Tag: governmental affairs

I guess Bruce Willis was unavailable to stop these threats: The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs approved a comprehensive cybersecurity bill on Thursday after amending it to limit the president’s authority in the event of a cyber emergency. The bill, co-sponsored by Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Tom Carper […]

Well we get another report blasting the White House on Katrina: A chastised Homeland Security Director Michael Chertoff sparred with senators of both parties on Wednesday as he acknowledged “many lapses” in his agency’s response to Hurricane Katrina. Chertoff told the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs that he would do things differently […]