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House and Senate appropriators reject National Preparedness Grant Program proposal

House lawmakers have been skeptical from the start of the NPGP proposal, while administration officials have argued that grant consolidation would result in better coordination of preparedness efforts.

Stratton rusting not a class-wide problem, says Coast Guard

Crew members aboard the Stratton reported in April the presence of seawater in the ship, leading to an underwater inspection that found concentrated corrosion.

Mueller addresses leak in recently foiled AQAP bomb plot

Discussions with foreign intelligence partners are ongoing to minimize fallout after someone leaked information to the media about al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's recently foiled bomb plot, FBI Director Robert Mueller told the Senate Judiciary Committee May 16.

Civil liberties watchdogs oppose Senate cybersecurity bill

Some of the objections outlined in the letter are similar to privacy and civil liberties watchdogs' objections to the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act the House approved April 25.

Bitcoin's limited anonymity means it'll mainly be for donations to 'disreputable groups,' says FBI

Nonetheless, as long as there exists a way to convert bitcoins into legal tender, criminal actors will have an incentive to steal them, the FBI analysis also states. 

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