Tag: Security

Inspector General sees trouble in DOJ, FBI punishing whistleblowers, stripping security clearances

The Justice Department Office of the Inspector General on Tuesday revealed the FBI and other federal law enforcement agencies stripped whistleblower agents of security clearances and pay without providing an opportunity to appeal the decision within a reasonable time frame. The suspension policy for employees whose security clearances have been suspended, revoked or denied could […]

A Wake-Up Call for Gen-Xers on Social Security

In just nine years, the oldest Gen-Xers will reach Social Security’s normal retirement age of 67. But they will have a rude awakening when they learn that the program’s trust fund is empty, leaving it able to pay out only as much in benefits as it takes from the paychecks of those then working. That’s […]

Supreme Court justices speak out on security, free speech and ‘lies’

Three of the Supreme Court’s Republican-appointed justices made comments over the weekend about free speech, security issues and “lies” about alleged ethics troubles. Attending the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judicial Conference, Justice Clarence Thomas on Friday pointed to “reckless” people who “bomb your reputation” in response to a question about the mean-spirited world. […]