GAO: DHS Flew Drones for 1,726 Hours Over Interior of U.S.
The Department of Homeland Security flew drones equipped with video cameras over the United States–away from border and coastal areas–for 1,726 hours from fiscal 2011 through this April.
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More U.S. Troops Being Sent to Battle Ebola
The soldiers will deploy later this month and could stay through November, according to an Army statement.
Kudos to Panetta for Telling Truth About Obama and Iraq
The president will be long gone from office and enjoying his days fundraising or on the golf course when the full impact of our abandoning Iraq is still being played out. ISIS is not the “JV team,” and Al Qaeda is not “decimated.” And countless dollars and lives will be expended before they are.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr: Corporations That ‘Sponsor Climate Lies’ Should Get ‘Death Penalty’
He likens organizations that produce research promoting job-creating industries, like The Heritage Foundation, to the tobacco industry.
BLM Employees Charged Taxpayers $799,000 for 'Gift Cards'
Wildfire management employees at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) used government charge cards to by $799,000 worth of gift cards from vendors such as REI, American Express, FredMeyer and Visa.
HUD Official Pleads Guilty To Stealing $843,000 In Taxpayer Funds
Former Housing and Urban Development loan specialist Brian Thompson pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing $843,000 of taxpayer money in a wire fraud scheme.
Obama To Questioner On Rising Health Costs: You’re Doing It Wrong
When a company manager asked President Obama about his company’s rising health care costs on Friday, Obama’s first response was to blame the company.
U.S. Soldiers in “War” with ISIS Not Eligible for Medals?
Veterans groups are infuriated. John Bircher of the Military Order of the Purple Heart said, “If that’s not a terrorist organization, and this is not a war against ISIL, then I don’t know what this is.”
Toll Worker: Boss Told Me Not to Say 'God Bless You'
A former New Jersey toll booth worker said she was told by her supervisor to stop saying “God bless you,” because it might offend motorists.
Judicial Watch Sues DHS For Information Surrounding Release of 36,000 Criminal Aliens
Government watchdog Judicial Watch has filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security for information surrounding the release of 36,000 criminal aliens into American communities earlier this year.