Government
Cyber Attacks Bring Insurers and Other New Clients to Defense Firms
A broadening wave of cyber attacks is drumming up new clients for defense companies as anxiety about the loss of sensitive data spreads from military chiefs to company bosses. Banks, utilities and ...
FHA Urges National Overhaul of Guardrail Standards After Review
U.S. highway guardrail systems made by Trinity Industries Inc. and Road Systems Inc. have "safety performance issues" in some real-world crash scenarios, the Federal Highway Administration said as it ...
Genome Sequencing is Boosting Food Safety Efforts in Crucial Ways
Investigations into foodborne illness are being radically transformed by whole genome sequencing, which federal officials say is enabling them to identify the source of an outbreak far more quickly ...
Autonomous Cars (and Their Hacking Risks) Move Insurance Liability to Manufacturers
Hacker attacks or faulty software could shift the burden of legal and regulatory liability toward makers of self-driving cars and away from customers, experts say, forcing regulators and insurers to ...
U.S. Railroads May Escape Risky Freight Obligations if They Miss Jan. 1 Safety Deadline
U.S. railroads may not be obligated under federal law to carry freight including crude oil and hazardous materials from Jan. 1 if they fail to meet a year-end deadline for implementing new train ...
U.S. Reportedly Drafting Potential Sanctions Over China Hacking
The Obama administration is drafting an escalating series of actions, including economic sanctions and curbs on doing business in the U.S., to punish China and other nations that persist in hacking ...
Lloyd’s Tallies $4.6 Trillion in At-Risk GDP in 301 Cities
In the first-ever Lloyd's City Risk Index, analyzes the economic output at risk (GDP at risk) in 301 major cities from 18 manmade and natural threats over a ten-year period. It concludes that "$4.6 ...
Division Between Rich & Poor Nations Highlighted as Climate Talks Resume
Just days before global negotiators were set to meet for talks on climate change, Tropical Storm Erika killed at least 20 people on Dominica. The small Caribbean island evoked the tragedy to ...