Tag: Ron Wyden

Ã¢â¬ÅThis is, to me, the kind of matter that the National Counterintelligence and Security Center should respond to quickly, because it affects a debate coming up,Ã¢â¬ï¿½ Wyden said. (AP file)

Wyden weighs subpoena over OPM breach

Rudy Takala · September 16, 2015 3:21 pm

Sens. Gary Peters of Michigan, Ron Wyden of Oregon, and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut all announced that they would support the nuclear agreement. (AP file photos)

Dems pick up votes to block Iran disapproval measure

Susan Ferrechio · September 8, 2015 4:11 pm

Snowden revelations could derail information-sharing bill

Charlie Mitchell · August 24, 2015 12:00 pm

The House Oversight chairman demanded a copy of every security document related to OPM's systems. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner file)

Chaffetz demands OPM turn over cybersecurity documents

Rudy Takala · August 19, 2015 4:04 pm

"I'm of the view this bill in its present form would do little of anything to stop large sophisticated cyberattacks like the Office of Personnel Management hack," saidÂ Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore.Â

CISA is about sharing technical clues, not personal information

Charlie Mitchell · August 17, 2015 4:01 am

This month, Ron Wyden sent a letter to the National Counterintelligence and Security Center asking if they had identified security weaknesses in OPM systems. (AP Photo)Â

National Security

After OPM hack, Wyden takes aim at intel agency

Rudy Takala · August 13, 2015 5:36 pm

IRS official Lois Lerner speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, during the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing to investigate the extra scrutiny IRS gave to Tea Party and other conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. Lerner told the committee she did nothing wrong and then invoked her constitutional right to not answer lawmakers' questions. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

IRS report finds ‘gross mismanagement,’ ‘personal politics’

Susan Ferrechio · August 5, 2015 9:22 pm

Harry Reid announced that he will not accept a proposal offered by Mitch McConnell to allow Democrats to offer 10 amendments but with no guarantee that they will ever receive a vote. (AP Photo)Â

Democrats reject GOP deal to pass cyberbill

Susan Ferrechio · August 4, 2015 8:08 pm

"Democrats will work with Republicans to get on the bill and consider a reasonable number of important amendments," Harry Reid said in a floor speech. (AP Photo)Â

Democrats demand amendments on cybersecurity measure

Susan Ferrechio · August 4, 2015 3:13 pm

The Judiciary Committee's top Democrat, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., wants Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to consider Democratic amendments to the bill. (AP Photo)Â

Mounting opposition to cyberbill threatens quick passage

Susan Ferrechio · August 4, 2015 9:00 am

CISA "is not a cyber bill, it is a surveillance bill," said Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore.Â (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Cybersecurity bill pits White House against Senate Dems

Nicole Duran · August 3, 2015 11:01 pm

"Members are going to hear about the concerns about this bill," Ron Wyden predicted last week. "A lot of members are getting interested in offering amendments."

CISA could turn into extremely messy floor fight

Charlie Mitchell · August 3, 2015 4:01 am