Government News
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By JOAN LOWY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Drone on, the government says. Just not through the night sky. Or close to an airport. Or out of the operator’s sight. And probably not winging its…
February 18, 2015 -
By ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pressing Pentagon demands in a time of terror threats and Islamic State militants have put newly empowered congressional Republicans in a bind. Defense hawks want to wipe…
February 18, 2015 -
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Did the National Security Agency plant spyware deep in the hard drives of thousands of computers used by foreign governments, banks and other surveillance targets around the world? A new report…
February 17, 2015 -
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and MARTHA MENDOZA Associated Press PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — Cyberspace is the new “Wild West,” President Barack Obama said Friday, with everyone looking to the government to be the sheriff. But…
February 17, 2015 -
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Barack Obama said Friday that he probably leans more toward strong computer data encryption than many in law enforcement, but added that he understands investigators’…
February 17, 2015 -
House Speaker John Boehner is raising the possibility that the Department of Homeland Security may shut down at month's end because of a budget impasse, and blaming Senate Democrats if that happens.
February 16, 2015 -
By JOAN LOWY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Drone on, the government says. Just not through the night sky. Or close to an airport. Or out of the operator’s sight. And probably not winging its…
February 16, 2015 -
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — E-commerce giant Alibaba said Friday that U.S. regulators have requested information on Chinese authorities’ allegations that the company has failed to do enough to prevent fake…
February 15, 2015 -
By JOAN LOWY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is readying rules largely favorable to companies that want to use small drones for commercial purposes, according to a federal analysis, potentially leading to the…
February 15, 2015 -
The U.S. Postal Service says it's fixed the electronic glitch that had disrupted some services -- and that everything is back to normal.
February 14, 2015 -
By BROCK VERGAKIS Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The Navy has developed a prototype of a man-sized robot to do one of the most dangerous jobs aboard a ship: Fighting a fire. Standing 5’10”…
February 14, 2015 -
By BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As hackers invade the computer systems of major companies with greater frequency and their corporate victims scramble to contain the damage and prevent future intrusions,…
February 13, 2015 -
By MEREDITH SOMERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders said Friday that an electrical malfunction that filled a Metro tunnel with smoke last month, killing one person and injuring dozens, should be a wakeup…
February 13, 2015 -
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Barack Obama wants members of the private sector to share information about threats to cybersecurity with each other and with the federal government. The White…
February 13, 2015 -
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday sided with the government in a lawsuit alleging the National Security Agency is illegally engaging in the bulk collection of Internet and telephone records in the…
February 12, 2015