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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks to the Associated Press during an interview at the headquarters of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Friday, June 21, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Mayorkas, Homeland Security accused of obstructing inspector general probes

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

FILE - The third flight with evacuated citizens from Afghanistan arrives at the International Airport in Tirana, Albania, early Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. A group of people evacuated from Afghanistan as the Taliban returned to power last year have held a protest Wednesday, June 1, 2022 in Albania over the failure to expedite their move to the United States. A small group of families in a resort town located 45 miles northwest of Albania’s capital, Tirana, called on the U.S. to speed up the process of their transfer.(AP Photo/Franc Zhurda, file)

Poorly vetted Afghan evacuees pose national security risk

By James Bowen

A briefcase of a census taker is seen as she knocks on the door of a residence Aug. 11, 2020, in Winter Park, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Report: Some census takers who fudged data didn’t get fired

By Mike Schneider - Associated Press

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin hosts an honor cordon welcoming Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz at the Pentagon in Washington, Thursday, June 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Pentagon IG warns ‘independence’ at risk amid diversity, anti-extremism push in military

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

This Thursday, June 14, 2018, file photo, shows the FBI seal at a news conference at FBI headquarters in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

‘Skilled predator’ FBI boss harassed 8 women, watchdog finds

By JIM MUSTIAN - Associated Press

This Monday, Feb. 22, 2021 photo shows Latoya Gipson's house on Perry County Road 1 in Uniontown, Ala. Disadvantaged communities in America are disproportionately affected by pollution from industry or waste disposal, but their complaints have few outlets and often reach a dead end. Hundreds of discrimination claims sent to the Environmental Protection Agency’s civil rights office since the mid-90s have only once resulted in a formal finding of discrimination. And some cases languished for years — or decades.(AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)

Biden administration promises focus on environmental justice

By TRAVIS LOLLER - Associated Press

A former FBI analyst, who asked to be identified only as Becky, poses for a photo, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. Becky alleges in a new federal lawsuit that an FBI supervisory special agent licked her face and groped her at a colleague’s farewell party in 2017. She ended up leaving the FBI and has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

‘Under the rug:’ Sexual misconduct shakes FBI’s senior ranks

By JIM MUSTIAN - Associated Press

Voter Kari Ackerman, center, casts her ballot with help from poll worker Brenda Anderson, left, at the Girard Borough Building on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Erie, Pa. (Greg Wohlford/Erie Times-News via AP) ** FILE **

Richard Hopkins, Erie, Pennsylvania, postal worker, uneasy, unbowed in election whistleblower role

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Marian Collin Franco, 20, helps collect provisional ballots at the Erie County Courthouse on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Erie, Pa. (Greg Wohlford/Erie Times-News via AP)

Richard Hopkins, Pa. postal whistleblower, placed on leave without pay

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Steven Dillingham, the director of the U.S. Census Bureau, speaks outside the Oklahoma State Capitol, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in Oklahoma City, encouraging people to fill out their census form before the end of the month. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Report: Order to shorten count wasn’t made by Census Bureau

By MIKE SCHNEIDER - Associated Press

Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House, Sunday, March 22, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Health agencies’ reports didn’t highlight inventory shortfalls

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Sheriff’s office probed for possible misuse of grant funds

Associated Press

Report faults Census Bureau for hiring sex offender in NC

By MIKE SCHNEIDER - Associated Press

Report says computer systems could hamper Census hiring

By MIKE SCHNEIDER - Associated Press

HUD watchdog clears Carson in $31,000 dining set order

Associated Press

In this July 23, 2019, file photo U.S. Attorney General William Barr addresses the International Conference on Cyber Security at Fordham University in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Attorney General Barr: Epstein suicide ‘raises serious questions’

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Report shows link between VA medical center and infections

Associated Press

Man accused of flying drone at California NFL games charged

Associated Press

In this April 10, 2019, file photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. An internal Education Department watchdog says DeVos has sometimes used personal email accounts for government business and did not always properly save the messages. The agency's Office of Inspector General released a report Monday, May 20, finding &quot;limited&quot; instances in which DeVos sent work emails from four personal accounts. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, file) **FILE**

Feds: DeVos used personal emails for work in ‘limited’ cases

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

Report finds Kansas’ nursing home inspections faulty

Associated Press