By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A leak investigation involving a Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent is stirring up controversy. The Washington Post reports that the union representing ICE agent claims the agency is harassing an agent suspected of leaking information about controversial quotas to the media. The American Federation of Government Employees National Council…
By Andrew Alexander Washington Post Ombudsman WASHINGTON — Thursday’s Post reported about a growing controversy over the Justice Department’s decision to scale down a voter-intimidation case against members of the New Black Panther Party. The story succinctly summarized the issues but left many readers with a question: What took you so long? For months, readers…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Bill Miller, a former reporter and editor at the Washington Post, who specialized in law enforcement coverage, is crossing over to the other side. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in D.C. announced Monday that Miller will take over as the public information officer for the busy office. A veteran reporter,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Federal law enforcement is serious business. But once in a while a little federal type humor surfaces in places you might least expect. Good friend and former Washington Post colleague Cindy Loose, who lives in the Washington area, passed on this true story to me the other day. I…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The game of musical chairs continues for reporters covering the Justice Department in Washington. The Washington Post’s Carrie Johnson is leaving the paper Tuesday to cover the Justice Department for National Public Radio. She says she hasn’t done radio before. “It will be a new adventure,” she told ticklethewire.com….
These attacks certainly aren’t catastrophic — at least not yet. But they are scary and are a reminder that we need to do more to protect our computers. By Brian Krebs and Ellen Nakashima Washington Post Staff Writers WASHINGTON — A widespread and coordinated cyberattack during the past few days has targeted Web sites operated…
It’s interesting to see that decades later we’re still learning about FBI leaks in the Watergate case, a story that gave journalism new direction and ushered in an era of great investigative reporting. By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA New York Times The Watergate break-in eventually forced a presidential resignation and turned two Washington Post reporters into pop-culture…
Washington Post Editorial Page WASHINGTON — HERE ARE some facts about Dawn E. Johnsen, President Obama’s nominee to head the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC): She is a graduate of Yale Law School, spent roughly five years as legal director of the abortion rights group now known as NARAL Pro-Choice America, worked for…
