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Corker: If Pentagon can ‘turn entire countries into craters’ why can’t it audit itself?
Sen. Bob Corker on Wednesday asked Defense Department Comptroller David Norquist and Chief Management Officer John Gibson why the Pentagon can “turn entire countries into craters” but has yet to audit itself.
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EPA chief may forgo 1st class flights amid growing scrutiny
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said in an interview with CBS News on Wednesday he had instructed his staff to make changes that could include flying coach.
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Top intel official says US hasn’t deterred Russian meddling
“I believe that President (Vladimir) Putin has clearly come to the conclusion that there’s little price to pay and that therefore, ‘I can continue this activity,‘” Adm. Mike Rogers, director of both the U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency, told Congress.
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Senators: Cyber Command should disrupt Russian influence campaigns
Senators pressed Cyber Command on how they can use their national mission force to combat Russian cyber intrusions.
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Oversight committee wants to look at Pruitt’s travel records
House Oversight Chairman Trey Gowdy issued a letter to Pruitt this week seeking an accounting of all flights taken by the EPA administrator over the last year and whether the ticket was coach, business or first class.
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Protect State Department funding, key lawmakers say
The top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee is urging House appropriators to fund the State Department for 2018 at least as much as they did for 2017.
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Senate rejects bipartisan immigration plan and Trump’s, too
The vote, 54-45, scuttled what had seemed the likeliest chance for sweeping immigration legislation to make it through the Senate this year. Trump’s own plan fared even worse as 60 senators voted no and just 39 voted for it.
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Military leaders are asking Congress to spend some of this year’s money next year
With nearly half of fiscal 2018 over, top military officials are seeking flexibility from Congress to spend a major spending boost in fiscal 2019—and some lawmakers are leaning towards yes.
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‘The United States is under attack.’ Russia likely to hit midterms
National Intelligence Director Dan Coats said the U.S. is “under attack” in cyberspace and that Russia would step up its election meddling in 2018, spurring lawmakers to vent fears the U.S. is falling behind its adversaries.
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US intel officials say Russia targeting midterms
Russian interference in the upcoming elections is part of its pursuit of bolder cyber operations and false information campaigns against America and its allies, according to a new intelligence report on global threats.
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Corker: If Pentagon can ‘turn entire countries into craters’ why can’t it audit itself?
Sen. Bob Corker on Wednesday asked Defense Department Comptroller David Norquist and Chief Management Officer John Gibson why the Pentagon can “turn entire countries into craters” but has yet to audit itself.
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EPA chief may forgo 1st class flights amid growing scrutiny
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said in an interview with CBS News on Wednesday he had instructed his staff to make changes that could include flying coach.
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Top intel official says US hasn’t deterred Russian meddling
“I believe that President (Vladimir) Putin has clearly come to the conclusion that there’s little price to pay and that therefore, ‘I can continue this activity,‘” Adm. Mike Rogers, director of both the U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency, told Congress.
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Senators: Cyber Command should disrupt Russian influence campaigns
Senators pressed Cyber Command on how they can use their national mission force to combat Russian cyber intrusions.
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Oversight committee wants to look at Pruitt’s travel records
House Oversight Chairman Trey Gowdy issued a letter to Pruitt this week seeking an accounting of all flights taken by the EPA administrator over the last year and whether the ticket was coach, business or first class.
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Protect State Department funding, key lawmakers say
The top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee is urging House appropriators to fund the State Department for 2018 at least as much as they did for 2017.
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Senate rejects bipartisan immigration plan and Trump’s, too
The vote, 54-45, scuttled what had seemed the likeliest chance for sweeping immigration legislation to make it through the Senate this year. Trump’s own plan fared even worse as 60 senators voted no and just 39 voted for it.
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Military leaders are asking Congress to spend some of this year’s money next year
With nearly half of fiscal 2018 over, top military officials are seeking flexibility from Congress to spend a major spending boost in fiscal 2019—and some lawmakers are leaning towards yes.
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‘The United States is under attack.’ Russia likely to hit midterms
National Intelligence Director Dan Coats said the U.S. is “under attack” in cyberspace and that Russia would step up its election meddling in 2018, spurring lawmakers to vent fears the U.S. is falling behind its adversaries.
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US intel officials say Russia targeting midterms
Russian interference in the upcoming elections is part of its pursuit of bolder cyber operations and false information campaigns against America and its allies, according to a new intelligence report on global threats.
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Corker: If Pentagon can ‘turn entire countries into craters’ why can’t it audit itself?
Sen. Bob Corker on Wednesday asked Defense Department Comptroller David Norquist and Chief Management Officer John Gibson why the Pentagon can “turn entire countries into craters” but has yet to audit itself.
-
EPA chief may forgo 1st class flights amid growing scrutiny
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said in an interview with CBS News on Wednesday he had instructed his staff to make changes that could include flying coach.
-
Top intel official says US hasn’t deterred Russian meddling
“I believe that President (Vladimir) Putin has clearly come to the conclusion that there’s little price to pay and that therefore, ‘I can continue this activity,‘” Adm. Mike Rogers, director of both the U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency, told Congress.
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Senators: Cyber Command should disrupt Russian influence campaigns
Senators pressed Cyber Command on how they can use their national mission force to combat Russian cyber intrusions.
-
Oversight committee wants to look at Pruitt’s travel records
House Oversight Chairman Trey Gowdy issued a letter to Pruitt this week seeking an accounting of all flights taken by the EPA administrator over the last year and whether the ticket was coach, business or first class.
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Protect State Department funding, key lawmakers say
The top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee is urging House appropriators to fund the State Department for 2018 at least as much as they did for 2017.
-
Senate rejects bipartisan immigration plan and Trump’s, too
The vote, 54-45, scuttled what had seemed the likeliest chance for sweeping immigration legislation to make it through the Senate this year. Trump’s own plan fared even worse as 60 senators voted no and just 39 voted for it.
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Military leaders are asking Congress to spend some of this year’s money next year
With nearly half of fiscal 2018 over, top military officials are seeking flexibility from Congress to spend a major spending boost in fiscal 2019—and some lawmakers are leaning towards yes.
-
‘The United States is under attack.’ Russia likely to hit midterms
National Intelligence Director Dan Coats said the U.S. is “under attack” in cyberspace and that Russia would step up its election meddling in 2018, spurring lawmakers to vent fears the U.S. is falling behind its adversaries.
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US intel officials say Russia targeting midterms
Russian interference in the upcoming elections is part of its pursuit of bolder cyber operations and false information campaigns against America and its allies, according to a new intelligence report on global threats.











