Tag Archives: Department of Justice

DoJ shells out $23 million for the President’s body camera pilot program

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The Department of Justice announced last May that it would fund a national pilot program for law enforcement body cameras, a plan first put forth by President Obama. On Monday, the DoJ made good on that promise by awarding $23 million in grants to...

US Vice President Biden Announces Beau Biden Death

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Beau Biden has passed away at the age of 46 from brain cancer at the Walter Reed National Military Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C.Declaring Beau as "the finest man any of us has ever known,"...

GM Inquiry sets up Possible Lawsuit by U.S. Officials

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General Motors will likely face federal criminal charges, as well as hefty fines, for an ignition switch failure that resulted in over 100 deaths. Recent information by individual sources involved in...

Do the lessons of Selma intersect in Ferguson 50 years later?

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March 7, 2015, marks the 50th anniversary of the Selma march. As the United States commemorates the anniversary with week-long coverage and specials, the Department of Justice released official...

Data breach exposes 4.5 million patients information to Chinese hackers

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Information was released today that 4.5 million Community Health Services patients’ data over the past five years was breached in April and June by Chinese hackers.The company serves rural hospitals...

DarkList Links Silk-Road-Style Drug Dealers

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When the Department of Justice took down the anonymous, Bitcoin-based narcotics bazaar known as the Silk Road in October, the dark web drug market didn’t disappear. It splintered into smaller markets...

The End of the FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules, at Least For Now

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As most commentators, myself included, predicted last fall, a federal appellate court has vacated the FCC’s controversial 2010 “net neutrality” rules, holding that the agency wildly exceeded its...

President Obama announces significant changes to NSA program

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U.S. President Barack Obama has finally issued an official response to the endless accusations tied to the NSA's scandalous surveillance practices.In his speech from the Department of Justice earlier...