Government News
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U.S. government agencies and private companies rushed Monday to secure their computer networks following the disclosure of a sophisticated and long-running cyber-espionage intrusion suspected of being carried out by Russian hackers
December 14, 2020 -
Hackers broke into the networks of the Treasury and Commerce departments as part of a global cyberespionage campaign revealed just days after a leading cybersecurity firm said it had been breached in an attack that industry experts said bore the hallmarks of Russian tradecraft
December 14, 2020 -
President Donald Trump has signed a temporary government-wide funding bill into law, averting a federal shutdown at midnight and buying Congress time for on-again, off-again talks on COVID-19 aid
December 11, 2020 -
The Senate has approved a wide-ranging defense policy bill, sending it to President Donald Trump, despite his threat to veto it because the bill does not clamp down on big tech companies he claims were biased during the election
December 11, 2020 -
An investigative report by the Veteran Affairs Department's internal watchdog has taken a look at what VA Secretary Robert Wilkie did when he was confronted with a sexual assault allegation at the flagship medical center in the nation's capital
December 10, 2020 -
President-elect Joe Biden is naming Susan Rice as director of the White House Domestic Policy Council
December 10, 2020 -
Lawmakers are embracing a one-week extension of government funding to buy time for more COVID-19 relief talks
December 09, 2020 -
The Army says it has fired or suspended 14 officers and enlisted soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, and ordered policy changes to address chronic failures of leadership that contributed to a widespread pattern of violence, including murder, sexual assault and harassment
December 08, 2020 -
President-elect Joe Biden is making his case for retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin to be secretary of defense, urging Congress to waive a legal prohibition against a recently serving military officer running the Pentagon
December 08, 2020 -
President Donald Trump is threatening to veto a defense policy bill unless it ends protections for internet companies that shield them from being held liable for material posted by their users
December 02, 2020 -
With unemployment still high and a new economic slump possible this winter, President-elect Joe Biden has announced a liberal team of economic advisers
November 30, 2020 -
Republican Sen_ Lindsey Graham says he thinks President Donald Trump should attend President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration because it would be “good for the country.”
November 30, 2020 -
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments over whether the Trump administration can exclude people in the country illegally from the count used for divvying up congressional seats.
November 28, 2020 -
President-elect Joe Biden is tapping Obama-era officials for top national security positions
November 23, 2020 -
The General Services Administration has ascertained that President-elect Joe Biden is the “apparent winner” of the Nov. 3 election
November 23, 2020