A government watchdog on Friday demanded an investigation of whistleblower complaints that federal aviation officials failed to fully pursue on runway safety problems brought to their attention. Special Counsel Scott Bloch said in three letters to Transportation Secretary Mary Peters that the Federal Aviation Administration ...

The judge presiding in Guantanamo over the first military commission since World War II threw out some evidence because it was obtained under "highly coercive" conditions. The discarded evidence were statements made by the detainee, Salim Hamdan, Osama Bin Laden's driver, while he was held captive in Afghanistan. (Washington Post) The Indian Health Service has lost millions of dollars ...

Is there anyone over at the Office of Special Counsel who is still loyal to thier boss, Scott Bloch? Apparently bad morale reaches all the way up Bloch's inner circle. The Special Counsel's top deputy, Jim Byrne, resigned yesterday and we heard it's due to frustrations with his boss -- and the White House's apparent refusal to ...