Cyber threats

Watchdog: FBI can respond better to cyber threats

Secrets in the sky: A tale of two air marshals

By Nick Schwellenbach

The elements are all there for another thrilling episode of the TV program “24.” The backdrop: A U.S. agency of armed government agents who

Pentagon improves security clearance process but focus on quality still needed, report says

By Laurel Adams

After falling behind timelines to complete security clearances for years, the Pentagon has finally caught up, but concerns with the quality

Excerpts from this story referencing "The Pentagon":

"… will review The Pentagon’s compliance status in January 2011.FAST FACT: The Pentagon processed about 630,000 security clearances in 2008 alone.Following are ot …"

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U.S.-Mexico "virtual fence" plagued by problems

By Laurel Adams

A $4.4 billion project led by Boeing Co. to build a “virtual fence” along the U.S.-Mexico border is consistently over budget, behind schedul

Security clearance investigators must protect data, watchdog says

By Laurel Adams

The federal agency that investigates applicants for senior government jobs and for top-secret national security positions must ensure that i

More than 40,000 cyber threats to government last year

By Laurel Adams

Cyber attacks against the U.S. government are on the rise, and agencies are struggling to protect important information from hackers....
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NASA mission computers could be hacked

By Laurel Adams

The computer networks responsible for NASA spacecraft missions like the International Space Station and the Hubble Telescope are vulnerable

Reform reading: WikiLeaks has trove of U.S. bank documents

By Julie Vorman

A roundup of news and commentary to help consumers monitor the transparency and accountability of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law. ...

Draft legislation undercuts Bush domestic spying rationale

WASHINGTON, January 31, 2006 — A Justice Department memo written in 2003 may call into question the legal rationale the Bush administration

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"… nce of Americans without court review.Some critics of the ongoing National Security Agency (NSA) wiretapping program believe the 2003 memo undermines the posi …"

"… authority he needed to circumvent the court.The memo and proposed Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003, dubbed “Patriot II,” were first obtained and …"

"… people,” says Brittany Benowitz, an attorney for the Center for National Security Studies, and “is therefore indicative of the danger inherent in relying …"

"… eview and comment is a draft legislative proposal entitled the ‘Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003,’ reads the memo from “OLP,” the Office of L …"

Justice Dept. drafts sweeping expansion of anti-terrorism act

By Charles Lewis and Adam Mayle

WASHINGTON, February 7, 2003 — The Bush Administration is preparing a bold, comprehensive sequel to the USA Patriot Act passed in the wake o

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"… d by the staff of Attorney General John Ashcroft and entitled the Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003, has not been officially released by the Departmen …"

"… view and comment is a draft legislative proposal entitled the ‘Domestice Security Enhancement Act of 2003,’” the memo, sent from “OLP” or Office of …"

"… t disfavored political groups.”Some of the key provision of the Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003 include:Section 201, “Prohibition of Disclosure …"

"… een a hallmark of Ashcroft’s first two years in office, and the Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003 follows in the footsteps of his October 2001 direc …"

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