The legislation is due by Friday, but regional conflicts and demands for votes on unrelated provisions have slowed its progress.
Category: Senate
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Senators Seek to Curb Facial Recognition at Airports, Citing Privacy Concerns
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pushing to add language to the reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration that would halt expansion of the technology.
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UnitedHealth’s CEO Slammed Over Cyberattack
Several lawmakers questioned whether the company had become so large — with tentacles in every aspect of the nation’s medical care — that the effects of the hack were outsize.
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A Chinese Firm Is America’s Favorite Drone Maker — Except in Washington
U.S. authorities consider DJI a security threat. Congress is weighing legislation to ban it, prompting a lobbying campaign from the company, which dominates the commercial and consumer drone markets.
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Boeing Whistle-Blower Details His Concerns to Congressional Panel
Sam Salehpour, an engineer at Boeing for over a decade, testified that the company introduced production shortcuts in an attempt to address bottlenecks.
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Boeing Whistle-Blower Details His Concerns to Congressional Panel
Sam Salehpour, an engineer at Boeing for over a decade, testified that the company introduced production shortcuts in an attempt to address bottlenecks.
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Boeing Defends Safety of 787 Dreamliner After Whistle-Blower’s Claims
After a Boeing engineer went public with safety concerns, the company invited reporters to its South Carolina factory and top engineers vouched for the plane.
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U.S. Scrutiny of Chinese Company Could Disrupt U.S. Supply Chain for Key Drugs
Lawmakers raising national security concerns and seeking to disconnect a major Chinese firm from U.S. pharmaceutical interests have rattled the biotech industry. The firm is deeply involved in development and manufacturing of crucial therapies for cancer, cystic fibrosis, H.I.V. and other illnesses.