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House rejects military detention amendment
House lawmakers rejected May 18 an amendment to the fiscal 2013 defense authorization bill that would have outlawed military detention for terrorism suspects caught in the United States.
White House threatens CISPA veto
The White House says it'll veto the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act if Congress approves it in its current form.
Four cybersecurity bills set for House consideration
Four House cybersecurity bills will be called to the floor for votes this week, House leadership announced April 20. Not among them will be a proposal from the House Homeland Security Committee, despite the radical surgery the committee performed on its bill during an April 18 markup in a bid to satisfy leadership concerns.
PCLOB nominees ready to hear the government's case for security measures
The nominees vowed to work with federal agencies before they draw conclusions about whether their activities violate civil liberties.
CISPA sponsors narrow bill
Co-sponsors of Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act have circulated a draft substitute amendment that would place some limitations on the government's ability to use shared cybersecurity data for other purposes and eliminate intellectual property theft from the definition of cyber threat information.
Cybersecurity bills raise privacy and civil liberties concerns
Some proposed cybersecurity legislation calls for more cybersecurity-related information sharing, but this could give ISPs extraordinary powers to monitor networks.
Colorado school district backs away from ICE-affiliated police officers
A school district in western Colorado is asking local police departments not to assign police officers to its schools who also participate in federal immigration enforcement activities. The board of
NYCLU criticizes NYPD, calls for education to combat anti-Muslim sentiment
In light of anti-Muslim sentiment in the United States, the government should educate police officers and students about false stereotypes, and political leaders should redirect public discourse,
The Internet is not a cyberbattlefield
A new paper by a National Security Agency official doing a fellowship at the Center for Strategic and International Studies notes the limits of metaphors when it comes to describing cyberspace. For
Fractured congressional oversight hurts DHS mission, says Hamilton
Fragmented congressional oversight of the Homeland Security Department prevents DHS from operating effectively and damages national security, said the vice chairman of the 9/11 Commission and the
