U.S. to open new vetting agency for ‘secret’ security clearances
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government will open the doors next week to a new agency, with stronger data protections, meant to shorten by many weeks the time it takes to vet government workers seeking “secret” and “top secret” security clearances.
Kansas, ACLU reach temporary agreement on voter ID
(Reuters) – The Kansas Secretary of State and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) have reached a temporary agreement over the state’s voter registration laws, keeping Kansas’ chief elections officer from a contempt of court hearing, according to …
Casino-gaming company IGT to pay fine for retaliating against whistleblower: SEC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – International Game Technology has agreed to pay a $500,000 penalty for firing an employee for telling the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that the casino-gaming company’s financial statements might be distorted, the SEC s…
California shooting shows slow adoption of police body cameras
(Reuters) – After El Cajon, California, police shot dead an unarmed black man said to be mentally ill, they released a photo from a bystander’s cell phone video, showing the man in a “shooting stance” against the officers.
Ex-Insys sales manager arrested in U.S. fentanyl-kickback case
(Reuters) – A former Insys Therapeutics Inc district sales manager was arrested on Thursday on charges he participated in a scheme to pay kickbacks to doctors to prescribe a drug containing the opioid fentanyl, U.S. prosecutors said.
Udacity’s self-driving car engineering degree lures over 11,000 hopefuls
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Silicon Valley online education platform Udacity has already received more than 11,000 applicants for its so-called nanodegree in self-driving car engineering, Udacity president and Google X founder Sebastian Thrun said.
Family wants answers over police shooting death in Washington
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The family of an unarmed black man fatally shot by a District of Columbia police officer wants answers to unresolved questions in the case, which has sparked protests in the U.S. capital, an attorney said on Thursday.
Watchdog finds flaws in U.S. DEA’s payments to sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s program for paying confidential sources to assist with narcotics-trafficking investigations is riddled with deficiencies that could open the door to fraud and abuse, the Justice Departme…
U.S. backs upgraded wireless emergency alerts after bombing case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Thursday approved rules requiring wireless carriers to provide upgraded emergency alerts including more information than currently allowed such as photos and web links, acting after t…
Water meeting safety standards after Florida sinkhole leak: Mosaic
(Reuters) – Testing of nine wells near a sinkhole at a Mosaic Co fertilizer facility in Florida, site of a massive leak of contaminated water, shows that water meets safe drinking standards for radioactivity and damage has not spread beyond the site, t…
