U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) leaves a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on December 12, 2023 in Washington, DC. Johnson was joined by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN). (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) House panel abruptly cancels federal privacy bill vote The sweeping bill had garnered opposition from GOP leadership and others. Jun 27, 2024 By Tim Starks
Ranking member Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., (L) speaks as Committee Chairman Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., looks on during a hearing before Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Congress reaches compromise on draft privacy legislation The newly proposed federal privacy framework comes with protections for biometric data and against discrimination. Jun 3, 2022 By Tonya Riley
Rep. Frank Pallone; New America, Flickr House Dems pressure tech giants over spread of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation The lawmakers have questions about what they're trying to do to fight it, and more. Feb 2, 2021 By Tim Starks
The HHS building in Washington, D.C. (jinjian liang / Flickr) WannaCry outbreak was first big test of HHS’s new cybersecurity center for health sector When the ransomware crippled the British National Health Service last month, the response at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services was led by a new… Jun 8, 2017 By Shaun Waterman