Obama signs bill remaking phone records program
Congress approved sweeping changes to surveillance laws after 9 11 removing the NSAs bulk phone records program and replacing it with a more restrictive framework kept by phone companies. The USA Freedom Act received broad votes with Obama and Boehner backing amid GOP opposition led by McConnell. The measure preserves other post 9 11 surveillance tools and requires a new court order to restart data collection.
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Black and Jewish WWI heroes finally receive Medal of Honor
President Obama posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor to two World War I veterans, Sgt. William Shemin and Pvt. Henry Johnson, whose heroism on the French front faced discrimination. Johnson of the Harlem Hellfighters and Shemin’s acts were recognized after a long push to overturn age restrictions, honoring acts of bravery despite anti-Semitism and racism.
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IRS chief to testify on agency security weaknesses
IRS Commissioner John Koskinen heads to Capitol Hill to answer questions about long standing computer security flaws. Inspectors general warned since 1997 securing taxpayer data is the top challenge while GAO findings cited dozens of weaknesses that leave financial and taxpayer data vulnerable.
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