by Max Greenwood | Aug 22, 2016 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — The federal government spends about three-fourths of its $80 billion information technology budget maintaining aging systems, a recent congressional report says. But a new automated software testing and implementation system is speeding up efforts...
by Max Greenwood | Jul 25, 2016 | Politics
CLEVELAND — For Sister Simone Campbell, hitting the campaign trail isn’t a political endeavor – it’s spiritual one. Campbell is the executive director of NETWORK, a Catholic social justice lobby based in Washington. And on Monday, she and 19 other nuns took to the...
by Max Greenwood | Jul 25, 2016 | Politics
CLEVELAND — For the droves of vendors selling Donald Trump merchandise in Cleveland during the Republican National Convention, business is good – really good. But hocking Trump swag isn’t necessarily a labor of love. Behind the campy T-shirts and “Make America...
by Max Greenwood | Jul 14, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Despite last-gasp efforts by lawmakers from both parties to revive a measure that would help combat the Zika virus, Democrats rejected the legislation Wednesday, effectively quashing the Senate’s bid to act on the high priority issue before leaving...
by Max Greenwood | Jul 12, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Attorney General Loretta Lynch fended off sharp criticism by House Republicans Tuesday over the Justice Department’s decision not to file charges against Hillary Clinton for her email use as secretary of state. Republican lawmakers on...