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Fordham Law School in New York City held a day-long conference focusing on the balance between government secrecy, transparency and public access to information. Panelists analyzed the impli…

Witnesses testified on preparedness and response capabilities in the event of a terrorist attack using weapons of mass destruction. Among the topics they addressed were the various threats f…

Attorney General Eric Holder and Inspector General Glenn Fine testified on the 2011 Justice Department fiscal year budget and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai’s upcoming meeting with Presi…

The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the investigation into the firing of the U.S. Attorneys in 2006. Glenn Fine, the Department of Justice Inspector General, in his testimony sum…

Inspector General Glenn Fine testified about his report on improper political influence in the hiring of attorneys for the Department of Justice under the leadership of Former Attorney Gener…

The International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee held a third hearing to examine errors made in prisoner treatment and interrog…

A hearing was held titled “Oversight of the Justice for All Act PL 108-405: Has the Justice Department Effectively Administered the Bloodsworth and Coverdell DNA Grant Programs?” The program…

A portion of the House Committee on Homeland Security was shown. The hearing focused on the progress and pitfalls of the Terror Watch List (TWL). Representatives Bennie Thompson and Dave …

Witnesses testified in continuing oversight hearings on Department of Homeland Security programs created since the September 11 attacks, in this case the Federal Terrorist Watch List. Topics…

The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on an independent report of the inspector general on the use of national security letters by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Witnesses testi…

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Science, State, Justice, and Commerce, and Related Agencies held a hearing on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s efforts to improve recruitment an…

Director Mueller and other officials testified about Federal Bureau of Investigation operations and programs. Among the topics they addressed were information sharing with other agencies, im…

Witnesses testified about retribution against whistleblowers in national security areas. The first panel was made up of present and former military and government officials from the most sec…

Justice Department officials testified about the transformation of the FBI since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Topics included the role of the Science, State, Judiciary, and Comm…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held an oversight hearing on Federal Bureau of Investigation operations and policy. Witnesses testified about investigating terrorist threats and activities, i…

Witnesses testified about the treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay detention facility, about investigations into allegations of abuse by U.S. officials stationed at the facility, and rec…

Witnesses testified about the reauthorization of the Patriot Act. The hearing focused on Section 805 of the Patriot Act, which criminalizes any tangible or intangible property or service to …

The Subcommittee on Government Management, Finance, and Accountability of the House Government Reform Committee held a hearing on the financial management challenges at the Department of Jus…

Guest, Glenn Fine, Inspector General talked about his reports on the treatment of immigration detainees connected to the September 11th attacks and the FBI’s problems in uncovering the espio…

A House Judiciary Subcommittee, held a hearing on a system to monitor foreign students in the United States. The fact that several of the September 11 hijackers entered the United States on …