Watchdogs
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UConn Med backs down from DEI oath for students after legal warning letter: watchdog
Taxpayer-funded school allegedly didn't say how it's communicating to students it does "not mandate nor monitor" their reciting of the modified Hippocratic Oath.
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Wikipedia trashes Hegseth, Patel, Gabbard, censors their pages after Trump nominations: report
Defense secretary's medals disappear from his page, FBI director gets lengthy new section on "promotion of conspiracy theories." DOGE Subcommittee summons ex-Wikimedia Foundation chief for hearing.
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DEI training not 'trade secret' exempt from public disclosure, appeals court tells school district
DEI director developed materials before joining Pennsylvania school district but uses them for other clients, and accepting his legal reasoning "would have set a dangerous precedent," lawyer for requester says.
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HUD watchdog clears Ben Carson of allegations he used his position to benefit his son
"The evidence gathered by the OIG does not establish that Secretary Carson used his government position for the private gain of his relative, Carson Jr.," the newly released report says.
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Watchdog: DOE contractors at Hanover site failed to conduct timely respirator maintenance
The audit concerned the Hanford site which was one of the places chosen for the Manhattan Project to make plutonium for American weapons.
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Judicial Watch obtains email saying Robert Mueller withdrew as candidate for top FBI slot
Mueller has previously testified before congress that he did not apply for the position of FBI director.
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Watchdog says HUD failed to ensure multifamily housing had safe water
HUD did not possess "assurance" that water flowing to the housing was safe for consumption because the department depended on the Environmental Protection Agency to make certain that water was lead free.
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Audit exposes Postal Service’s overtime racket as Democrats seek bailout
Extra pay grew by billions, even as mail delivery slowed. More than 4,000 workers earned more in OT than base pay.
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Audits flag concerns about federal grants for community policing, other local aid
Essex County sheriff's department ended up with nearly 100 fewer promised officers, unused funds and little benefit to community, audit finds
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Judicial Watch sues to obtain Hunter Biden travel records
Judicial Watch sued after it received what it called an insufficient response to a FOIA request for travel records
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Famed whistleblower lawyer: More confidentiality, less politics key to exposing wrongdoing
Whistleblowing in America has come a long way since the first legal protections were passed in 1778, attorney Steve Kohn says.
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Watchdog: More asylum seeking families separated at ports of entry than previously indicated
The Homeland Security Department Inspector General said that there were at least 60 family separations between May-June 2018
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Watchdog asks feds to investigate university, Biden center for millions in anonymous China donations
The group says the university is in violation of federal disclosure laws