Tag: national security
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Proposal exempting some IT equipment from ‘right-to-repair’ law fails
A bill proposing an exemption to Colorado’s “right to repair” laws for “critical infrastructure” failed to pass its first committee in the House after clearing the Senate. Senate Bill 090 would have exempted information technology equipment considered “critical infrastructure” — defined by the federal government as physical and information systems and assets essential to the…
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US House task force releases report on AI regulation with 66 key findings, 85 recommendations
The U.S. House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence has released its report on artificial intelligence following nearly a year of meetings and discussions with over 100 experts in the field. The task force, which included 12 Democrats and 12 Republicans, was charged with compiling a comprehensive “road map” for Congress to implement safeguards against artificial…
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Ex-Google engineer charged with stealing AI trade secrets while working with Chinese companies
The Justice Department says a former software engineer at Google has been charged with stealing artificial intelligence technology from the company while secretly working with two companies based in China
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Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira pleads guilty under a deal that calls for at least 11 years in prison
A Massachusetts Air National Guard member has pleaded guilty in federal court to leaking highly classified military documents about Russia’s war in Ukraine and other national security secrets
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Russian efforts to create anti-satellite weapons are cause for US concern
The U.S. has gathered highly sensitive intelligence about Russian anti-satellite weapons that has been shared in recent weeks with the upper echelons of government
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Biden warns opposing Ukraine funding plays ‘into Putin’s hands,’ but faces resistance in House
President Joe Biden is calling urgently for House Republicans to get behind a supplemental spending bill that would send $60 billion to Ukraine for its fight against Russia
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US seizes Boeing jet in Miami that was sold by sanctioned Iranian airline to Venezuela
MIAMI — The U.S. government on Monday took possession of a Boeing cargo plane in the Miami area that had been sold by a sanctioned Iranian airline to a Venezuelan company in violation of federal export control laws, according to the Justice Department. The 747-300M cargo plane, flown from Argentina to Miami early in the…
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Biden angrily pushes back at special counsel’s report that questioned his memory, handling of docs
A special counsel report has found evidence that President Joe Biden “willfully” retained and shared highly classified materials when he was a private citizen, including documents about military and foreign policy in Afghanistan
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The Senate votes to begin working on a last-ditch effort to approve funds for Ukraine and Israel
The Senate is beginning work on a package of wartime funding for Ukraine and other U.S. allies
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Outgoing NORAD, Northern Command general highlights ongoing threats, internal strife
The outgoing leader of Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command highlighted challenges the nation faces during a ceremony Monday, underscoring the threat of peer nations and violent extremists that are attacking our democracy online every day. “Our own discord is being perpetuated to create internal strife within our government and amongst our people,”…