Cassidy seeks to expand nation’s high school coding education programs

By Ripon Advance News Service | June 29, 2018

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) wants to increase the nation’s computer-skilled workforce by establishing a new national high school competitive grant program under the recently unveiled bipartisan Coding Opportunities and Development for Equitable Students (CODES) Act. S. 3122 would enable Read more…

Young supports Senate committee’s approval of career and technical education law update

By Ripon Advance News Service | June 29, 2018

As co-chair of the Senate CTE Caucus, U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) helped advance a bipartisan compromise bill that updates the nation’s main career and technical education (CTE) law out of committee to the full Senate this week. “Career and Read more…

Katko gains House approval on two transportation security tech bills

By Ripon Advance News Service | June 28, 2018

The U.S. House of Representatives on June 25 approved two bipartisan proposals introduced by U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY) that would bolster the national security efforts and internal processes of the federal Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The Surface Transportation Security Read more…

Valadao, Reed move Agent Orange benefits bill closer to becoming law

By Ripon Advance News Service | June 28, 2018

Nearly 90,000 military veterans exposed to the toxic Agent Orange chemical during the Vietnam War could receive disability benefits under a new U.S. House-approved bipartisan proposal from U.S. Reps. David Valadao (R-CA) and Tom Reed (R-NY) that would cover costs Read more…

Rep. Upton ranks well-being of Michigan’s children among his ‘highest concerns’

By Kim Riley | June 28, 2018

With 127 school-based health centers (SBHCs) located throughout Michigan, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) said he’s deeply aware of the critical role these clinics play in providing comprehensive primary health care services to medically underserved children. “When children have this Read more…

House approves Bacon’s proposal to expand reach of national cybersecurity center

By Ripon Advance News Service | June 27, 2018

The U.S. House of Representatives on June 25 passed a bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) proposing expanded cyber activities for the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The Read more…

Ratcliffe probes Obama administration’s response to Russian 2016 election cyberattacks

By Ripon Advance News Service | June 27, 2018

U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) has requested that the nation’s lead security officials answer questions about whether the Obama administration properly handled Russian cyberattacks during the United States 2016 presidential election. “These cyber threats and the failure of the Obama Read more…

Hill’s proposal to protect banks that cooperate with law enforcement passes House

By Ripon Advance News Service | June 27, 2018

Bipartisan legislation offered by U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) to provide a safe harbor for financial institutions that maintain a customer account at the request of a federal or state law enforcement agency received overwhelming U.S. House approval on June Read more…

House passes two McSally bills authorizing border programs that bolster homeland security

By Ripon Advance News Service | June 27, 2018

Two bills introduced by U.S. Rep. Martha McSally (R-AZ) to strengthen the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) border security efforts passed the U.S. House on June 25, marking the congresswoman’s 10th and 11th bills to be approved by the Read more…

Katko’s bipartisan bill prioritizes cybersecurity of U.S. voting system

By Ripon Advance News Service | June 26, 2018

U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY) has introduced a bipartisan bill that would permit the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a recurring “Hack the Election” competition aimed at bringing in outside cyber experts to help the federal government Read more…