Author Archive
Management
No More Bread-And-Water Punishment For U.S. Navy Sailors
Come January 1, the antiquated practice will be no longer.
Management
The Government May Be Shut Down, But Taxpayers Are Footing The Bill For Mar-a-Lago Party Tents
Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort still needs tents for the winter party season—and taxpayers are footing at least $54,000 of the bill.
Management
The Trump Administration’s Davos 2019 Hotel Bills Have Already Hit $2.9 Million
Sitting U.S. presidents don't normally go to the ritzy Davos conference in Switzerland, but this is Trump's second year.
Defense
The Pentagon Thinks Cyber Ops Could Be The Next WMDs
U.S. military planners are asking researchers how to fight back hackers.
Defense
Ex-Russian Spies Say The U.S. Is Losing Because It Can’t Control Social Media
Ex-Russian Spies Say The U.S. Is Losing Because It Can’t Control Social Media
Management
Donald Trump May Spend 16 days at Mar-a-Lago Over Christmas and New Year’s
This would be Trump's longest stay yet at his private Florida resort.
Management
Customs And Border Protection Is Using Retinal Scans To Try To Catch Liars
They may hold promise as deception-detectors, but some think the technology isn't quite there yet.
Management
Ivanka Trump’s Luxury Weekend In The Dominican Republic Cost Taxpayers $58,000
The first daughter stayed at a "six-star" resort in August.
Management
The DEA Is Hiding Surveillance Cameras In Vacuum Cleaners
Secret video cameras in streetlights, traffic barrels, and now, at least one vacuum cleaner.
Management
Flying Trump To Midterm Rallies To Stump For Republicans Cost Taxpayers Millions
Trump criticized Air Force One travel to campaign stops when Obama was in office.
Management
Trump’s Secret Service May Have Just Set A Spending Record For Presidential Golf Carts
Luxe life, courtesy of the American taxpayer.
Tech
New Secret Service Lapel Pins Will Come With a Secret Security Feature
Few people know what those very recognizable lapel pins are hiding.
Management
The Pentagon Awarded a New Contract To Provide Teachers To Gitmo Detainees
Only male instructors are welcome "due to cultural and religious considerations."
Management
Border Patrol Needs Extra Toilets To Handle All The Families It’s Detaining
The largest immigration processing center in the U.S. will be renting at least 34 portable toilets to be used by as many as 1,500 detainees.
Management
The Secret Service Needs Turbo-Charged Golf Carts To Protect Trump At Mar-A-Lago
Standard-issue golf carts won't cut it.
Oversight
The IRS Oversight Board Is Worried About a 'Serious Threat to Taxpayer Rights'
Private debt collectors under contract to the agency are squeezing poor people and hurricane victims.
Management
CBP Has an 'Urgent' Need for Riot Gear, According to Contracting Documents
Trump has likened the caravan to an "invasion"— and Customs and Border Protection seems to want its agents ready for one.
Oversight
Melania Trump Racked Up $174,000 In Hotel Bills For a Day Trip To Toronto
She did not spend the night.
Management
The DEA And ICE Are Hiding Surveillance Cameras in Streetlights
"I can tell you this—things are always being watched."
