On December 11, 1872, Pinckney Pinchback became the first African-American governor of a U.S. state when he was sworn in as governor of Louisiana. Photo: Courtesy Library of Congress Born in Macon, Georgia, on May 10, 1837, the son of a former slave, Pinckney Pinchback fought in the Civil War and was…
S.C. governor orders cabinet-wide cyber protections after massive data breach
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cyber_security Image Caption: Gov. Nikki Haley The Governor of South Carolina ordered cabinet-wide cyber security measures to be put in place as the state reels under a massive electronic breach of its revenue department’s data. Cyber thieves stole over 3.5 million Social Security numbers and…
SC governor orders cabinet-wide Cyber protections after massive data breach
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cyber_security Image Caption: Gov. Nikki Haley The Governor of South Carolina ordered cabinet-wide Cyber Security measures to be put in place as the state reels under a massive electronic breach of its revenue department’s data. Cyber thieves stole over 3.5 million Social Security numbers and…
FAIR urges California Governor Jerry Brown to veto immigration-related bill
Top Priority Sector: law_enforcement_first_responders Image Caption: California GovernorJerry Brown The California legislature has sent a bill to Governor Jerry Brown that would grant state and local law enforcement the option to ignore all U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainers and would specifically prohibit them from honoring detainers unless an…
U.S. restrains more than $3 million in alleged corrupt assets of former Nigerian governor
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: border_security Image Caption: Ibori Working in with U.K. authorities, ICE and the Department of Justice secured a restraining order against more than $3 million in proceeds in the U.S. held by a former governor in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry… View full…
Inmate rips Ore. governor for execution halt
Associated Press SALEM, Ore. — A condemned inmate who was scheduled to be executed next month is slamming Gov. John Kitzhaber for giving him a reprieve, saying the governor didn’t have the guts to carry out the execution. Two-time murderer Gary Haugen had voluntarily given up his legal challenges, saying…
Governor O’Malley Appoints CHHS Director Michael Greenberger to State Cyber Security Commission
Michael Greenberger, JD, founder and director of the University of Maryland Center for Health and Ho… View full post on homeland cyber – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
YPSILANTI: Governor Rick Snyder, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano speak at cyber summit at EMU
Gov. Rick Snyder and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano led the call Friday morning for a number of federal, state and local pushes for increased network or “cyber” security efforts. View full post on homeland cyber – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber…
