Big Brother in disguise: The rise of a new, technological world order
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We are living the prequel to The Matrix with each passing day, falling further under the spell of technologically-driven virtual communities.
Search Results for national security
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Computer science professor’s software helps investigate John Wilkes Booth mystery
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When the History Channel needed an expert to help weigh in on the theory that John Wilkes Booth may have survived beyond 1865, they called on the expertise of Virginia Tech computer science associate professor Kurt Luther.
House passes defense spending bill: Setting up veto fight with Trump
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The House voted 335-78 on Monday – note: a veto-proof majority – to pass a sweeping defense bill that includes pay raises for America’s soldiers, modernizations for equipment and provisions to require more scrutiny before troops are withdrawn from Germany or Afghanistan.
Anti-laundering legislation included in Senate NDAA
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Anti-money laundering legislation authored by U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Mike Rounds (R-SD) and Doug Jones (D-AL) will be included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) – the nation’s annual defense bill.
Alon Ben-Meir: Biden’s opportunity to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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As president, Joe Biden has a momentous opportunity to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and both sides will do well to grasp the moment.
Beyer on Biden team: ‘Our economy will soon be in competent, capable hands’
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Virginia Democrat Don Beyer, who is set to take over as chair of the Congress Joint Economic Committee, has high praise for the team that President-elect Joe Biden is assembling to advise him on economic issues.
Trump threatening to veto defense bill over Confederate military base names
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President Trump is threatening to veto the FY21 National Defense Authorization Act over a provision requiring the military to rename bases named for Confederate military leaders.
GSA administrator finally signs off on Biden transition
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General Services Administration Administrator Emily Murphy has informed President-elect Joe Biden that the official governmental transition process has been approved.
Warner, Gardner applaud passage of bill to secure Internet-connected devices
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U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) applauded congressional passage of their bipartisan legislation to require minimum security requirements for Internet of Things devices purchased by the U.S. government.
Researchers study how privacy preferences, family tensions can deter use of contact tracing apps
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As a tool for controlling the spread of COVID-19, mobile applications for contact tracing are most effective when they are widely adopted and left on indefinitely. But adoption rates of such apps are low, due in part to privacy concerns.
