Government News
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BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter is suing the FBI and the Department of Justice to be able to release more information about government surveillance of its users. The social media…
October 08, 2014 -
JOAN LOWY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Just because you can talk to your car doesn’t mean you should. Two new studies have found that voice-activated smartphones and dashboard infotainment systems may be making the…
October 07, 2014 -
President Barack Obama won re-election Tuesday night despite a fierce challenge from Republican Mitt Romney, prevailing in the face of a weak economy and high unemployment that encumbered his first term and crimped the middle class dreams of millions. "This happened because of you. Thank you" Obama tweeted to supporters as he secured four more years in the White House.
November 07, 2012 -
Inspector General Brian Miller testified Monday that GSA's Region 9 remains under further investigation for potential bribery and kickbacks. Martha Johnson, the former chief of the General Services Administration, was hammered by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee over what she knew about a 2010 Las Vegas conference and when she knew it. Johnson resigned her post after an inspector general report detailed excessive spending at the $822,000 event.
April 16, 2012 -
President Barack Obama has adopted a new strategy declaring for the first time that the United States has a national security interest to protect the nation\'s economic goods against terrorists, criminals and natural disasters in all corners of the globe.
January 25, 2012 -
President Barack Obama hit on some issues important to federal employees during his State of the Union address Tuesday night, including his push for a reorganization of some federal agencies. But, he also called for the creation of two new \"units\" to help fight counterfeit goods and financial fraud.
January 25, 2012 -
President Barack Obama, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, and General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, brief the media today on their strategy for a slimmed-down DoD.
January 05, 2012 -
The Senate passed the megabus spending bill by a vote of 67-32 Saturday.
December 17, 2011 -
Federal employees have dodged a bullet...for now. Congress will not freeze federal pay or change the annuity formula to pay for the two-month extension of the payroll tax cut.
December 17, 2011 -
Dogs that worked in Iraq and helped at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, receive first-ever American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards.
November 07, 2011 -
The House approved a short-term spending measure Thursday after lawmakers rejected a similar bill earlier this week.
September 23, 2011 -
Newscast stories heard on the June 20, 2011, edition of In Depth with Francis Rose.
June 20, 2011 -
By JULIE PACE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – A White House official says President Barack Obama will nominate businessman John Bryson to lead the Commerce Department. Bryson is the former chairman and CEO of Edison…
May 31, 2011 -
Republicans plan to send President Barack Obama a message just a few hours before his State of the Union speech Tuesday.
January 24, 2011 -
WASHINGTON (AP) – House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer says the House will vote on a stand-alone bill that would repeal the policy of forbidding gays from serving openly in the military. Rep. Patrick Murphy of…
December 14, 2010