Category: task force

Congress plans to investigate how social media giants are fighting hate

Post author By Randall
Post date September 18, 2019
Categories In bill, business, commission, congress, department of homeland security, extremism, Facebook, gear, Google, hate, house, Internet, lawmakers, legislation, online, Politics, Security, Social Media, task force, Tech, Twitter, violence, Youtube

[ad_1] The bill would create a “national commission” at the Department of Homeland Security. The commission would have the authority to hold hearings and issue subpoenas. It would also create a social media task force to coordinate the government’s response to security issues. The legislation could be introduced as soon as next week, The Washington […]

FCC task force will help connect farms and ranches

Post author By Randall
Post date June 17, 2019
Categories In ag, agriculture, broadband, business, connectivity, farm land, fcc, federal communications commission, food and drink, food-and-drink, foodanddrink, gear, Internet, Politics, precision agriculture, rural, task force, Tech, usda

[ad_1] This spring the FCC pledged to bring broadband to more than 100,000 rural homes and businesses, and earlier this month, the FCC authorized $166.8 million to expand broadband access in underserved rural regions. It makes sense that the FCC would want to work with farmers and ranchers as it embarks on this rural push, […]

FBI, DHS task forces to address election security are now permanent

Post author By Randall
Post date April 26, 2019
Categories In 2020 election, christopher wray, dhs, Election, fbi, nsa, Politics, Security, task force, Tech, us cyber command

[ad_1] In response to questions after a speech Friday in front of the Council on Foreign Relations, FBI director Christopher Wray called Russian efforts using social media to influence elections in the US “pretty much a 365-days-a-year” threat. According to the New York Times, an unnamed senior official said that a Foreign Influence Task Force […]