Tim Pearce on January 17, 2019 House Democrats are questioning the legality of a Department of the Interior (DOI) decision to call back thousands of furloughed employees to work on offshore drilling permits. A trio of Democrats sent a letter to the acting Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt Wednesday, alleging that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Tim Pearce A Department of the Interior (DOI) official appeared on National Public Radio and MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Monday, accusing the Trump administration of demoting him because of his political beliefs. Joel Clement, the DOI’s Office of Natural Resources Revenue senior advisor, wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post last week claiming that his reassignment…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Thomas Phippen Greg Gianforte, the Republican candidate in Montana’s special congressional election, allegedly body slammed and punched Guardian political reporter Ben Jacobs during an interview in Bozeman, Mont., Wednesday. Greg Gianforte just body slammed me and broke my glasses — Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) May 24, 2017 The altercation between the reporter…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ethan Barton Two climate change programs ignore federal transparency requirements and “put taxpayer dollars at risk,” two congressional chairmen told Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Ryan Zinke in a letter made public Wednesday. “Despite a significant federal investment of at least $149 million, their effectiveness, management and levels of oversight…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ethan Barton Department of the Interior (DOI) officials were paid $6 million while on extended administrative leave – often while under investigation for misconduct – without documented approval, a government watchdog reported Wednesday. The $6 million went to 242 DOI employees on administrative leave for at least 45 days…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kathryn Watson James McCaffery lied about earning two Purple Heart medals for decades to rise through the federal ranks ranks and hop from federal agency to federal agency, somehow eluding termination each time. A new Department of the Interior (DOI) Office of Inspector General (IG) report lays out the jaw-dropping…