cyber security

Republican Senate candidate Katie Boyd Britt said that cybersecurity needs to be a part of her broader focus on national security.

U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) announced final Senate passage of the Fiscal Year 2019 (FY2019) Defense Appropriations Act. The bill was included in the conference report to accompany H.R. 6157, the minibus appropriations package which also contains the FY2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies funding bill. The package provides $674.4 billion … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, Huntsville businessman and veteran, Jonathan Hard, announced his candidacy for state Senate District 7 as a Democrat. Hard said in a statement, “People are tired of the ‘politics as usual’ crowd and want someone who will represent them. The folks I have spoken with want opportunity; opportunity to … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Up to this point, the launch of the highly controversial Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has been disastrous. Millions of Americans have lost their healthcare coverage in the limited rollout of the unpopular healthcare legislation rollout, millions more face the likelihood of losing their doctors as the selection … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, Congressman Mo Brooks (R) from Huntsville announced in a statement that the troubled HealthCare.Gov website is not safe to use. The findings were released in a hearing of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee titled, “Is My Data on Healthcare.gov Secure?” Congressman Brooks said, “By coercing Americans into … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel (formerly a Republican Senator from Nebraska) told Senator Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama that the cyber threat is probably the most dangerous threat facing this country and that many of the cyber attacks are coming from within China. Sec. Hagel’s comments were in … Continued