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CISPA Passes House, Faces Senate Hurdles
Dubbed “Cyber Week” in Washington, the House took on a series of cybersecurity bills this week, with the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) causing debates on and off of the Hill.
After a number of hearings, amendments, letters of support and calls to Congress to boot the bill, CISPA passed in the House Thursday evening on a 248-168 vote, with the bill’s cosponsors, Reps. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) and Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.), commending their colleagues for the bipartisan effort and calling on the Senate to quickly pass the legislation. Read more…
Hackers Take on Cyber Bill
Just when you thought it was safe to forget about SOPA, the much-debated Stop Online Piracy Act made its way back into the headlines this week for what lawmakers are saying are all the wrong reasons.
Despite the current congressional recess, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), introduced by Reps. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) and Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.), was under fire this week for being too similar to SOPA, with critics claiming it’s just another way Congress intends to regulate the Internet. Read more…
Senator Casts Outlook on National Interest in Global Conflicts
Vast population growth across the globe is contributing to international conflicts that require US support, advised retired Democratic Senator George Mitchell during a meeting held Wednesday for government technology professionals.
As the former US Special Envoy for Middle East Peace under the Obama Administration, Mitchell warned that much of the population growth is happening in poor regions of the world, where increased competition for land, water, other natural resources and political power are contributing to inequality, injustice and the absence of freedom.
Citing a rise in the population of the Muslim world, Read more…
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