by Emily Hoerner | Jul 28, 2015 | Education
WASHINGTON — Nearly 130 students, some of them the custody of foster parents or even homeless – but soon college bound – met at the White House Thursday for the 2015 “Beating the Odds Summit.” The young people, coming from 29 states and the District of Columbia,...
by Xiaolan Tang | Jul 28, 2015 | Business & Tech, Topics
WASHINGTON — There are at least 3 billion apps out there, but small business owners aren’t taking advantage of them to increase sales –because they don’t know what’s available or don’t know how to use them, experts say. “There is a huge opportunity gap in increasing...
by Yuan Gu | Jul 28, 2015 | National Security
WASHINGTON – In the wake of the huge data breach at the Office of Personnel Management, tech companies are in a competition to provide cheaper, more reliable cybersecurity service to the federal government. The Defense Leadership Forum, an organization specializing in...
by Amina Ismail & Jenny Leonard | Jul 28, 2015 | National Security, Topics
Officers of the US Army’s 2nd Cavalry Regiment, currently stationed in Vilseck, Germany, stopped by the Pentagon last week to talk about their rotational training in Eastern Europe and the larger array of efforts in the region being held to reassure NATO allies....
by Matt Yurus | Jul 27, 2015 | GITMO, Topics
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba — On hold again: The Pentagon’s latest attempt to move forward with a military commission for an Iraqi detainee was abruptly canceled when the judge found that the accused’s defense attorney, Marine Lt. Col. Sean Gleason, was also...
by Dean DeChiaro | Jul 27, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON – The leading Democratic presidential candidates issued statements this week on the death of Sandra Bland, the African-American woman who was found dead in a Texas jail cell three days after her arrest for allegedly assaulting a police officer during a...
