Legislation designed to protect journalists’ confidential sources from being exposed in open court is progressing toward becoming law as the Senate prepares to vote on its version of the shield law. The House passed a version of the bill in March, but objections from the White House and others wary of its national security...
Monthly Archives: December 2009
Internet Slip Leads to Trouble for TSA
For months, billboard ads have blanketed the nation’s capital, declaring that “Adobe Opens Up Washington” and extolling the virtues of the company and its electronic document format, the pdf. But apparent negligence at the Transportation Safety Administration in handling one such pdf has opened up Washington a bit too much for anyone’s comfort.
TSA to Conduct Full Review After Leak of Sensitive Information
TSA officials say that a “full review” is underway to determine how a 2008 copy of its standard operating procedures for all airport security checkpoints was released in its entirety on the Internet. The document was “improperly redacted,” according to TSA officials, meaning that with a few keystrokes what was once secret spilled out...
FedEx and UPS Feud Over Union Rules
The country’s two largest private package-delivery companies, UPS and FedEx, have their horns locked in battle on Capitol Hill over the patchwork of laws that determine the rights workers have to form unions. For months, the two companies have been pleading their cases to lawmakers and in public advertising campaigns, hoping to sway favor...
Senate Report Revisits Osama bin Laden’s Great Escape
Less than a month after the 9/11 attacks, the military began bombing al Qaeda targets in Afghanistan. It was the start of a campaign orchestrated by the CIA and Special Forces troops that quickly ousted the ruling Taliban from power but led to an insurgency that continues today.
