Government News
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Automakers are cramming cars with wireless technology, but they have failed to adequately protect those features against the real possibility that hackers could take control of vehicles or steal personal data, a…
February 10, 2015 -
By ERICA WERNER and ALICIA A. CALDWELL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Spending for the Department of Homeland Security hangs in the balance as Congress fights over immigration matters in the agency’s annual funding bill.…
February 09, 2015 -
By ERICA WERNER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressional stalemate over funding for the Homeland Security Department deepened Thursday as Senate Democrats blocked action on the bill for a third straight day to protest…
February 06, 2015 -
By ANNE FLAHERTY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A top U.S. regulator just announced he wants more power to oversee Internet service, much in the same way that the government already regulates phone service and…
February 06, 2015 -
A Senate committee has approved legislation to strengthen the Freedom of Information Act.
February 05, 2015 -
By DEB RIECHMANN AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s pick to run the Pentagon was grilled Wednesday by Republicans who used his confirmation hearing to criticize White House foreign policy on…
February 05, 2015 -
By ANNE FLAHERTY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring the Internet critical for the nation, a top U.S. regulator on Wednesday proposed an unprecedented expansion of federal power to ensure providers don’t block or slow…
February 05, 2015 -
By ERICA WERNER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans put Democrats on record for a second time Wednesday against legislation combining Homeland Security funding with rollbacks of President Barack Obama’s immigration policies. But there…
February 05, 2015 -
The nation's new postmaster general says the Postal Service is looking beyond its regular mail and package delivery for new sources of revenue.
February 04, 2015 -
Senate Democrats have blocked action on legislation that provides funding for the Department of Homeland Security and rolls back President Barack Obama's steps to shelter millions of immigrants living illegally in the U.S. from deportation.
February 04, 2015 -
By MATTHEW PENNINGTON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. defense intelligence chief warned Tuesday that America’s technological edge over China is at risk because of cybertheft. Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart, director of the U.S.…
February 03, 2015 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sure, $4 trillion sounds like a lot. But it goes fast when your budget stretches from aging highways to medical care to space travel and more. Here’s an agency-by-agency look at how…
February 03, 2015 -
By ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Promising to help America’s middle class, President Barack Obama on Monday sent Congress a record $4 trillion budget that would hammer corporate profits overseas and raise taxes…
February 03, 2015 -
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Holding out the promise of major medical breakthroughs, President Barack Obama on Friday called on Congress to approve spending in medical research that tailors treatment to…
February 01, 2015 -
By ANNE FLAHERTY Associated press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Colorado man accused of operating a “revenge porn” website has settled with federal regulators who said he broke the law by posting nude pictures of women…
January 30, 2015