New report says U.S. Air Force should prepare for cyberwar – Homeland Security News Wire New Rand Corp. report argues that the U.S. military branches must treat cyberwar as another emerging field of battle — one that both amplifies the threat of physical combat and presents new tactical challenges unfamiliar to everyone, not just the […]
Senate aide says cybersecurity bill is moving (10/19/09) — GovExec.com Legislation to help the government and private sector better prepare for and respond to high-tech attacks against communications infrastructure has a shot at Senate passage this year despite the crowded calendar and potential turf wars, a top Senate aide said on Monday. “Between health care, […]
People who use marijuana for medical purposes and those who distribute it to them should not face federal prosecution, provided they act according to state law, the Justice Department said Monday in a directive with far-reaching political and legal implications.
President Obama this week issued a short video address discussing the importance of cyber security awareness. The three-minute clip offers little in the way of startling revelation or news. But it is probably the most the president has had to say publicly about the topic since May, when he delivered a 16-minute speech saying he planned to create a new cyber security office at the White House that would be led by an as-yet-unappointed coordinator.
The Obama administration, saying that Congress is addressing the issue, urged the US Supreme Court to delay consideration of the government’s bid to block the release of dozens of photographs that show abuse of prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Afghanistan’s Bagram is becoming the new Guantánamo, one legal scholar said at a gathering of the American Constitution Society.
The Department of Homeland Security said it had revamped the program to focus on illegal immigrants engaged in serious crime.
Feds to issue new medical marijuana policy – Yahoo! News Federal drug agents won’t pursue pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers in states that allow medical marijuana, under new legal guidelines to be issued Monday by the Obama administration. Two Justice Department officials described the new policy to The Associated Press, saying prosecutors will be […]
Homeland Security Today – preparedness and security news – FDA Warns About Fraudulent H1N1 Internet Drugs The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning to consumers late last week to use extreme care when purchasing any products over the Internet that claim to diagnose, prevent, treat or cure the H1N1 influenza virus. The […]
Does McCain back ban on Arpaio immigration sweeps? – Glenn Thrush – POLITICO.com Sen. John McCain — a fervent sponsor of immigration reform — is once again being dragged into the messy border war of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who is defying the Obama administration’s ban on his highly controversial illegal immigrant sweeps in […]
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