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Recrafted cyber bill contains emergency powers

A cybersecurity measure still in draft form would give President Obama additional powers. The proposed legislation would permit the President to declare an emergency if there's a threat to the nation's electrical grid.

Tags: Federal Drive , Cybersecurity Update , Congress , Reuters , cybersecurity , grid

Wednesday - 09/22/2010, 09:30am EDT

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Schmidt says cyber coordination on upswing

White House cyber coordinator says using secure identity cards and working more closely with industry among his top short term priorities. He says a new strategy to secure online transactions also is on track for the President's signature this fall. And he's closely watching Capitol Hill as Senate lawmakers may be close to completing draft of consolidated cyber bill.

Tags: technology , Howard Schmidt , White House , Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board , cybersecurity , HSPD-12 , secure identity management , National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cybers , Jason Miller

Monday - 08/09/2010, 06:52am EDT

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Telework caught in a crossfire

One amendment, two committees equals a whole lot of nothing moving in the Telework Enhancement Act.

Tags: technology , TANDBERG Telework Center , PTO , Tom Coburn , DHS , Governmental Affairs Committee , Gov Exec , Patrick Leahy , Senate ,

Friday - 05/21/2010, 05:18pm EDT

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House passage of Senate jobs bill would end DoT furloughs

Senate also considering separate extension bill that would end furloughs, but Sen. Bunning has put hold on it. Transportation furloughs 2,000 employees and stops 41 major construction projects because it doesn't have funding.

Tags: pay and benefits , Ray Lahood , Nancy Pelosi , Frank Lautenberg , James Oberstar , Richard Durbin , Jim Bunning , House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee , Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Commit , DOT , employee furloughs