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Deal restores severance pay for military gays
Dozens of gay and lesbian former military service members who were discharged due to their homosexuality will receive the rest of their severance pay under a settlement approved Monday by a federal court.
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ACLU sues over photo restrictions at US border
The American Civil Liberties Union sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security over restrictions on taking photos and recording video at ports of entry, saying the policy prohibits the public from documenting possible misconduct by authorities.
Tags: DHS , CBP , Federal Drive
Feds' use of surveillance devices rises sharply
The Justice Department's use of electronic devices to intercept phone numbers, email addresses and online information has climbed by 64 percent since 2009, according to a study of records released under the Freedom of Information Act.
Tags: Justice Department , surveillance , technology
Civil liberties groups oppose Senate cyber bill
More than 30 civil liberties groups have come out against the leading cybersecurity bill in the Senate.
Tags: Cybersecurity Update , Senate , technology , Reporters Without Borders , Congres
DoJ criticized over proposed FOIA regulation
The Justice Department is being criticized by open government groups for proposing a regulation that would in rare instances allow federal law enforcement agencies to tell people seeking information under the Freedom of Information Act that the government has no records on a subject, when it actually does.
Tags: DoJ , open government , FOIA , CREW
The CIA and the power of information
Tags: security , CIA , DoJ , interrogation , FOIA ,
The Slow Road to Cybersecurity
The Slow Road to Cybersecurity is a comprehensive report detailing the need for securing the Internet, reducing the risks of cyber attacks, the governmental attempts at reform and how the U.S. might be heading toward a 'perfect storm'.
Tags: technology , cybersecurity , James Langevin , James Lewis , CSIS , Gregory Garcia , DHS , Kevin G. Coleman , Technolytics Institute , Jay Stanley ,
DHS clarifies rules around laptop searches at the border
The new directives come as the ACLU sues the agency for more information on the former policy's impact. Secretary Napolitano says the updated rules will improve privacy and civil liberties.
Tags: management , Janet Napolitano , DHS , CBP , ICE , border searches , civil rights , privacy , laptops
Court OKs immunity for telecoms in wiretap case
A unanimous three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court ruling that a 2008 law granting legal immunity for companies helping the National Security Agency with an email and telephone eavesdropping program is constitutional.
Tags: NSA , Electronic Frontier Foundation , intelligence , Congress , Justice Department , national security , AT&T , Sprint Nextel , Verizon , BellSouth ,
D.C. Council revises city's disorderly statutes
The D.C. Council has made the city's disorderly conduct laws a bit more ... explicit.
Tags: disorderly conduct , D.C. Council , Metropolitan Police Department , Cathy Lanier , D.C. police , Patricia Riley , U.S. Attorney's Office's Office , American Civil Liberties Union , Citizen Complaint Review Board , D.C. Attorney General , Gary Emerling
