Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cyber_security Image Caption: Jane Holl Lute The White House pushed hard to get a key Cyber security proposal approved in the hours before the Senate voted to cut off debate on the legislation on Aug. 2. The Senate fell eight votes short of the 60…
White House pushes for Cyber legislation that would clarify DHS role
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cyber_security Image Caption: Jane Holl Lute As prospects for the Senate’s passage of new Cyber security legislation waned on Aug. 1, four top federal officials urged passage of the Cyber Security Act of 2012 by Aug. 3 when a month-long congressional recess begins. Homepage position: …
White House Cyber Security Coordinator Resigns
Howard Schmidt will be succeeded by Michael Daniel, director of intelligence programs at the Office of Management and Budget. View full post on eSecurityPlanet RSS Feed View full post on National Cyber Security
Colo. House passes bill on marijuana DUIs
Associated Press DENVER — A bill setting a blood standard for THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, has cleared the Colorado House and is pending in the Senate. Marijuana activists are fighting the proposal that passed the House Tuesday because they say blood THC tests are an unfair gauge of…
SpywareLady: Cyberthreat Weekly: CISPA Passes House, New Hacker Group … http://t.co/1DPjJCIo
SpywareLady: Cyberthreat Weekly: CISPA Passes House, New Hacker Group … http://t.co/1DPjJCIo View full post on Twitter / SpywareLady View full post on National Cyber Security
House Defies Obama Veto Threat in Passing Cyber Measure
The U.S. House of Representatives raised the stakes in a debate with the White House over how best to improve the nation’s cybersecurity, passing a bill President Barack Obama called too weak and threatened to veto. View full post on homeland cyber – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post…
House Moves Ahead With Cyber Security Bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are pushing ahead with legislation to protect the nation's critical infrastructure and corporations from electronic attacks despite Obama administration objections that the legislation fails to protect Americans' civil liberties. View full post on homeland cyber – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National…
House gears up for ‘cyber week,’ but security bill’s fate rests with Senate
The House is set to vote on a host of cybersecurity bills next week, but the fate of the legislation rests in the Senate. Read more… View full post on homeland cyber – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
US House declines to block employers demanding Facebook passwords
The US House of Representatives on Wednesday voted down a bid to stop telecommunications companies from demanding Facebook logins from prospective job applicants. Is this about privacy or a bun fight between parties? View full post on Naked Security – Sophos View full post on National Cyber Security
Briefs: Top House Republican predicts budget plan OK
Washington — The Senate on Thursday sent the White House a bill to explicitly ban members of Congress, the president and thousands of other federal workers from profiting from nonpublic information learned on the job. View full post on obama hacking government – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post…