Government
Pentagon Forming Cyber Teams To Prevent Attacks
The Defense Department is establishing a series of cyber teams charged with carrying out offensive operations to combat the threat of an electronic assault on the United States that could cause major ...U.S. Plans To Let Spy Agencies Scour Americans’ Finances: Reuters Report
The Obama administration is drawing up plans to give all U.S. spy agencies full access to a massive database that contains financial data on American citizens and others who bank in the country, ...
CEOs Ask For ‘Light Touch’ From U.S. Government On Cyber
Corporate leaders from the defense, technology, energy and banking industries told President Barack Obama on Wednesday they agreed cyber attacks were a top security threat but that they were looking ...U.S. Approves 3 Major Renewable Energy Projects In California, Nevada
The Obama administration on Wednesday approved three large renewable energy projects in the U.S. West, including what will be one of the world's largest solar developments, that combined will produce ...Judge Finds No “Overarching Conspiracy” In Private Equity Collusion Suit; Case Moves Forward
A federal judge narrowed a closely watched lawsuit accusing some of the world's largest private equity firms of colluding to drive down prices on companies they sought to buy, costing shareholders of ...Google Pays $7M To Settle 38-State Probe; Largest Internet Privacy Fine
Google Inc. will pay $7 million to 38 states and the District of Columbia to settle an investigation into a controversial incident in which its Street View mapping cars collected passwords and other ...
U.S. Companies Stash More Cash Abroad, Tax Likely Factor: Report
Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Pfizer Inc. and other big U.S. multinational corporations boosted cash held offshore in 2012, likely in an effort to flee U.S. taxes, said a report released on Tuesday. ...President Obama To Meet With CEOs About Cyber Security; Michelle Obama Is Hacking Victim
President Barack Obama will sit down on Wednesday with corporate leaders to discuss efforts to improve cyber security in private industries amid rising concern about hacking attacks emanating from ...