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Attorney General Eric Holder spoke at a meeting for North Carolina Advocates for Justice meeting this past weekend and highlighted the need for legal representation for those who cannot afford it. In his address, Holder called the legal system “overburdened” as public defenders have too large a caseload without adequate …

Although U.S. operations in Afghanistan are proving to be a “tough pull,” progress is being made nonetheless, Department of Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates yesterday told “Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace. Gates said Army Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, had noted …

Cutting-edge virtual reality medical technology will soon be available for patients at the new National Intrepid Center of Excellence, which will hold its ribbon cutting ceremony June 24, according to the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury. Developed by video and voice communication solutions companies …

The U.S. House approved a small-business lending program, which would create a $30 billion government fund for increased lending to small businesses to spur economic growth. The House voted 241-182, and the bill will now continue onto the Senate. The $30 billion would be combined with another $3.5 billion that …

In an effort to better fight online fraud, the private sector and the government have released a new online-fraud alert service designed to facilitate information sharing concerning compromised accounts. Microsoft, eBay and PayPal have teamed up with the National Cyber-Forensics and Training Alliance to launch a program that will help …

Despite a push toward adopting and using health IT, less than 10 percent of American adults now use electronic medical records or turn to email to contact their doctor, according to a new Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll. The survey revealed nearly 50 percent of respondents were uncertain whether their physicians offered …

FBI’s “Operation Stolen Dreams” has recovered more than $147 million stolen from mortgage fraudsters throughout the country since its start date March 1. The sweep was a coordinated Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force effort to investigate and prosecute those allegedly involved in financial crimes for mortgage fraud. Director Robert Mueller, …

The federal government lacks many of the technological capabilities that are widespread in the private sector, and this IT gap considerably impacts the ability to improve the efficiency of government and deliver better services to Americans, said federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra. In a blog posted Tuesday, Kundra outlined …

The federal agency in charge of protecting the U.S. Internet infrastructure and coordinating defense against and responses to cyber attacks is not well prepared to do so, according to a report released today by the Office of Inspector General. US-CERT was created in 2003 to protect the federal government network …

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke was pleased with the progress Congress made in drawing up the financial-regulatory overhaul legislation. The U.S. House and Senate came close to an agreement on the proposal to supervise the big financial firms at the Squam Lake financial conference. Senate lawmakers moved close to accepting …