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House working group to examine supply chain security
The House of Representatives wants to steer the conversation on government's role in securing the telecommunications and information technology supply chain.
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Gary Peters Leads Poll, Hires Campaign Manager #MISEN
Democratic Rep. Gary Peters has a campaign manager and a lead in the polls - but he's still awaiting a GOP opponent for the open-seat Senate race in Michigan.
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Will Senate bid lure Rogers from his House seat?
Republican Rep. Mike Rogers has pulled off a rare feat in a bitterly divided Congress - a working, productive relationship with Democrats in overseeing the nation's 16 spy agencies.
House to Launch Supply Chain Cybersecurity Working Group
The House Energy & Commerce Committee Communications Subcommittee Tuesday is launching a bipartisan supply chain working group focused on the "myriad hardware and software components that make up the communications infrastructure." The concern is the possibility of security breaches along the supply chain, from design to delivery to installation, ... (more)
Peters names campaign manager for Senate bid
Rep. Gary Peters is kick-starting his bid to become Michigan's next U.S. senator by assembling his campaign leadership with no Republican yet stepping forward to challenge the Oakland County Democrat.
U.S. Senate Update: Gary Peters receives early endorsement;...
Good Monday morning: I'm here with another edition of the U.S. Senate Update, MLive's look at the recent happenings in the race: Early endorsement: U.S. Rep Gary Peters , D-Bloomfield Hills, picked up a general election endorsement 536 days before the November 2014 election for U.S. Senate.
Video: Lew on IRS Probes, Economy: Political Capital
U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew discusses the Internal Revenue Service's screening of nonprofit groups and the outlook for the U.S. economy.
The White House battled several controversies last week, facing questions not only about the September attack in Benghazi, Libya, but also about the targeted scrutiny of conservative groups by the Internal Revenue Service and the seizure of phone records from The Associated Press by the Justice Department.
House GOP Subpoenas Benghazi Review Leader
Former Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Pickering arrives at the U.S. Capitol for a closed door meeting with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on December 19, 2012 in Washington.
Alabama farmers are hopeful a farm bill may finally be passed this year, following committee approval of two versions of the bill this week.
Pentagon renews lease of Chinese commercial satellite
Kenji Fujimoto was accepted into Kim Jong-il's inner circle during a 13-year stint serving North Korea's first family.
U.S. Senate Update: Gary Peters, Justin Amash and Mike Rogers get pressured on Obamacare repeal vote
Good afternoon. Later today, the House is set to vote for the 37th time to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and both Democrat and Republican Senate election committees are targeting Michigan candidates and potential candidates today.
IRS engaged in 'outrageous abuse of power' warns top Democrat
After years of political gridlock in D.C., lawmakers of competing parties are finally coming to agreement on one thing: The Obama administration is rife with corruption, as a spate of scandals which have rocked the White House since the president's second inauguration indicate.
UPDATE 1-U.S. sees China launch as test of anti-satellite muscle -source
The U.S. government believes a Chinese missile launch this week was the first test of a new interceptor that could be used to destroy a satellite in orbit, one U.S. defense official told Reuters on Wednesday.
SUMMIT-U.S. to protect private sector from secret software attacks
The U.S. government will use classified information about software vulnerabilities for the first time to protect companies outside of the military industrial complex, top officials told Reuters this week.
White House Sticks to the Script in Addressing Latest Flurry of Scandals
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House Intelligence Chairman a 'Respected' Contender for FBI
The Obama administration is considering House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Mich., for the top job at the FBI, according to the chair of Intelligence on the other side of the Capitol, Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. Choosing Rogers could be seen as a gesture of goodwill by the White House to Republicans on security issues.
Review chairman: Clinton didn't make Benghazi call The seasoned...
The seasoned diplomat who penned a highly critical report on security at a U.S. outpost in Benghazi, Libya, defended his scathing assessment but absolved then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Iran-based hackers traced to cyber attack on US company
A previously unknown hacking group believed to be based in Iran has started cyber attacks inside the U.S., according to Mandiant Corp., a security company that's linked China's army to similar activity, Bloomberg reported.
U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, meningitis patients seeking answers
The last thing you want when you have made your way to the top position on your state's highest... U.S. Rep.