Price Waterhouse Coopers predicts US will drop to 11th place economically by 2050. What good will our massive aging military infrastructure do us with poverty prisons poor schools and heavy debt. Who is behind this madness – and why are […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry… View full…
Obama executive order on emergency communications riles privacy group
An executive order issued by the White House last Friday seeks to bolster the government’s ability to keep its emergency communications capabilities intact during national emergencies. But one privacy advocacy group expressed concern that the order gives government unprecedented new authority to take over wired and wireless private communication networks…
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…
More Secret Service agents gone; Obama briefed
By Ken Thomas and Alicia A. Caldwell Associated Press WASHINGTON — Three more Secret Service officers resigned Friday in the expanding prostitution scandal that has brought scorching criticism of agents' behavior in Colombia just before President Barack Obama's visit for a summit meeting last week. Agency Director Mark Sullivan came…
Obama healthcare law could worsen U.S. deficits: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama's healthcare law could sharply exceed its cost-savings targets and add up to $530 billion to the federal budget deficit, a leading authority on U.S. government benefit programs said on Tuesday. A study by Charles Blahous, a George Mason University research fellow and the Republican…
Iran window of opportunity for diplomatic solution ‘shrinking’, Barack Obama warns
Barack Obama encourages Iran to avert "even worse consequences". View full post on germany cyber attack – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Mock Cyber Attack on New York Used by Obama to Pitch Senate Bill
The Obama administration simulated a cyber attack on New York City’s power supply in a Senate demonstration aimed at winning support for legislation to boost the nation’s computer defenses. View full post on obama hacking government – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Obama to Simulate a Cyber Attack on New York Power to Lobby U.S. Senators
The Obama administration will simulate a cyber attack crippling New York City’s electric supply during a summer heat wave to drum up support for cybersecurity legislation. View full post on obama hacking government – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Obama administration seeks online privacy rules (AP)
AP – The Obama administration is calling for stronger privacy protections for consumers as mobile gadgets, Internet services and other tools are able to do a better job of tracking what you do and where you go. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National…