attacked by terrorists told Breitbart News that, ultimately, only the President of the United States,
Rep. Mike Rogers to Pursue Charges, Urge FBI Investigation Into 'Swatting'
Congressman Mike Rogers (R-MI), Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, told Breitbart News on Monday night that he “absolutely” plan to press charges against whomever targeted him and his family in Michigan on April 27 via a fake 911 call.
