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March 2, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today held a hearing on “The Encryption Tightrope: Balancing Americans’ Security and Privacy.” At the hearing, members of the House Judiciary Committee closely examined the concerns raised by law enforcement and American technology companies in order to help find a solution that allows law enforcement to effectively enforce the law without harming the competitiveness of U.S.
March 2, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today held a hearing on “The Encryption Tightrope: Balancing Americans’ Security and Privacy.” At the hearing, members of the House Judiciary Committee closely examined the concerns raised by law enforcement and American technology companies in order to help find a solution that allows law enforcement to effectively enforce the law without harming the competitiveness of U.S.
March 2, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The Task Force on Executive Overreach today held its first hearing on “The Original Understanding of the Role of Congress and How Far We’ve Drifted From It.” At the hearing, members heard from several experts and examined the House of Representatives’ legislative and budgetary power and how the executive branch has usurped this over the years.
The Task Force on Executive Overreach is
March 2, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: We welcome everyone today to this timely and important hearing on encryption.
Encryption is a good thing. It prevents crime, it prevents terrorist attacks. It keeps our most valuable information safe. Yet it is not used as effectively today as is necessary to protect against the ever increasing sophistication of foreign governments, criminal enterprises and just plain hackers.
We see this manifest almost every week in the reports of losses of massive amounts of our most valuable information from government agencies, retailers, financial insti
March 2, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: James Madison wrote in Federalist No.
March 2, 2016
FBI IS INVESTIGATING THE CRIME AS A POSSIBLE TERRORIST ATTACK
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today pressed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson for information about Mohamed Barry, the alien who savagely attacked restaurant patrons with a machete in Columbus, Ohio on February 11, 2016 and was subsequently killed by pol
February 26, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of February 29 –March 4, 2016
TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 201610:00 a.m. | Executive Overreach Task ForceHearing on: The Original Understanding of the Role of Congress and How Far We’ve Drifted From It
Witnesses:
- Mr. Matthew Spalding, Associate Vice President and Dean of Educational Programs Hillsdale College, Allan P. Kirby, Jr.
February 25, 2016
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at 1:00 p.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing titled “The Encryption Tightrope: Balancing Americans’ Security and Privacy.” The House Judiciary Committee previously held member briefings on encryption, which included a briefing from technology companies and a classified briefing from the government.
As encryption has increasingly become much more widespread among consumers, there is an ongoing national debate about the
February 25, 2016
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at 1:00 p.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing titled “The Encryption Tightrope: Balancing Americans’ Security and Privacy.” The House Judiciary Committee previously held member briefings on encryption, which included a briefing from technology companies and a classified briefing from the government.
As encryption has increasingly become much more widespread among consumers, there is an ongoing national debate about the
February 25, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: Today’s hearing will examine international conflicts of law and how these conflicts impact law enforcement access to data both here and abroad. This is an extremely important issue that affects individuals, technology companies, law enforcement, and the economy.
In the digital age where the Internet knows no boundaries, U.S. technology companies have flourished internationally and provide services to customers and subscribers around the world. But, there is a growing tension between U.S. law and foreign law, and U.S.