The leader of a task force responsible for investigating the Edward Snowden leaks revealed the National Security Agency has undergone numerous changes with more to come. Richard Ledgett spoke to Reuters in an lengthy interview and discussed the post-Snowden NSA.
Yesterday, the Obama administration claimed that it had reduced the data errors being sent to health insurance companies. Originally, approximately 15,000 enrollment forms were not transmitted correctly to the companies but now the Administration claims the erroneous transmissions have been
Senior government officials are saying that the extent of Edward Snowden’s intelligence leaks may never be known. Snowden fled the US after removing classified documents from government computers, subsequently leaking documents showing an alarming level of domestic surveillance by the
Officials in Yemen say that a US drone strike hit a group traveling to a wedding, killing 13 people. The attack took place in Radda, the capital of Badya province. Radya is thought to be an al-Qaeda strong-hold. A source reported
Oregon has signed up a whopping 44 people for their Obamacare program, after spending more than $300M on their state-run exchange. According to a DHS report, Oregon had the fewest health insurance sign-ups in the nation. That breaks down to $6,818,181
The Department of Homeland Security employee who spent his free-time as a black supremacist has left the agency. Ayo Kimathi, aka the Irritated Genie, was outed earlier this year as a black supremacist when his website advocating “ethic cleansing” of
Deer Trail, Colorado (population 598) was scheduled to vote on measure allowing residents to “hunt for federal drones and shoot them down.” The vote was originally scheduled for yesterday but has been rescheduled while the district court determines whether the ordinance
Dubbed as the Dark Prophet, Time Magazine announced Edward Snowden as a runner up to their annual “Man of the Year” award. Snowden recently met with other well-known whistle-blowers in Russia, all of them ditching their technology to avoid potential
A new information leak from Edward Snowden reveals that the NSA is using Google’s tracking cookies to identify targets for government hacking. The Washington Post reports that Snowden’s documents “show that when companies follow consumers on the Internet to better
Katy Perry, who graces the January 2014 issue of Marie Claire, told the magazine she has a great relationship with her GOP, evangelical parents and that they are “cool” with her lifestyle. But Perry isn’t so “cool” with their lifestyle.
America’s tech giants have joined forces to ask the Obama administration to reign in the scope of government surveillance. In a letter published today, the tech companies write they “believe that it is time for the world’s governments to address the
Former San Diego Mayor Bob “Filthy” Filner (D) will be sentenced today for harassment. Filner faces one felony and two misdemeanors charges for “placing a woman in a headlock, kissing another woman and grabbing the buttocks of a third.” He
Gallup’s latest numbers measuring Obama’s approval rating show he is losing substantial support among Hispanic adults. Obama’s Job approval numbers in December 2012 found 75% of Hispanics approved of the President’s job perfomance. Fast-forward one year and that figure has
According to the National Journal, the latest Kaiser Family Foundation survey shows white women are quickly souring on Obama’s healthcare program. The survey finds that 40% of college-educated women hold a very unfavorable opinion of the law, an increase of
According to the latest leak from Edward Snowden, the NSA is collecting a staggering 5 billion cell phone location records a day. The tracking allows the agency to “track the movements of individuals — and map their relationships — in
The Internal Revenue Service is tasked with calculating tax credits under the Obamacare program but as of yet, does not have a strategy to mitigate tax return fraud on healthcare subsidies. The Inspector General for the Treasury Department reported that
From the What Could Go Wrong file, “serial hacker” Samy Kamkar has developed the hardware and software instructions to build a drone that “seeks out other drones in the air, hacks them, and turns them into conscripted army of unmanned
Some people who have managed to complete the burdensome and glitch-filled process of signing up for Obamacare are learning they are not really enrolled at all. “Obama administration officials acknowledged today that some of the roughly 126,000 Americans who completed
On the heels of Amazon’s announcement that the company plans to deliver packages using drones, a Senate committee is preparing to hold hearings about integrating drones into “civilian life.” Sen Jay Rockefeller’s (D-WV) office confirmed to Fox News a hearing
California’s lawmakers will receive a 5.3% pay raise today. The raise was approved by a citizen panel that makes determinations about state officials’ salaries. “The base salary for most legislators will go from $90,526 to $95,291 — still below the
New numbers released by the National Retail Federation reveal that shoppers spent less money during the holiday weekend. While the number of shoppers increased by two million, the average amount of money they spent dropped. Average sales dropped by 4%
The FBI has released their statistics for hate crimes in 2012 and the numbers show that almost 2/3 of religious hate crimes are committed by offenders with an anti-Jewish bias. Of the 1340 religious hate crimes in 2012, 62% were
Gallup has released a new poll reporting American’s opinions about their health care and health care costs. Four out of five adults rate the quality of their health care as good or excellent and 69% say their health care coverage
A Health and Human Services department official said Thursday night that the start of enrollment in the Obamacare program for 2015 will be delayed until after the midterm elections. Therefore, people who have their insurance plans cancelled in 2014 for
In order to contain the costs of providing health care services to higher risk consumers, insurance companies have been forced to exclude certain health care providers from the Obamacare exchanges. In particular, “pricey” academic hospitals are left out of the
A new poll released by the Washington Post/ABC News reports very bad news for Obama. The President has hit record disapproval rating (56% among RVs, 55% among adults) and his Affordable Care Act is tanking in the public’s opinion. Not
San Diego will head to the polls today for a special mayoral election to determine a replacement for disgraced Democrat Bob “Filthy” Filner. Filner left office amid a sexual harassment scandal garnering nationwide attention and ridicule. No single candidate is
A source inside the Census Bureau has revealed that employees were instructed to fabricate data included in the nation’s unemployment reports. The source identified employment reports surrounding the 2012 election as being manipulated, in particular the unusual unemployment drop from
An article in the Sunday Styles section of the New York Times, asks if Washington DC is the ‘gayest place’ in America? Today, having moved here 10 months ago after six and a half years of living in Manhattan, I hardly
The federal law that bans 3D guns is set to expire on December 9, and Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is seeking an extension of the law. Schumer is alarmed that anyone with $1000 and access to the Internet can obtain
According to remarks by NSA Director General Keith Alexander, Edward Snowden may have shared as many as 200,000 classified documents with media sources. At a speech on foreign affairs in Baltimore last month, Alexander was asked about measures the
One of the fundamental elements of Obamacare requires that the risk of unhealthy and sick participants is mitigated on the backs of the young and healthy. If enough younger and healthy people do not sign up for the program, there
More stores are joining Walmart to open for holiday sales on Thanksgiving Day. Kohl’s, Target and Toys R Us will be opening their doors to sale-seeking shoppers on the holiday. Industry analysts say that the retailers are responding to
A new survey released by Gallup today shows that opinions about Obama’s leadership has dropped to a new low. For the first time during Obama’s presidency, less than half (47%) of adults say the President is a “strong and decisive
Another city in California is considering bankruptcy, mainly due to runaway pension costs and salary levels. Desert Hot Springs, a small city 110 miles east of Los Angles would be the third city in California dealing with bankruptcy. Yesterday, the
This weekend, Sen. John McCain said that people are pressuring him to run for President again. Fortunately, he explained that a Presidential run was “not on his radar.” “Particularly since the shutdown, I’ve had a spate of e-mails and letters
Amid criticisms of the National Security Agency’s domestic snooping operations, the White House is considering appointing a civilian to head the agency. An official told the Hill that a list of civilian candidates has been drafted for the position. General
The United States Postal Service and Amazon.com have reached a deal for the impoverished agency to deliver Amazon.com shipments on Sunday. Earlier this year, the distressed USPS failed to garner Congressional approval to stop delivering mail on Saturdays, a move designed to
The Department of Energy gave billions of dollars, materials and research to a failing nuclear energy company in deals that would “dwarf the Solyndra loan scandal.” The United States Enrichment Corp. has facilities in Kentucky and Ohio, home states of
Detroit’s Mayor-elect Mike Duggan appeared at his first press conference yesterday to discuss his plans for the bankrupt city. During his remarks, he expressed his frustration at the discussion of his skin color during the mayoral race. “I resent it.