The CIA is hiring: Here are the jobs and pay
The CIA kicked off a hiring initiative featuring a brand new website on Monday.
Hacking victim SolarWinds hires ex-Homeland Security official Krebs as consultant
Krebs was the first leader of Homeland Security unit CISA and led the national effort to keep the 2020 election safe from hacking
Supersonic boom could take off faster with new FAA rule
The rule will help companies like Boom Supersonic, which 'aims to bring back commercial supersonic flight by 2025'
Labor Department estimates $36B in improper unemployment payments in CARES Act
The Department of Labor's Office of the Inspector General estimates that at least $36 billion worth of unemployment payments expended as of Nov. 7 may have been invalid.
Fed supported advance notice before changing bond purchases
The central bank is making the monthly bond buys to provide further help to an economy
Drones set to deliver packages 'everywhere' in country in near future
Several drone companies are embracing this disruptive delivery channel, enabling consumers to receive drone deliveries directly to their homes.
Methanol now contaminating rubbing alcohol, FDA says
The recall notice comes as the agency continues to expand its recall list of potentially dangerous hand sanitizers due to the potential presence of methanol.
New York man pleads guilty to $200M Ponzi scheme defrauding first responders
A Long Island jewelry wholesaler has pleaded guilty to charges in connection with allegations he defrauded at least 80 investors, including police officers and firefighters, as part of a $200 million Ponzi scheme.
Federal government reverses course on charging distilleries $14,000 for making emergency hand sanitizers
Distilleries that made hand sanitizer amid a shortage earlier this year were shocked to learn this week that the FDA was slapping them with a $14,060 fee, but in a reversal Thursday night, the Department of Health and Human Services directed the FDA to cease enforcement of the fees.
US slaps tariffs on French and German wines, aircraft parts amid EU dispute
Tariffs will be out on aircraft manufacturing parts and certain non-sparkling wines as well as cognacs and other brandies from France and Germany
Alaska Airlines will no longer allow emotional support animals on flights
Starting Jan. 11, the airline will only allow service dogs "which are specially trained to perform tasks for the benefit of a qualified individual with a disability" aboard.
TSA reports coronavirus travel record, screening nearly 1.3M travelers Sunday
The Transportation Security Administration screened nearly 1.3 million travelers on Sunday – the highest number of people to pass through the agency’s security checkpoints in a single day since the beginning of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
US EPA finalizing first-ever airplane emissions rules
The airplanes covered by the proposed rule accounted for 10% of all U.S. transportation greenhouse gas emissions and 3% of total U.S. emissions. They have been the largest source of transportation greenhouse gas emissions not subject to rules. The new rules do not apply to military airplanes and take effect when formally published in the coming days.
Top 5 deadliest jobs in America include transportation, construction workers
The transportation, construction and ground maintenance industries are some of the deadliest in the United States.
US cyber agency says SolarWinds hackers are 'impacting' state, local governments
The CISA said last week that U.S. government agencies, critical infrastructure entities, and private groups were among those affected
Coronavirus could force waitstaff to share tips with co-workers
Restaurant servers could be required to share their extra earnings with the cooks and dishwashers in the kitchen under a new rule imposed by the Labor Department.
Trump administration publishes list of Chinese, Russian companies with alleged military ties
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the move establishes a new process to "assist exporters in screening their customers for military end users.”
China used stolen data to track CIA operatives in Africa, Europe: Report
The Chinese have been using stolen data to track Central Intelligence Agency operatives conducting sensitive work in Africa and Europe since around 2013, according to an extensive investigation by ForeignPolicy.com
Coronavirus relief deal by the numbers: What's in the $900B package Congress is set to vote on today?
Congressional leaders reached a compromise on a $900 billion coronavirus relief deal on Sunday after months of on-and-off negotiations and debate, with each party blaming the other for blocking stimulus efforts.
Hackers' broad attack sets cyber experts worldwide scrambling to defend networks
Suspected Russian hackers who broke into U.S. government agencies also spied on less high-profile organizations, including groups in Britain, a U.S. internet provider and a county government in Arizona.



















