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TikTok Ban: Bill to Block Download of App on US Government Devices Passes Committee
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee unanimously passed a bill that would ban US federal workers from downloading the popular app TikTok onto US government devices.
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SolarWinds Hack Response Leader Named by White House Amid Criticism
After members of Congress criticised the US response to a massive breach of government departments and private corporations discovered late last year, the White House announced that a senior national security official had been leading the effort since the first day of the Biden administration.
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Tashfeen Malik 'Wild Card' in San Bernardino Shooting: US Lawmaker
Tashfeen Malik, the Pakistani woman involved in the California mass shooting last week, may have influenced her American husband toward violence, said Representative Michael McCaul, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, on Sunday.
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New US House Bill Would Tighten Refugee Vetting
The House of Representatives could vote as early as Thursday on new legislation that requires stricter vetting for refugees fleeing Syria's civil war and seeking to settle in the United States.
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US Lawmaker Says China Likely Behind Cyber-Attack Against Government
The statement was made by the chairman of the US House Homeland Security Committee on Sunday.
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Cyber Attack Hits 4 Million Current, Former US Federal Workers
Hackers breached the computers of the U.S. government agency that collects personnel information for federal workers in a massive cyber attack that compromised the data of about 4 million current and former employees, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
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Islamic State Jihadists Out of Reach in Online 'Dark Space': FBI
The FBI warned lawmakers Wednesday there was no way to monitor encrypted online communications among Islamic State sympathizers and called for new laws to require technology firms to unlock any secret messages among jihadists.
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Disappointed by Secret Service's Drunk Agents Incident: US President Barack Obama
Two senior US Secret Service agents are under investigation after driving a government vehicle through an area where their colleagues were investigating a suspicious package, a law enforcement official said on Thursday.
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US President Barack Obama to Encourage Companies to Share Cyber Threat Data
US President Barack Obama is set to sign an executive order today aimed at encouraging companies to share more information about cybersecurity threats with the government and each other.
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Republicans Reject US President Barack Obama's $4 Trillion Budget
Republicans in control of US Congress summarily rejected US President Barack Obama's $4 trillion budget on Monday, accusing him of "shamelessly pandering" to Democrats ahead of the 2016 Presidential election.
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Vet Arrested at White House Needs Help: Relatives
An Iraq war veteran accused of scaling a fence and making it into the White House before the Secret Service stopped him owns several guns that he could have brought with him if he had meant to harm anyone, his former stepson said Sunday.
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US lawmakers concerned about threats to Winter Olympics
US lawmakers raised concerns on Sunday about the threat of attacks at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Sochi, with one faulting Russia for not sharing intelligence.
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Zero Dark Thirty writer got secret details from CIA chief: report
A Pentagon investigation has found that ex-CIA director Leon Panetta leaked some secret details to a Hollywood screenwriter behind the film Zero Dark Thirty, a watchdog group reported.
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TikTok Ban: Bill to Block Download of App on US Government Devices Passes Committee
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee unanimously passed a bill that would ban US federal workers from downloading the popular app TikTok onto US government devices.
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SolarWinds Hack Response Leader Named by White House Amid Criticism
After members of Congress criticised the US response to a massive breach of government departments and private corporations discovered late last year, the White House announced that a senior national security official had been leading the effort since the first day of the Biden administration.
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Tashfeen Malik 'Wild Card' in San Bernardino Shooting: US Lawmaker
Tashfeen Malik, the Pakistani woman involved in the California mass shooting last week, may have influenced her American husband toward violence, said Representative Michael McCaul, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, on Sunday.
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New US House Bill Would Tighten Refugee Vetting
The House of Representatives could vote as early as Thursday on new legislation that requires stricter vetting for refugees fleeing Syria's civil war and seeking to settle in the United States.
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US Lawmaker Says China Likely Behind Cyber-Attack Against Government
The statement was made by the chairman of the US House Homeland Security Committee on Sunday.
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Cyber Attack Hits 4 Million Current, Former US Federal Workers
Hackers breached the computers of the U.S. government agency that collects personnel information for federal workers in a massive cyber attack that compromised the data of about 4 million current and former employees, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
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Islamic State Jihadists Out of Reach in Online 'Dark Space': FBI
The FBI warned lawmakers Wednesday there was no way to monitor encrypted online communications among Islamic State sympathizers and called for new laws to require technology firms to unlock any secret messages among jihadists.
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Disappointed by Secret Service's Drunk Agents Incident: US President Barack Obama
Two senior US Secret Service agents are under investigation after driving a government vehicle through an area where their colleagues were investigating a suspicious package, a law enforcement official said on Thursday.
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US President Barack Obama to Encourage Companies to Share Cyber Threat Data
US President Barack Obama is set to sign an executive order today aimed at encouraging companies to share more information about cybersecurity threats with the government and each other.
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Republicans Reject US President Barack Obama's $4 Trillion Budget
Republicans in control of US Congress summarily rejected US President Barack Obama's $4 trillion budget on Monday, accusing him of "shamelessly pandering" to Democrats ahead of the 2016 Presidential election.
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Vet Arrested at White House Needs Help: Relatives
An Iraq war veteran accused of scaling a fence and making it into the White House before the Secret Service stopped him owns several guns that he could have brought with him if he had meant to harm anyone, his former stepson said Sunday.
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US lawmakers concerned about threats to Winter Olympics
US lawmakers raised concerns on Sunday about the threat of attacks at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Sochi, with one faulting Russia for not sharing intelligence.
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Zero Dark Thirty writer got secret details from CIA chief: report
A Pentagon investigation has found that ex-CIA director Leon Panetta leaked some secret details to a Hollywood screenwriter behind the film Zero Dark Thirty, a watchdog group reported.
