Fired watchdog claims oversight of L.A. juvenile halls is ‘illusion’
After one of her first visits to L.A. County’s juvenile hall in Sylmar, Efty Sharony filed a report that said she witnessed conditions worse than…
Russia sentences election watchdog Grigory Melkonyants to 5 years in prison
Grigory Melkonyants (R), co-chair of Russia's leading independent election monitoring group Golos, stood inside a defendant's cage as he attended Wednesday's verdict hearing at Basmanny…
One in five people in Gaza face starvation, famine watchdog warns
The IPC says a full 100% of Gaza now experiences acute food insecurity while half-a-million people face starvation. Source link
DeepSeek transferred data without consent, South Korean watchdog says | Technology News
Personal Information Protection Commission says AI model sent personal data to Beijing-based cloud service.South Korea’s data protection watchdog has accused DeepSeek, the Chinese start-up whose…
Senate Democrats ask SSA watchdog to investigate impact of DOGE cuts
April 23 (UPI) -- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and other top Senate Democrats asked the Social Security Administration's acting inspector general Wednesday to investigate…
Equalities watchdog to issue new guidelines on gender after ruling
New guidance for public bodies on single-sex spaces will be issued, after the UK Supreme Court unanimously ruled a woman is defined by biological sex…
Pentagon’s watchdog to review Hegseth’s use of Signal app to convey plans for Houthi strike
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s acting inspector general announced Thursday that he would review Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of the Signal messaging app to convey plans for…
French antitrust watchdog fines Apple €150 million over data collection tool
Without directly condemning Apple’s data collection tool, the antitrust regulator has determined that the conditions surrounding its implementation amounted to an abuse of a dominant…
Half of job centres reducing support over shortages, watchdog says
More than half of job centres are reducing support for people claiming Universal Credit due to a shortage of work coaches, according to a report…
Appeals court permits Trump to remove head of federal watchdog agency
An appeals court Wednesday ruled the Trump administration can remove Office of Special Counsel head Hampton Dellinger. Photo courtesy of U.S. Department of Justice/Website March…
Trump unlawfully fired government watchdog, federal judge rules
Hampton Dellinger is pictured in an official portrait from the U.S. Justice Department. Photo courtesy of U.S. Justice Department March 2 (UPI) -- A federal…
Judge rules Trump’s bid to oust watchdog agency head was unlawful
WASHINGTON — The head of a federal watchdog agency must remain in his job, a judge in Washington ruled Saturday, saying President Trump’s bid to remove the…
U.S. Supreme Court prevents top watchdog from being fired for now
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday declined to hear an emergency appeal to fire the leader of an independent watchdog agency. File Photo by Jemal…
Divided appeals court denies White House’s attempt to fire watchdog
The District Court of Appeal is located in the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse in Washington, D.C. Feb. 16 (UPI) -- A divided federal…
Treasury watchdog auditing Musk team access to fed payment system
WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department’s Office of Inspector General on Friday said it was launching an audit of the security controls for the federal government’s payment system,…
VA Secretary Doug Collins to temporarily head 2 watchdog offices
Former Rep. Doug Collins, R-GA, President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Veterans Affairs, testifies before a Senate Veterans Affairs committee confirmation hearing on Capitol…
VA secretary to temporarily head 2 watchdog offices but judge lets one fired leader to resume role for now
Former Rep. Doug Collins, R-GA, President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Veterans Affairs, testifies before a Senate Veterans Affairs committee confirmation hearing on Capitol…
British competition watchdog taps former Amazon exec Doug Gurr as interim chair
Former Amazon UK Country Manager Doug Gurr Tuesday became interim chair of Britain's Competition and Markets Authority as government directs regulators to focus on growth…
Government ousts UK competition watchdog chair
gov.ukMarcus Bokkerink has chaired the Competition and Markets Authority since 2022The chair of the UK's competition watchdog has been ousted by government ministers who felt…
US watchdog sues Elon Musk over late disclosure of Twitter stake | Technology
US Securities and Exchange Commission says Musk’s failure to disclose stake allowed him to underpay $150m for shares.Elon Musk is being sued by the securities…