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Govt won't bring charges over CIA interrogations
The Justice Department announced Thursday it has ended its investigation into CIA interrogations of terrorist detainees without bringing criminal charges.
Tags: CIA , John Dunham , Eric Holder , David Patraeus , al-Qaida , terrorist
Federal Drive interviews -- Aug. 15
Melanie Pustay of the Justice Department discusses FOIA requests. Tim Burke talks about GSA's City Pairs Program. Booz Allen Hamilton's Michael Isman reviews the benefits of BYOD. The Hill's Jeremy Herb offers his take on the Republicans' vice presidential candidate.
Tags: Melanie Pustay , FOIA , Tim Burke , GSA , City Pairs , Jeremy Herb , The Hill , Michael Isman , Booz Allen Hamilton , Federal Drive
New Justice position focuses on whistleblowers
Tags: inspector general , whistleblower , Robert Storch
Enforcement of SCRA results in expansive settlement with national lender
A recently announced consent decree between Capitol One and the Justice Department is the most sweeping settlement as the Justice Department ramps up enforcement of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
Tags: In Depth , Vicky Schultz , Servicemembers Civil Relief Act , Capitol One , Pay & Benefits , DoD , military benefits , Consumer Finance Protection Bureau
Senators tell DoJ to fix its suspension, debarment databases
Sens. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) want regular updates from Justice officials on the steps they are taking to better input and share information on vendors who have committed crimes. The DoJ IG found the agency's internal controls and training were lacking.
Tags: acquisition , contracting , Joseph Lieberman , Susan Collins , suspension and debarment , Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Co , Jason Miller , Federal Drive
Witness to border shooting testifies to grand jury
umberto Navarrete told The Associated Press that he testified for about 90 minutes at a San Diego courthouse and told the grand jury he thought the border officials' actions were excessive.
FBI to review lab work on thousands of convictions
The Justice Department and the FBI will review thousands of criminal convictions from over a decade ago for possibly flawed analysis of hair sample evidence.
Tags: FBI , Innocence Project
Contempt of Congress issue may fizzle after vote
>Time appears to be limited for the House to pursue a criminal contempt case against Holder or a civil case to compel President Barack Obama's administration to turn over subpoenaed documents. A contempt citation against Holder presumably would expire when the current Congress ends in January.
Tags: Eric Holder , Congress , House , John Boehner , Barack Obama , Fast and Furious
Talks fail to resolve Holder contempt issue
Obama administration officials and House Republican staff members Tuesday failed to resolve a document dispute that could lead to a precedent- setting contempt of Congress vote Thursday against Attorney General Eric Holder.
Tags: Eric Holder , House , Barack Obama , Fast and Furious , John Boehner , Darrell Issa ,
GOP senators seek special counsel to probe leaks
Republican senators on Tuesday welcomed a move by the director of national intelligence to snuff out leaks of classified information but insisted that a special counsel is needed to investigate the Obama administration and recent disclosures.
Tags: ODNI , intelligence leaks , James Clapper , Congress , Eric Holder , John Cornyn , John McCain ,
