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Senate passes bill to improve embassy security
By voice vote, the Senate passed the bipartisan measure that would give the department the authority to use surplus funds that are no longer needed in Iraq, where the United States has scaled back operations. The bill now goes to the House.
Tags: Congress , Senate , State , Benghazi
Mikulski becoming 1st woman to head Appropriations
Maryland Sen. Barbara Mikulski is set to become the first woman to chair the prestigious Senate Appropriations Committee, a position left open this week by the death of Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye.
Tags: Senate , Congress , Senate Appropriations Committee , Barbara Mikulski , Daniel Inouye
Sen. Leahy won't head Appropriations Committee
Sen. Patrick Leahy said Wednesday he would remain as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee rather than take over the top slot on the Appropriations Committee, which became vacant this week with the death of Sen. Daniel Inouye.
Leahy, a seven-term Democrat from Vermont, said in a statement that continuing to chair the Judiciary Committee while "maintaining my seniority on the Appropriations Committee will allow me to protect both the Constitution and Vermont."
Tags: Congress , Senate , Barbara Mikulski , Daniel Inouye , Senate Appropriations Committee
Congress balances openness with cyber protection
Lawmakers weigh public's right to know against the need to protect cyber secrets. Sen. Patrick Leahy's (D-Vt.) provision in 2012 Defense authorization bill tightens the definition of "exemptions," but he questions the need for further rules to give agencies power to withhold information.
Tags: Sunshine Week , transparency , open government , Congress , FOIA , Senate Judiciary Committee , Charles Grassley , Paul Rosenzweig , Jerry Ensminger , Melanie Pustay , Kenneth Bunting , National Freedom of Information Coalition , Jared Serbu , DoJ , Barack Obama , White House , Navy , DoD , management
Senate votes to expand Joint Chiefs of Staff
The Senate approved an amendment to the sweeping defense bill by voice vote Monday night despite opposition of the current chairman and service chiefs.
Tags: DoD , National Guard , Joint Chiefs of Staff , Senate , Lindsey Graham
Holder: Fast and Furious errors won't be repeated
Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday acknowledged serious mistakes in an arms-trafficking probe that allowed AK-47s and other weapons to leak into the black market, but he insisted the Justice Department was taking steps to ensure that never happens again.
Tags: Congress , Senate , Chuck Grassley , John Cornyn , Operation Fast and Furious , Eric Holder , DoJ , ATF , Darrell Issa , Chuck Schumer ,
Open government initiative puts agencies on the clock
New directive gives departments several requirements over the next 120 days. OMB will track agency progress to meeting the memo's objectives through a dashboard. Experts optimistic about directive's impact, but express concern about resources and oversight.
Tags: management , technology , Vivek Kundra , Aneesh Chopra , Peter Orszag , OMB , White House , Patrice McDermott , OpenTheGovernment.org , Open Government Directive , transparency
Leahy speech opens Sunshine in Government week
FOIA "the power cord that connects the American people to their government."
Tags: newsstand , American University , John Cornyn , FOIA , Freedom of Information Act , Congress , Senate , Barack Obama
Lawmakers commit to cybersecurity in letter
A group of influential lawmakers send the President a letter emphasizing the need to strengthen national cybersecurity, emphasizing their concerns and recommendations.
Tags: technology , Joesph Lieberman , Harry Reid , Jay Rockefeller , Carl Levin , Dianne Feinstein , John Kerry , Anna Eshoo , Howard Schmidt , Barack Obama , White House , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , cybersecurity , cyberspace coordinator , Meg Beasley
Erroneous emails announce senators' deaths
WTOP was one of several news organizations that received an email saying the senator had died from liver cancer.
Tags: Dianne Feinstein , KGO-TV
