Oversight board concerned about NSA surveillance
Stephen Braun, Associated Press |
posted 2 minutes ago
In an interview this week with television talk show host Charlie Rose, Obama said he planned to meet with the oversight board and "set up and structure a national conversation" about the NSA's surveillance programs and also "about the general problem of these big data sets because this is not going to be restricted to government entities."
IRS draws new criticism over $70M employee bonuses
Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press |
posted 8 minutes ago
Already reeling from a pair of scandals, the Internal Revenue Service is drawing new criticism over plans to hand out millions of dollars in employee bonuses.
Kerry calls Karzai to ease anger on Taliban office
Deb Riechmann, Associated Press |
posted 35 minutes ago
Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday made his second call to the Afghan president in 24 hours to ease Hamid Karzai's anger over the rollout of the Taliban's new political office in Qatar _ a rift that temporarily delayed U.S. talks with the militant group set to begin later this week.
US calls out China, Russia over human trafficking
Matthew Pennington, Associated Press |
posted Jun 19th - 2:46pm
The U.S. accused China and Russia of failing to meet minimum standards in fighting human trafficking, ranking them on a par with North Korea and Syria.
Pruitt: DOJ broke rules in phone records seizure
Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press |
posted Jun 19th - 1:59pm
The Justice Department violated its own rules when it secretly seized records for thousands of phone calls to and from journalists for The Associated Press as part of a leak investigation, the head of the company said Wednesday.
Mueller urges caution on NSA program changes
Pete Yost, Associated Press |
posted Jun 19th - 12:07pm
FBI Director Robert Mueller on Wednesday urged Congress to move carefully before making any changes that might restrict the National Security Agency programs for mass collection of people's phone records and information from the Internet.
Mueller: FBI uses drones but very seldom
Associated Press |
posted Jun 19th - 10:43am
FBI Director Robert Mueller (MULL-er) says the law enforcement agency uses drones for surveillance but does so rarely.
Senators seek cost cuts for F-35 fighter jet
Bradley Klapper, Associated Press |
posted Jun 19th - 10:08am
Senators sought cost-cutting opportunities Wednesday in the Pentagon's $400 billion program for the next-generation F-35, a fighter jet with a troubled testing record that military leaders said America couldn't afford not to build.
Kerry to address top world issues on upcoming trip
Deb Riechmann, Associated Press |
posted Jun 19th - 10:03am
Secretary of State John Kerry leaves Friday to visit seven countries on a trip focusing on global issues such as the Syrian crisis, Middle East peace and the West's standoffs with Iran and North Korea over their nuclear programs.
Gov't report: Smooth launch unsure for health law
Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar, Associated Press |
posted Jun 18th - 10:08pm
There's no guarantee that President Barack Obama's health care law will launch smoothly and on time, congressional investigators say in the first in-depth independent look at its progress.
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