Sen. John Cornyn Seeks to Authorize FBI to Access Electronic Records Without Court Order Via Amendment to ECPA
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) has proposed an amendment to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act that would authorize the FBI to...
Ernest Moniz: US Holds Talks on Clean Energy Collaborative Efforts With Canada, Mexico
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz met with energy ministers from Canada and Mexico at the 7th Clean Energy Ministerial and Mission Innovation...
CBO: Annual Federal Spending on Hurricane-Related Relief, Recovery Efforts to Hit $24B by 2075
A Congressional Budget Office report estimates annual costs linked to hurricane damage driven by climate change and development in coastal areas to...
Iron Mountain Survey: 52% of Federal Data Mgmt Professionals See Information Security as Most In-Demand Technical Skill
A survey from Iron Mountain says 46 percent of information management professionals in the federal government have cited management of...
US, UK Soldiers Seek to Facilitate Communications, Network Interoperability Through Signal Exercise
Soldiers from the U.S. and U.K. army have participated in a cross training on signal systems in Bramcote, England, in...
OPM’s Beth Cobert Urges Gov’t Workers to Participate in Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey
Beth Cobert Beth Cobert, acting director at the Office of Personnel Management, has called on employees across the federal government to complete...
Reps. Will Hurd, Robin Kelly Ask GAO to Study VA’s Efforts to Update EHR System
Reps. Will Hurd (R-Texas)Â and Robin Kelly (D-Illinois) have requested the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study on the efforts...
Dell’s Steve Harris: FITARA Implementation Depends on Agency CIOs, IT Revolving Fund Approval
Steve Harris Dell’s Steve Harris has said government agencies’ progress in the implementation of the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform...
CBO: House Bill that Would Require NSF to Audit Research Facilities Would Cost $10M Over 5 Years
A new Congressional Budget Office report says a proposed House bill that would require the National Science Foundation to subject its research...
HASC Subcommittees Hold Joint Hearing on Navy’s Maintenance, Training Budget Shortfall
The House Armed Services Committee’s readiness and seapower subcommittees held a joint hearing Thursday to discuss the budget shortfall in...