Civil rights groups voice support for the Traveler Privacy Protection Act. Bipartisan legislation has been introduced in the Senate to restrict the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) gathering of…
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House Judiciary Committee Introduces Restrictions on Private Data Collection
Legislators seek to close the legal spy loophole in Section 702 of the Foreign Surveillance Act. A bipartisan group of representatives introduced a bill to the House floor…
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Senator Questions White House Surveillance Program
Senator Wyden says law enforcement can obtain trillions of domestic phone records without a warrant. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon sent a letter to the Department of Justice…
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Legislators Seek to Close Surveillance Loopholes Created after 9/11
“Backdoor” access permits the FBI to seize citizen’s data without a warrant. A bill sponsored by over a dozen senators and representatives would close legal loopholes that allow…
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State Department Expels Two Russian Embassy Officials
Mirrored response to Russia’s expulsion of two U.S. diplomats. The U.S. Department of State has expelled two Russian embassy officials from the United States, responding in kind to…
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State Department Approves Sale of Munitions to Canada
The approval permits the Defense Department to finalize the sale. The Department of State has approved a possible munitions sale to Canada, granting the Department of Defense the…
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General Brown Warns of Chinese Solicitation of Insider Info
Requests made through job listing sites target “hundreds” of service members. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles “C.Q.” Brown published a warning to current and former service…
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Chinese Nationals Attempt to Enter U.S. Military Bases
Pentagon officials and FBI officials estimate up to 100 incidents in recent years. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has reported a rising number of incidents of Chinese nationals…
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North Korea Conducts More Missile Tests
Increase in missile testing follows U.S.-South Korea military drills. The South Korean military reported that North Korea recently conducted a series of cruise missile launches into the sea.…
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FDA Releases Draft of Safety Guidelines for Cosmetics
The agency is taking action under the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released preliminary guidelines for cosmetic companies for the…
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