Government News
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By JOAN LOWY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s system for guiding planes and other aircraft is at “increased and unnecessary risk” of being hacked, according to a report by government watchdog released Monday.…
March 03, 2015 -
By JOAN LOWY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Citing safety concerns, United Airlines on Monday became the second major U.S. airline to announce it will no longer accept bulk shipments of rechargeable batteries of the…
March 03, 2015 -
The House on Monday approved a bill allowing the Veterans Affairs secretary to force senior executives to repay bonuses if the employees engaged in misconduct.
March 03, 2015 -
By DAVID ESPO AP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker John Boehner left open the possibility Monday that the House might pass long-term funding for the Homeland Security Department without immigration provisions attached, as Republican…
March 03, 2015 -
By ANNE FLAHERTY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Internet activists scored a major victory after the Federal Communications Commission agreed to rules that would ban service providers from creating Internet fast lanes. What “net neutrality”…
March 02, 2015 -
By ANNE FLAHERTY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Internet activists declared victory over the nation’s big cable companies Thursday, after the Federal Communications Commission voted to impose the toughest rules yet on broadband service to…
March 02, 2015 -
NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market largely shrugged off the Federal Communications Commission’s vote to impose tougher rules on broadband providers like Comcast, Verizon and AT&T to prevent them from creating paid fast lanes…
March 01, 2015 -
By ANNE FLAHERTY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid “rapid growth” in the collection of data on Americans, the White House on Friday proposed legislation that calls on businesses to do more to help consumers…
March 01, 2015 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House and Senate approved a bill to fund the Homeland Security Department for one more week, with just two hours to go before a midnight deadline. The measure was later signed…
February 27, 2015 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has approved a bill to ensure full funding of the Homeland Security Department for one week, sending the measure to the House just hours before the agency faces a partial…
February 27, 2015 -
By DAVID ESPO and ERICA WERNER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress struggled late into the night Friday to avoid a partial shutdown of the Homeland Security Department, as leaders in both political parties worked…
February 27, 2015 -
By DAVID ESPO and ERICA WERNER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sounding retreat, House Republicans agreed Thursday to push short-term funding to prevent a partial shutdown at the Homeland Security Department while leaving in place…
February 27, 2015 -
By ERICA WERNER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Loretta Lynch won approval from a key Senate committee Thursday to serve as the nation’s next attorney general, as divided Republicans clashed over her support for President…
February 26, 2015 -
By ANNE FLAHERTY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Is President Barack Obama taking over the Internet? Not by a long stretch, but that’s not stopping political banter in the “net neutrality” debate. The Federal Communications…
February 26, 2015 -
PARIS (AP) — A Dutch SIM-maker allegedly targeted by British and U.S. spying agencies says it believes there was a hacking operation, but it didn’t result in a massive privacy leak. Netherlands-based Gemalto, a maker…
February 26, 2015