FLOTUS goes big on food label changes

PoliticoFLOTUS goes big on food label changesPoliticoThe Obama administration has unveiled the most sweeping update to nutrition labeling on food packages in more than two decades — and Americans are in for a reality check about how many calories and how much sugar they are consuming. What's considered ...

Obama to Unveil 'My Brother's Keeper' Initiative

NBC4 WashingtonObama to Unveil 'My Brother's Keeper' InitiativeNBC4 WashingtonAlready this year, the Obama administration has moved to commute sentences for nonviolent drug offenders, hoping to combat sentencing disparities that disproportionately imprison minorities. His attorney general, Eric Holder, this month encouraged ...

Michelle Obama unveils new US food label plan

Yahoo NewsMichelle Obama unveils new US food label planYahoo NewsWashington (AFP) - Calories in bold print, added sugar amounts and realistic serving sizes may soon be portrayed on food labels aimed at fighting America's obesity epidemic, First Lady Michelle Obama said Thursday. No more would a serving of ice ...

Michelle Obama to unveil proposal for major changes to food labelling rules

The GuardianMichelle Obama to unveil proposal for major changes to food labelling rulesThe GuardianIn total, the new changes proposed by the Food and Drug Administration and due to be announced by Michelle Obama at a White House event, will affect 27 of the 157 product categories governed by portion rules. In some categories, serving sizes will go ...

Nutrition labels set for major overhaul

PoliticoNutrition labels set for major overhaulPoliticoThe Obama administration is expected to take a major step toward addressing questions like these on Thursday when it unveils the first update to nutrition labels on food packages in more than two decades. Continue Reading ... Other changes, which could ...

White House pushes forward with patent reforms

PoliticoWhite House pushes forward with patent reformsPoliticoPresident Barack Obama mentioned patent reform in last month's State of the Union — an address built around the idea that the White House was prepared to take unilateral action on important issues. Continue Reading ... The administration will unveil ...

White House unveils first

State ColumnWhite House unveils first-ever cybersecurity standardsState ColumnThe Obama administration revealed details Wednesday (Feb. 14) of new voluntary cybersecurity standards designed to help businesses protect their infrastructure. But many thought they didn't go far enough to protect privacy or contain enough incentives ...

White House unveils cyber plan

PoliticoWhite House unveils cyber planPoliticoThose kind of teeth would require help on Capitol Hill, and neither the administration nor lawmakers have produced any incentives that might woo companies to invest more heavily in their digital defenses. Meanwhile, top White House officials say there ...

White House unveils cyber plan, implores Congress

PoliticoWhite House unveils cyber plan, implores CongressPoliticoThose kind of teeth would require help on Capitol Hill, and neither the administration nor lawmakers have produced any incentives that might woo companies to invest more heavily in their digital defenses. Meanwhile, top White House officials say there ...

US unveils measures to avoid 'cyber Pearl Harbor'

CNBC.comUS unveils measures to avoid 'cyber Pearl Harbor'CNBC.comThe Obama administration had faced intense push back from the private sector on its earlier effort to mandate cyberdefense standards, which contributed to stalled legislation. Now, the White House hopes companies voluntarily adopt the framework they ...

Inside the wacky world of weird data: What's getting crunched

CNBC.comInside the wacky world of weird data: What's getting crunchedCNBC.comGoogle, for example, recently unveiled a new version of its search algorithm, called "hummingbird," to provide ever more direct answers to complex questions. All of that has cleared the way for a fast-growing group of start-up companies ... Ironically ...

Obama: No Corruption, No Political Motivations in IRS Scandal

Town HallObama: No Corruption, No Political Motivations in IRS ScandalTown HallThis is also the Administration's justification for issuing new regulations governing 501(c)(4)s that would effectively silence White House opponents this election year. Published in the Federal Register in November, the new rules cite the "lack of a ...

Boehner pessimistic on immigration bill

Philly.comBoehner pessimistic on immigration billPhilly.comWASHINGTON - House Speaker John A. Boehner on Thursday all but ruled out passage of immigration legislation before this fall's elections, saying it would be difficult for the Republican-led House to act on the issue that President Obama has made a top ...

Fed to Unveil Fight Against Cyberterrorism, Hackers and ID Thieves

TheBlaze.comFed to Unveil Fight Against Cyberterrorism, Hackers and ID ThievesTheBlaze.comA final plan establishing best practices in fending off cyberterrorism, hackers and identity thieves, will be released this month by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a plan developed by government officials and the technology ...

This Week In Tech: Standards eyed for facial recognition technology

The Hill (blog)This Week In Tech: Standards eyed for facial recognition technologyThe Hill (blog)The Obama administration will take baby steps this week toward developing standards for the use of facial recognition technologies that could have uses for audiences as diverse as Facebook and the FBI. The use of the technologies has huge implications ...

News of the Day From Across the Nation, Feb. 3

San Francisco ChronicleNews of the Day From Across the Nation, Feb. 3San Francisco Chronicle2 Immigration: Days after House Republicans unveiled a road map for an overhaul of the nation's broken immigration system, one of its backers said Sunday on ABC's "This Week" that legislation is unlikely to pass during this election year. Rep. Paul ...

How Richard Nixon reinvented American warfare

SalonHow Richard Nixon reinvented American warfareSalonWhen John Kerry, the future senator, presidential candidate, and secretary of state under Obama, was called before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he dubbed the war “the biggest nothing in history,” adding, in a subtle rephrasing of the Korean ...