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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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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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Hundreds of US security clearance records falsified, federal cases show
Federal prosecutors have documented at least 350 instances of faulty background investigations done by private contractors and special agents for the US Office of Personnel Management in recent years, illustrating what some lawmakers call systemic weaknesses in the granting of federal security clearances.
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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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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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Hundreds of US security clearance records falsified, federal cases show
Federal prosecutors have documented at least 350 instances of faulty background investigations done by private contractors and special agents for the US Office of Personnel Management in recent years, illustrating what some lawmakers call systemic weaknesses in the granting of federal security clearances.
