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June 29, 2012 | Daily Report Online

Cybercrime disclosures rare despite new SEC rule

Hackers broke into computers at hotel giant Wyndham Worldwide Corp. three times in two years and stole credit card information belonging to hundreds of thousands of customers. Wyndham didn't report the break-in in corporate filings even though the Securities and Exchange Commission wants companies to inform investors of cybercrimes.

By Richard Lardner

6 minute read

June 10, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Travel habits prompt conflict of interest concerns

WASHINGTON AP - Pentagon employees have received millions of dollars in free travel and lodging from foreign countries, trade groups and companies with an interest in shaping policies or doing business with the U.S. military.Defense officials say the arrangement is legal, saves taxpayers money and is carefully monitored to ensure there are no conflicts of interest.

By RICHARD LARDNER

5 minute read

September 09, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Iraq fraud inquiry focuses on retired Army colonel

WASHINGTON AP - Federal investigators are searching for suspicious transactions in the personal bank records of a retired Army colonel who ran the contracting office in Baghdad during the early stages of Iraq's $125 billion reconstruction.The focus on Anthony B. Bell opens a window into the scope of a long-running inquiry of fraud and corruption that's gathering steam even as U.

By RICHARD LARDNER

4 minute read

May 08, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Future of Guantanamo dominates war spending debate

WASHINGTON AP - The future of 241 terror suspects at the Guantanamo Bay military prison dominated a congressional debate on war spending Thursday, as Republicans warned that the Obama administration was preparing to release dangerous killers into American neighborhoods and Democrats accused the Republican of fear-mongering.

By RICHARD LARDNER

4 minute read

July 17, 2012 | Daily Report Online

Judge won't remove himself from Cole bombing case

The military judge presiding over the war crimes trial of a Guantanamo Bay prisoner charged in the attack on the USS Cole rejected a motion Tuesday by defense attorneys that he remove himself from the case.

By Richard Lardner

4 minute read

March 16, 2010 | Daily Report Online

Break the law and your new 'friend' may be the FBI

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Feds are on Facebook. And MySpace, LinkedIn and Twitter, too.U.S. law enforcement agents are following the rest of the Internet world into popular social-networking services, going undercover with false online profiles to communicate with suspects and gather private information, according to an internal Justice Department document that offers a tantalizing glimpse of issues related to privacy and crime-fighting.

By RICHARD LARDNER

7 minute read

November 15, 2007 | Daily Report Online

State Department's top investigator says he never impeded inquiries to protect administration

By Richard Lardner

5 minute read

November 26, 2007 | Daily Report Online

Justice officials frustrated by State IG on probe of Blackwater weapons smuggling to Iraq

By Richard Lardner

7 minute read

September 12, 2012 | Legaltech News

Obama Administration Prepares Cybersecurity Executive Order

The Obama administration is preparing an executive order with new rules to protect U.S. computer systems, after Congress failed earlier this summer to pass a cybersecurity bill.

By Richard Lardner

4 minute read

December 02, 2010 | Law.com

Congress Set to Pass Whistleblower Bill in WikiLeaks' Wake

Congress is poised to pass legislation giving employees in sensitive government jobs a way to report corruption, waste and mismanagement without turning to outside groups like WikiLeaks.

By Richard Lardner

4 minute read