Cyberattacks: Microsoft President Brad Smith to Testify Before House Homeland Security Committee

Lawmakers will also look at how Microsoft ‘plans to strengthen security measures’ following a 2023 cyber intrusion by ’threat actors’ affiliated with China. Microsoft’s vice chairman and president, Brad Smith, will testify before Congress next month on the tech giant’s alleged “security shortcomings” following multiple cyberattacks, lawmakers announced on May 21. Mr. Smith will testify

House Passes Disaster Relief Bill After Lawmakers Force Vote

The measure was approved 382-7 after the first successful discharge petition since 2015 brought it to the floor. A disaster relief bill overwhelmingly passed the House on May 21 through a mechanism that rarely succeeds. The Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023 passed 382-7 through an expeditious process that requires a two-thirds majority. All

RNC HQ evacuated after blood vials delivered to building

Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington went on lockdown for about two hours Wednesday morning after a suspicious package was delivered to the building. The United States Capitol Police’s hazardous incident response division cleared the package, which contained two vials of blood, just before 10 a.m., according to spokesperson Brianna Burch. USCP first responded to

South Carolina Governor Signs Bill Banning Gender Transition Procedures on Minors

Gov. Henry McMaster said that he signed the bill to protect South Carolina children from ‘irreversible gender transition procedures.’ South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Tuesday signed into law a bill that would prohibit health care professionals from performing gender transition procedures on minors in the state. Mr. McMaster said he believes that the “Help

Vials of liquid sent to RNC headquarters in D.C., prompting lockdown

Washington — The Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C., was placed on lockdown early Wednesday morning after two vials of what was suspected to be blood were found in a suspicious package, U.S. Capitol Police confirmed.  The source of the liquid is unclear and under investigation. Capitol Police, which took the lead on the

House Homeland Security Committee’s Hearing on Using Artificial Intelligence to Defend the Homeland

The House Homeland Security Committee holds a hearing on “Advancing Innovation (AI): Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Defend and Secure the Homeland” at 10:00 a.m. ET on May 22. Witnesses: Troy Demmer Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, Gecko Robotics Michael Sikorski Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Engin… Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning

House Workforce Subcommittee Hearing on ‘Exposing Union Tactics to Undermine Free and Fair Elections’

The House Education and the Workforce Committee Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee holds a hearing on “BIG LABOR LIES: EXPOSING UNION TACTICS TO UNDERMINE FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS” at 10:15 a.m. ET on May 22. Witnesses: Mr. Bill Messenger, vice president and legal director, National Right to Work Legal Defense F… Original News Source