Government News
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MARTHA MENDOZA AP National Writer ARLINGTON, Virginia (AP) — Ground zero in the nation’s fight against cybercrime hides in plain sight, in a nondescript suburban office building with no government seals or signs. Only after…
November 12, 2014 -
ANNE FLAHERTY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday embraced a radical change in how the government treats Internet service, coming down on the side of consumer activists who fear slower download…
November 11, 2014 -
MARTHA MENDOZA AP National Writer They have clicked links in bogus phishing emails, opened malware-laden websites and been tricked by scammers into sharing information. Federal employees and contractors scattered across more than a dozen agencies,…
November 10, 2014 -
NEDRA PICKLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a second trail-blazing pick for the nation’s top law enforcement officer, President Barack Obama nominated a federal prosecutor in New York to become the next attorney general…
November 08, 2014 -
NEW YORK (AP) — In a story Nov. 1 about technology moguls in the commercial space business, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Elon Musk’s SpaceX operates three spacecraft: Dragon, Falcon Heavy and Falcon 8.…
November 05, 2014 -
BROCK VERGAKIS Associated Press CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. (AP) — Crews searched for scorched wreckage along the Virginia coast Wednesday in hopes of figuring out why an unmanned commercial rocket exploded in a blow to NASA’s strategy…
November 01, 2014 -
JENNIFER C. KERR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — AT&T is being sued by the government over allegations it misled millions of smartphone customers who were promised unlimited data but had their Internet speeds cut by…
October 30, 2014 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — Security will be increased at various federal government buildings in Washington and other major American cities, the Homeland Security Department announced Tuesday in what it described as a “precautionary step.” The move…
October 29, 2014 -
BROCK VERGAKIS AP Aerospace Writer ATLANTIC, Va. (AP) — An unmanned commercial supply rocket bound for the International Space Station exploded moments after liftoff Tuesday evening, with debris falling in flames over the launch site…
October 29, 2014 -
The White House says it has taken steps to address suspicious activity detected on its unclassified computer network.
October 28, 2014 -
JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday expanded his push for increased manufacturing in the United States by directing federal money toward new technologies, apprenticeship programs and competitions designed to…
October 28, 2014 -
ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — North Korea may be capable of fielding a nuclear-armed missile that could reach U.S. soil, but because it has not tested such a weapon the odds…
October 24, 2014 -
BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday named an outspoken Internet privacy expert, Ashkan Soltani, as its chief technologist in a move that signals the agency’s focus…
October 22, 2014 -
ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A maverick Republican senator criticized faulty missile defenses, unneeded airports and golf course repairs among the projects completed on the taxpayers’ tab in his annual collection of billions…
October 22, 2014 -
ALICIA A. CALDWELL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook wants assurances from the Drug Enforcement Administration that it’s not operating any more fake profile pages as part of ongoing investigations. Facebook’s chief security officer, Joe…
October 20, 2014