White House articles

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  White House will oppose CISPA in its current form

  By Adi Robertson on April 16, 2013 04:16 pm + 19 comments

  As an amended version of CISPA nears a vote on the House floor, the White House has once again Continue reading…

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  Proposed immigration bill could stem Silicon Valley's brain drain

  By Amar Toor on April 16, 2013 04:41 am + 32 comments

  A bipartisan group of US senators this week is expected to unveil a sweeping immigration bill that Continue reading…

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  White House knocks amended CISPA bill for not addressing civil liberties concerns

  By Adi Robertson on April 11, 2013 03:20 pm + 19 comments

  As US cybersecurity bill CISPA heads to the House Floor for a vote, the White House National Continue reading…

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  CISPA passes committee, will head to the House floor for a vote

  By T.C. Sottek on April 10, 2013 07:16 pm + 32 comments

  In an 18-2 vote behind closed doors, the House Intelligence Committee passed the controversial Cyber Continue reading…

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  White House announces $100 million in funding to help map the human brain

  By Adi Robertson on April 2, 2013 09:48 am + 62 comments

  The Obama administration has officially announced a long-running research project aimed at mapping Continue reading…

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  White House holds Google+ Hangout in celebration of makers, DIYers everywhere

  By Chris Welch on March 28, 2013 03:00 pm + 23 comments

  As The Maker Movement continues to pick up steam across America, the Obama administration is taking Continue reading…

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  What you need to know about the government's fight to unlock your cellphone

  By Adi Robertson on March 28, 2013 02:14 pm + 142 comments

  Seventeen years after passing legislation that made unlocking potentially illegal, Washington, DC Continue reading…

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  President Obama to propose new $2 billion program for funding clean auto fuels research

  By Carl Franzen on March 15, 2013 10:50 am + 137 comments

  President Obama is scheduled to give a speech at Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago, Illinois Continue reading…

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  American companies ask White House for 'light touch' in cybersecurity rulemaking

  By Adi Robertson on March 14, 2013 12:51 pm + 6 comments

  Yesterday, President Barack Obama met with a number of executives from American companies to discuss Continue reading…

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  White House must now respond to CISPA protest petition, 100,000 signatures reached

  By Carl Franzen on March 13, 2013 03:27 pm + 17 comments

  The White House must issue a public statement on the controversial cybersecurity bill CISPA now that Continue reading…