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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.
Spotlight: House Homeland Security makes new plea for consolidated DHS oversight
The chairman and ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee are again calling for Congress to consolidate oversight over the Homeland Security Department into their jurisdiction. In a
Super Committee receives budget recommendations, progress on policy unknown
House and Senate committees faced an Oct. 14 deadline for submitting recommendations for budget cuts and reforms to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. The latter group, often referred
Spotlight: Super Congress appointees revealed
Congressional leaders have named the 12 lawmakers who compose the " Super Congress ," officially known as the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. House Majority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio)
White House town hall takes to Twitter
The White House hosted its first town hall utilizing Twitter on July 6 before an in-person audience that was also webcast over WhiteHouse.gov and http://askobama.twitter.com . Users of the
House Republicans stand up GOP-only cyber task force
House Republicans have set up a GOP-only House Cybersecurity Task Force, announced Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) in a June 24 statement . The task force, to be led by Thornberry, will focus
Seventh continuing resolution passes, averting a government shutdown
The Senate approved late April 8 yet another short term spending bill--the seventh in six months--cutting current funding levels by $2 billion and funding the government through midnight on April 15
Government shutdown less than 48 hours away
Congressional leaders and President Barack Obama met Wednesday night to negotiate further on a spending bill that would keep the federal government in funds for the remainder of the federal fiscal
Government shutdown looms
The likelihood of a federal shutdown increased markedly April 5 following failure to reach agreement over funding for the remainder of the federal fiscal year during a White House meeting with
Fears of government shutdown revived
Fears over a government shutdown have resurfaced following an apparent breakdown in talks between House Republicans and Senate and White House Democrats over a spending bill to fund the remainder of
