Internet freedom in the United States dropped for the fourth consecutive year amid a global trend of countries using the COVID-19 pandemic as cover for silencing digital platforms, according to the Freedom on the Net 2020 report by Freedom House released Wednesday.
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The Department of Homeland Security finalized a new rule Tuesday that broadens its ability to investigate insider threats by eliminating key Privacy Act protections for all past and current employees regardless of their security clearance.
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With less than 41 weeks until the 2020 presidential election, Congress continues to grapple with the challenge of election vulnerability.
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The cold, heavy rain on Oct. 20 didn’t deter nearly 200 participants from joining in the fifth annual James W. Foley Freedom Run in Rock Creek Park.
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Although it historically has been hard for women to get jobs in intelligence agencies, traits often associated with women, such as being emphatic and good listeners, can be very beneficial for those who are hired, female former CIA officers said.
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Three witnesses testified at the hearing on “Forced Labor, Mass Internment, and Social Control in Xinjiang” hosted by Congressional-Executive Commission on China, calling for sanctions on China’s human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region.
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A centerpiece of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East is women’s peace and security, a State Department official said at Thursday’s Warsaw Process Working Group on human rights.
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At the event hosted by the conservative Heritage Foundation, there was a debate about whether stronger libel laws are needed to rein in the press.
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As ransomware and other cyberattacks increase in frequency, it is important to understand where the attacks originate and how they can be stopped. Learning from experts in the field help shed light on how to protect against these attacks, and what the future may hold.
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The father of a journalist who was murdered in 2015 is pushing for Congress to pass legislation that would prevent Google and other tech companies from invoking a federal law that allows them to avoid liability for “moment of death” videos.
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