Is Washington genuinely concerned about foreign influence threats to America, or is it more concerned about politics — either selectively pursuing claims of such threats or more perversely weaponizing those claims to target domestic foes? The Biden Justice Department’s seeming refusal to enforce the Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA) and stonewalling of those who would …
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department (DOJ) and FBI whistleblower retaliation continues to wreak havoc on whistleblower Marcus Allen and his family, who have waited for more than two years without a resolution to his case. The FBI suspended Allen’s security clearance in reprisal for protected whistleblowing, then suspended him indefinitely without pay. During that time …
WASHINGTON – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has disclosed that its Office of Inspector General (OIG) is nearing the end of an investigation related to financial conflict of interest issues identified and referred to the OIG by Empower Oversight in May 2022. It’s the first acknowledgment of an open probe on the matter by …
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department’s stonewalling in the midst of FBI whistleblower retaliation continues to wreak havoc on whistleblower Marcus Allen and his family, who have waited for more than two years without a resolution to his case. Allen has not received an FBI paycheck for nearly two years, and during that time has lost …
WASHINGTON – Empower Oversight has learned from sources that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has drafted a 1,300 page document attempting to justify a rule pursuing citizens for the private sale of firearms. Empower has also learned from its sources that the drafting of the document is reportedly being overseen by Senior …
WASHINGTON – After nearly five years of congressional requests, official Freedom of Information Act filings and litigation, it still remains a mystery as to why the Justice Department has yet to require Al Jazeera to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), despite asking the Qatari government funded entity to do so more than 3 …
WASHINGTON – Empower Oversight has obtained copies of five previously sealed court orders between 2017 and 2021 that prohibited Google from notifying Congressional staff that it had turned over their email and text records to the Justice Department. Copies of these newly public orders are attached to the latest in a series of Freedom of …
The July 25, 2023 FOIA request and Nov. 10, 2023 appeal can be found here.
WASHINGTON – Empower Oversight is seeking information regarding the U.S. Department of Justice’s subpoenas of the personal phone and email records of Members of Congress and a dozen or more attorneys for congressional committees, including Empower’s founder, Jason Foster, while they worked on Capitol Hill in 2017. The Justice Department’s targets were from both political …
WASHINGTON – Empower Oversight has recently learned of the U.S. Department of Justice had subpoenaed the personal phone records and emails of Empower’s founder, Jason Foster, while he worked on Capitol Hill in 2017, along with several other staff, both Democrats and Republicans. The personal intrusion into congressional staff members raises serious questions about the …