Limousine liberals? Number of government-owned limos has soared under Obama

By Joe Eaton

The number of limousines owned by the federal government has jumped 73 percent in the first two years of the Obama administration

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"… ds by iWatch News.Most of the increase was recorded in Hillary Clinton’s State Department.Obama administration officials said most of the increase reflects an enhan …"

"… up in 2010, federal agencies and departments did not benefit equally. The State Department, with 259, had more limos than any other agency in 2010 and has gained 194 …"

"… vetrains, or are used for surveillance or undercover operations.  The State Department in a statement said its limos are deployed by overseas diplomats and in th …"

"… ving in high threat environments.” Appropriations documents indicate the State Department was engaged in a longer-term effort to increase the number of armored vehi …"

A peek inside State Department's FOIA procedures

By Laurel Adams

The State Department uses retired Foreign Service officers to help determine what internal documents and memos can be released for Freedom o

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"… agency prepares to roll out a new satellite-based control system (GAO). …"

"… ity received a response to a FOIA request it submitted 10 years ago to the State Department.State had 138 full-time employees devoted to FOIA in 2009, the department …"

"… a journalist or citizen appeals a FOIA request that has been denied by the State Department, the case goes to a three-member panel that draws from a rotating group of …"

FOIA performance is getting worse

By Laurel Adams

Despite promises for more government openness, the Obama administration actually approved fewer Freedom of Information Act requests for fede

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"… r immigration records from its Citizenship and Immigration Services to the State Department. As a result, the State Department received and handled three times as man …"

"… zenship and Immigration Services to the State Department. As a result, the State Department received and handled three times as many requests as it did in 2010, endin …"

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U.S. nuclear aid may be going to countries like Iran and Syria

By Laurel Adams

The State Department is refusing to block United Nations nuclear technology aid to countries that are on the U.S. list of state sponsors of

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"… update from our previous March 17th, 2011, entry in the Daily Watchdog. …"

"… y use nuclear technology for weapons, Congress' watchdog warns.Neither the State Department nor IAEA have sought to limit the so-called technical cooperation (TC) aid …"

"… to assess national security concerns.The GAO has repeatedly suggested the State Department withhold the U.S. contribution to IAEA that would go to countries of conce …"

"… d to specific projects, it would punish all recipients in the program, the State Department said in response.The IAEA provides minimal information on project proposal …"

U.S. may be providing nuclear assistance to nations with terror links

By Laurel Adams

The United States provides $20 million a year to help finance the International Atomic Energy Agency, which promotes peaceful use of nuclear

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"… y use nuclear technology for weapons, Congress' watchdog warns.Neither the State Department nor IAEA have sought to limit aid to terror-linked nations such as Cuba, I …"

"… to the development of nuclear weapons.The GAO has repeatedly suggested the State Department withhold the U.S. contribution to IAEA that would go to countries of conce …"

Government transparency under Obama misses the mark

By Jim Morris

To mark Sunshine Week, open-government groups are assessing President Barack Obama’s pledge to make the federal bureaucracy more open and le

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"… obtain emergency AIDS relief data from former President George W. Bush’s State Department four years ago. At one point, the department sought to charge $300,000. Th …"

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U.S. Embassy contractors in Saudi Arabia may be abusing employees

By Nick Schwellenbach

Is the United States inadvertently supporting labor trafficking in Saudi Arabia? A new State Department inspector general (IG) report acknow

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"… d States inadvertently supporting labor trafficking in Saudi Arabia? A new State Department inspector general (IG) report acknowledges its Riyadh embassy’s challeng …"

"… ther trafficking is actually occurring. However, a January letter from the State Department IG to Congress, obtained by the Center, said IG inspectors did find some e …"

"… face conditions indicative of involuntary servitude,” according to the State Department’s annual anti-human trafficking report last year. The Saudi government s …"

"… which women and children are sexually exploited against their will.The new State Department IG report, released last Thursday, includes only general information about …"

FBI investigation may make Murdoch political beneficiaries skittish

By Josh Israel

Murdoch and News Corp. spent millions on political contributions

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"… return the News America PAC funds “as information becomes available.”A State Department spokesman told iWatch News it would not be appropriate for the department …"

A case of lowered expectations in the US

By Marianne Lavelle

U.S. businesses work to keep expectation for America's climate change effort as low as possible

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"… ernmental organizations who are observers to the treaty negotiations), the State Department confirmed. Moreover, the department says the two have had well over 100 pr …"

Documents reveal concern regarding Halliburton contracts

By André Verlöy

A top Army contracting officer asks for an independent investigation

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"… 03—The Center for Public Integrity files lawsuits against Army Corps and State Department for failure to fully and promptly respond to Freedom of Information Act re …"

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