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Obama moves to build synapse between government, tech industry
2015-02-14 06:19:35| Grocery - Topix.net
Information sharing between the private sector and federal government could help ward off cyber threats that challenge national security, public safety and the economy, President Barack Obama said Friday before signing an executive order encouraging just that. His address at The White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection at Stanford University in California was livestreamed in 18 cities across the nation, including here, coinciding with the Pittsburgh Cybersecurity Forum at the University of Pittsburgh.
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Obama Wants Tech Firms to Alert Feds to Cyber Threats
2015-02-13 23:02:05| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
Two years after CISPA, information sharing between the feds and private sector is back with an Obama executive order.
Can Michelle Obama bring back the power suit?
2015-02-12 23:47:54| Apparel - Topix.net
When Michelle Obama entered the House chamber for the State of the Union address, I blurted out to my TV screen, "She's wearing a suit!" It was a Michael Kors salt-and-pepper tweed suit, to be exact, with a portrait collar jacket and pencil skirt. It's from Kors' fall 2013 ready-to-wear collection, and it was the same suit, social media eagle eyes were quick to point out, worn by Julianna Margulies on an episode of TV's "The Good Wife," where she plays a defense attorney.
Climate Change Is A Bigger Threat Than Terrorism, Says Obama
2015-02-12 17:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Business Times: US President Barack Obama believes climate change is a greater threat to national security in the United States than terrorism. His views on the issue were confirmed by White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest. In an interview with Vox, the president said he believes the media overstates the level of alarm people should have about terrorism as compared to climate change. Climate change affects many more lives directly than terrorism does. While terrorism regularly kills people, Earnest did...
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95 Scientists and Economists Call on Obama to Veto Keystone XL Pipeline Bill
2015-02-12 15:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Yesterday, 95 scientists and economists released a letter urging President Obama and Secretary Kerry to reject the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, calling it a step in the wrong direction if the Obama administration is serious about addressing climate change. The letter draws upon comments President Obama made at Georgetown University in June 2013 when he stated, allowing the Keystone pipeline to be built requires a finding that doing so would be in our nations interest. And our national interest...
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