While the findings are dated, they come as many current and former Justice Department officials fear that the incoming Trump administration will run the department with an eye toward score-settling.
The move by an agency within the Department of Homeland Security was part of a broader effort by the Biden administration to strengthen oversight and set clear guidelines for handling intelligence.
The executive order follows a ProPublica investigation that found Microsoft prioritized profit over security, leaving the federal government vulnerable to the largest hack in U.S. history. Vendors must now demonstrate that their products are secure.
So far this year, the most consequential publisher in America is the United States government. In the wee hours of Tuesday morning, the Justice Department posted online a grim PDF with a title that defies all marketing advice: “Final Report of the Special Counsel Under 28 C.F.R. § 600.8.”
— Sen. MAGGIE HASSAN (D-N.H.) asked Bessent whether he believes inflation and prices will go down under Trump. In response, Bessent noted he believes the administration “will increase real wages and lower inflation closer to the Federal Reserve 2% target, as it did during President Trump’s first administration.”
As Donald Trump re-enters the White House on a pledge to end national security state overreach, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is still hiding critical details on the Russia conspiracy
While President-elect Donald Trump isn't new to the White House, most of his proposed Cabinet appointees are. The Cabinet consists of the vice president, the secretaries of 15 federal agencies — who must be confirmed by the Senate — and a collection of other officials that can change from president to president.
Multiple senior officials in the Justice Department under the first Trump administration improperly leaked non-public details of inquiries into Covid-19 deaths at nursing homes in Democratic-led states,
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three senior U.S. Justice Department officials committed misconduct in the final months of Donald Trump’s first presidency by leaking details about a non-public investigation, a move that may have been intended to sway the 2020 election, the department's internal watchdog concluded in a new report.
A December report fom the DOJ both dispels conspiracy theories and criticizes the FBI for its response to the Jan. 6 insurrection
(WASHINGTON) -- Senior Justice Department officials serving under Donald Trump ... for their actions in proximity to the 2020 election," inspector general Michael Horowitz said in his report. "[T]he then upcoming 2020 election may have been a factor ...
Here's a look at the who’s who of US President-elect Donald Trump’s team poised to influence the country’s tech policies over the next four years.