Government News
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By DONNA CASSATA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday confirmed President Barack Obama’s choice to run the Pentagon, handing Ash Carter the unenviable task of steering the military as the United States…
February 12, 2015 -
By KEN DILANIAN AP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is setting up a new agency designed to coordinate cyberthreat intelligence that currently is spread across the federal government. The agency will be…
February 12, 2015 -
By DAVID ESPO and NEDRA PICKLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House circulated a proposal Tuesday to authorize the Pentagon to fight Islamic State terrorists without an “enduring offensive combat” role, an ambiguous…
February 11, 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 10, 2015 -
By ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Pentagon’s second-ranking official sounded alarm bells Tuesday about an erosion of America’s military technological edge, warning that a return to automatic budget cuts…
February 10, 2015 -
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