Government News
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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 -
JACK GILLUM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The text messages captured a cover-up of unimaginable abuse: Parents had struck their toddler so often that they ultimately killed her. The child shook badly because we beat…
October 18, 2014 -
JACK GILLUM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director James Comey warned in stark terms Thursday against the push by technology companies to encrypt smartphone data and operating systems, arguing that murder cases could be…
October 17, 2014 -
MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has approved a new version of a popular weed killer to be used on genetically modified corn and soybeans. The EPA said Wednesday…
October 16, 2014 -
RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — HealthCare.gov, the website for health insurance under President Barack Obama’s health care law, has been revamped as its second enrollment season approaches. But things are still complicated, since…
October 15, 2014 -
STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday that the country and the world need to confront the threat of climate change while there’s still time. Kerry said climate…
October 13, 2014 -
BY BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — Google Chairman Eric Schmidt and other Silicon Valley executives say controversial government spying programs are undercutting the Internet economy and want Congress to step…
October 09, 2014 -
RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration unveiled a new version of HealthCare.gov on Wednesday, with some improvements as well as at least one early mistake and a new challenge. Officials also…
October 09, 2014 -
RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration unveiled a new version of HealthCare.gov on Wednesday, with some improvements as well as at least one early mistake and a new challenge. Officials also…
October 09, 2014 -
ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government’s budget deficit has fallen to $486 billion, the smallest pool of red ink of President Barack Obama’s six-year span in office, a new report said…
October 08, 2014