by Hannah Schoenbaum | Oct 26, 2021 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Numerous cyber attacks have threatened U.S. transportation infrastructure over the last year, disrupting ferries, railways and oil supply chains, and leading lawmakers on the House Homeland Security Committee to consider industry-wide cybersecurity...
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by Julia Mueller | Oct 26, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Republican and Democratic lawmakers found a rare moment of agreement on Tuesday when discussing the need to expand ethics rules for the federal judiciary. The subcommittee met to discuss what Chairman Hank Johnson, D-Ga., called the “disturbing facts” of...
by Cristobella Durrette | Oct 26, 2021 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON— The Department of Defense must develop a more robust workforce education system and bolster talent recruitment efforts for technically skilled candidates in order to address workforce gaps, experts told lawmakers on Tuesday. “We have a jobs mismatch,”...
by Andrew Marquardt | Oct 26, 2021 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON – Despite deploying similar algorithmic tools to advertise and accelerate growth to massive numbers of users – includings millions of teenagers – social media sites like Snapchat and TikTok have largely evaded the public and Congressional eye as of late....
by Catherine Buchaniec | Oct 26, 2021 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Pentagon officials warned lawmakers Tuesday that terrorist groups in Afghanistan could develop the capability to launch international attacks within a six to 12-month timeframe. “We’re actually fairly certain that they have the intention to do so,” Colin...
by Julia Shapero | Oct 21, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The House voted Thursday to cite former Trump aide Steve Bannon for criminal contempt after he defied a subpoena from the committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection. The vote fell largely along party lines, with all 220 Democrats voting in favor of...
