President Barack Obama’s Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force on Friday announced the launch of StopFraud.gov, a hub of information aimed to educate the public on how it can protect itself from fraud and to report it wherever and however it happens. Robb Adkins, executive director of the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force, said while the [...]

A 2011 budget request for the Secret Service focused on providing funding for the 2012 presidential campaign and to fight cyber crime, among other issues, was presented today before the House Subcommittee on Homeland Security Appropriations. Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan addressed Chairman David Price, Ranking Member Mike Rogers and other members of the committee [...]

Planet Earth cannot be cooled through emissions reduction alone was the emphasis of this morning’s expert panel on climate geoengineering at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Experts from Congress, academia and the environmental community joined forces to address the possibility of geoengineering and some of the challenges associated with the highly controversial topic. [...]

In testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday outlining the recent progress of the Department of Justice, Attorney General Eric Holder spoke about the problem with determining which forum would be appropriate for the 9/11 suspects to be tried. Asked to report on DOJ’s work, priorities and goals, Holder detailed thwarted terrorist plots and [...]

The day after the Nuclear Security Summit convened, the U.S. Department of Defense addressed the approach on Iran and its measures for upholding national security. Michele Flournoy, undersecretary of defense for policy, said the administration has declared Iran’s threat to the U.S. national safety a top priority. She outlined the strategic plan to weaken Iran’s [...]

Former FCC Commissioner Chairman Benjamin L. Hooks passed away yesterday, April 15, 2010. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski commented on the passing of Hooks, who was with the FCC since the early 1970’s. Genachowski said, “The nation lost a great leader today in the passing of civil rights champion and former FCC Commissioner Benjamin L. Hooks. [...]

The new health care reform law will continue to be a topic of discussion. On April 13, 2010, the 2009 National Healthcare Disparities Report and the National Healthcare Quality Report were released by the agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Following the release of the reports, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius issued comments addressing the disparities [...]

The 2009 Telework Improvements Act, a bill that plans to increase telework in federal agencies, was unanimously passed Wednesday by a House subcommittee. The bill would permit government employees to work via telephone from home at least two days every two weeks as long as there is no interference with work performance. In hopes that [...]

The DOE and the EPA are working together to strengthen the ENERGY STAR® program. They want to ensure that only products meeting the requirements get the label, as well reinforce the verification and testing processes. Gina McCarthy, EPA Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation, said, “The Energy Star® program started out small and has grown [...]

Space strategy needs to be continually adapted to changing conditions and circumstances. U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn spoke about a new approach to space strategy in Colorado Springs, CO yesterday April 14, 2010. Lynn suggested that space gives the DOD four main advantages, which are: 1) to strike precisely 2) to communicated with certainty [...]