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White House threatens veto of House cyber security bill

November 3, 2021 at 5:54 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Tuesday threatened to veto a House of Representatives bill aimed at improving U.S. cybersecurity, citing among other things concerns about privacy protections. In...

Tech industry cautiously welcomes Senate immigration bill

August 24, 2021 at 2:41 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tech industry officials welcomed a bipartisan U.S. Senate immigration bill on Tuesday, saying they hoped it would make it easier to hire highly skilled workers from abroad,...

White House threatens veto of House cyber security bill

May 23, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Tuesday threatened to veto a House of Representatives bill aimed at improving U.S. cybersecurity, citing among other things concerns about privacy protections. In...

U.S. to reexamine health effects of cellphone radio waves

May 13, 2019 at 11:32 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are looking into how radio frequencies emitted by cellphones and other wireless devices affect people amid lingering concerns about the risks of cellphone radiation. The...

U.S. law to restrict government purchases of Chinese IT equipment

August 24, 2021 at 1:37 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress quietly tucked in a new cyber-espionage review process for U.S. government technology purchases into the funding law signed this week by President Barack Obama, reflecting growing...

As cyber threats build against U.S., CEOs ask for “light touch”

August 24, 2021 at 12:54 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Corporate leaders from the defense, technology, energy and banking industries told President Barack Obama on Wednesday they agreed cyber attacks were a top security threat but that...

As cyber threats build against U.S., CEOs ask for “light touch”

May 23, 2019 at 4:06 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Corporate leaders from the defense, technology, energy and banking industries told President Barack Obama on Wednesday they agreed cyber attacks were a top security threat but that...

Senator urges FCC to pursue donor disclosure in political ads

August 24, 2021 at 12:52 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate oversight hearing of the Federal Communications Commission took an unexpected turn on Tuesday toward a hot political topic that telecommunications regulators rarely address: donor disclosure...

Senator urges FCC to pursue donor disclosure in political ads

May 23, 2019 at 4:06 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate oversight hearing of the Federal Communications Commission took an unexpected turn on Tuesday toward a hot political topic that telecommunications regulators rarely address: donor disclosure...

Senate hearing spotlights ongoing discord over cybersecurity bill

August 24, 2021 at 12:38 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the White House and congressional lawmakers resume talks on legislation to improve U.S. defenses against cyber-attacks, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Thursday signaled that disagreements...

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