Day: May 17, 2011

White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, May 17, 2011

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 17, 2011 – 1:22 P.M. EDT      MR. CARNEY:  All right.  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  I don’t have any announcements, so we’ll go straight to questions.      Jim.      Q    Thank you, Jay.  As the President prepares for this speech on the Middle East this week, the[Read More…]

State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, May 17, 2011

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 17, 2011.   Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Opening of Global Diaspora Forum Deputy Assistant Secretary Joseph Yun’s Upcoming travel to Burma Ambassador Grossman’s travel to Astana, Bishkek, Tashkent, Dushanbe, Islamabad, and Kabul BURMA Flawed electoral process, results not deemed free, fair or sound Two-track approach to Burma[Read More…]

NASA Mission Will Observe Earth’s Salty Seas For Climate Clues

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 17, 2011.  Final preparations are under way for the June 9 launch of the international Aquarius/SAC-D observatory. The mission’s primary instrument, Aquarius, will study interactions between ocean circulation, the water cycle and climate by measuring ocean surface salinity. Engineers at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California are performing final[Read More…]

DHS Secretary Napolitano Announces the Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti Beneficiaries

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 17, 2011.  Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today announced the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti beneficiaries. This extension will be effective July 23, 2011 and is for an additional 18 months. It will allow these TPS beneficiaries to remain in the United States through Jan.[Read More…]

Important Electronic Privacy Information Legislation Introduced In Senate

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 17 – Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) today introduced important legislation that would update the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA). ECPA was passed in 1986, before the advent of much of our communications technology, and has not been substantially updated since. The ECPA Amendments Act will give Americans[Read More…]

Senator Leahy Introduces Benchmark Bill To Update Key Digital Privacy Law

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 17, 2011.  Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Tuesday introduced anticipated legislation to update the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), one of the nation’s premier digital privacy laws.  Leahy was the lead author of the 1986 law, which was enacted to protect the privacy of Americans’ electronic communications. The Electronic Communications[Read More…]

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