by Ryan McCrimmon | Feb 19, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON – With U.S. troops set to leave Afghanistan by the end of the year, a report released Wednesday suggested that nonmilitary alternatives like art and community engagement can be effective ways to continue combatting violent extremism in the region. The...
by Jessica Floum | Feb 19, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Successful implementation of the Obama administration’s framework to reduce cyber threats relies on companies’ willingness to adopt the guidelines and spend money beefing up cyberdefenses, a panel of industry and government experts said Wednesday. “The...
by Lauren Caruba | Feb 19, 2014 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON – Despite technical glitches, a government shutdown and dozens of attempts to repeal the new health care law, implementation of the Affordable Care Act is going strong in the country’s largest state, according to a new report. The study, compiled by the...
by Preetisha Sen | Feb 19, 2014 | Environment
WASHINGTON – Anti-pipeline environmentalists cited carbon pollution and high tar costs Wednesday as arguments against building the next phase of the Keystone XL pipeline. A panel of experts affiliated with the All Risk, No Reward Coalition – an anti-Keystone public...
by Sophia Bollag | Feb 19, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON — David Medine, head of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, defended the panel’s decision to make its first order of business a review of “glamorous” and timely privacy issues, specifically the National Security Agency’s telephone data...
by Vesko Cholakov | Feb 18, 2014 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON – Dressed in costumes as a pig and a hog, members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals gave gave away Tuesday 150 vegan sandwiches made of meat-free ribs outside of Eastern Market. The event commemorated the start of the nation-wide...
by Stephanie Haines | Feb 18, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration should make it clear to U.S. citizens that the U.S. is still “at war” with al-Qaida, and that the conflict will not end soon, experts at a Heritage Foundation discussion said Tuesday. The basic point is that the government has...
by Cat Zakrzewski | Feb 18, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON — A former White House staffer in the Bush administration Tuesday challenged the effectiveness of reforms to U.S. intelligence practices following the 9/11 attacks, saying the country needs to learn from that experience when addressing reforms to the...
by Sylvan Lane | Feb 18, 2014 | Business
WASHINGTON – Detroit’s attempt to restructure municipal workers’ pension plans may have far-reaching implications for other American cities dealing with similar issues. The question of whether a state constitutional ban on diminishing or changing pensions applies to...
by Jonathan Palmer | Feb 18, 2014 | Living
WASHINGTON — Domestic violence against women abroad is prevalent across economic classes and cultures in rapidly urbanizing communities. Rising violence against women is not limited to poorer, war-torn countries according to a panel of scholars with expertise in...
by Lauren Caruba | Feb 18, 2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The medical device excise tax, part of the Affordable Care Act, is hurting jobs, investment and research in the health-care industry, a new survey suggests. Since the beginning of 2013, medical companies have fired 14,000 workers and declined to hire an...
