Washington — In an address to some members of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division in October, Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward made an unusual pitch. He wanted to entice the lawyers there to leave their roles and accept temporary stints to help out the National Fraud Enforcement Division, created earlier this year, according to multiple…
Cybersecurity expert Hed Kovetz would love to have a personal AI agent handle some of his administrative tasks and lighten his workload. But he doesn’t trust any of the commercially available agents, like Meta’s Muse or OpenAI’s Dots, with access to his email accounts, banking details, health records and other sensitive information. “It’s tempting to…
The shock gloves immigration agents could soon use to control detainees and protesters worked so powerfully during a military exercise that participants felt intense pain, stopped fighting immediately and feared additional exposures, according to a previously unreleased Army study. Immigration and Customs Enforcement leaders were aware of the findings before signing a $16.7 million contract…
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a software glitch in some Boeing 737 Max jets that could prompt an automated flight guidance system to disengage during an aborted landing, commonly referred to as a go-around. In rare circumstances where there is a missed approach — and where a pilot is using a precision approach with…
A U.S. Postal Service letter carrier in Utah has been charged with throwing out more than 300 ballots that were being sent to voters for the state’s June primary, the Justice Department said Tuesday. Acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter said during a news conference that 34-year-old Damon Matai Seei was arrested Tuesday and appeared…
The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday determined that President Trump’s planned triumphal arch next to Arlington Cemetery and near the Lincoln Memorial poses no hazard to flights coming into and departing from Washington Reagan National Airport. The FAA said that “the structure would have no substantial adverse effect” on the utilization of the D.C. National…
More than 75 million Americans rely on Social Security checks each month to help them get by. But sometimes recipients get a financially painful surprise: a notice from the Social Security Administration that their retirement or disability benefits were overpaid — often by thousands of dollars — and that they need to repay the money….
The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln sailed past Singapore early on Sunday as it headed home after a grueling deployment in the Middle East. It’s expected to stop in Thailand for a port visit. Associated Press journalists on the Indonesian island of Batam, across the Singapore Strait, spotted the massive vessel as it transited…
The USS Abraham Lincoln is leaving the Middle East, and its sailors and Marines are heading back home after their nine-month deployment, a U.S. official confirmed to CBS News on Thursday. The Japan-based USS George Washington, another U.S. aircraft carrier, has arrived in the Middle East to replace the USS Lincoln. Family members have voiced worries about…
Washington — The Justice Department is scrapping its longtime practice of hiring outside experts to help review and rank competitive grant applications submitted by law enforcement offices, victim services groups and research institutions, a move that some fear could harm the integrity of the selection process and hinder efforts to ensure the money is well-spent,…
