White House cyber hire highlights diversity challenges in tech workforce
The White House now has a point person to carry out its pledge to expand diversity in the cyber workforce. Camille Stewart Gloster, a Google executive, was hired to head up Biden administration efforts to develop the nation’s ecosystem for tech talent, including building a more diverse cyber workforce and strengthening cyber education. It’s a tough task but a pressing one, with the cyber sector facing widespread workforce shortages. Suzanne Spaulding, a senior adviser for homeland security and director of the Defending Democratic Institutions project at t
Read More11 races we’re watching in Tuesday’s primaries
Five states hold closely watched primaries on Tuesday, several of which are seen as the latest tests of former President Trump’s hold over the GOP. Voters in Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and Washington will decide Senate, House and gubernatorial nominees, along with a key secretary of state’s race and a ballot measure on abortion. The races feature everything from a proxy battle between Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence to an incumbent-on-incumbent primary to lawmakers who voted to impeach Trump fighting for their political lives. Here are 11 ra
Read MoreBipartisan bill on antibiotics faces crucial stretch
A health care bill is facing criticism from some experts who say it could lead to huge spending on new antibiotic drug development that may not improve patient outcomes in the long run. The bipartisan legislation, with its $11 billion price tag, aims to establish a subscription model in which antibiotic developers are paid upfront for the use of their medicine, which could spur a flurry of new drugs to the market. To qualify, a new antibiotic must be checked against certain criteria in the bill — but physicians and experts worry how effective that could be in practice.
Read MoreNew Zealand PM calls on China to help end Russia-Ukraine war
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday urged China to oppose Russia's invasion of Ukraine and "use its access and influence to help bring an end to the conflict." Ardern, speaking at the China Business Summit in Auckland, said Russian President Vladimir Putin's aggression posed a threat to her small nation, a major trading partner of China. "As history shows us repeatedly, when large countries disregard sovereignty and territorial integrity with a sense of impunity, it does not bode well particularly for small countries like New Zealand,"
Read MoreBiden remembers Bill Russell as a 'great American' and 'all-time champion of champions'
President Biden remembered NBA legend Bill Russell, who passed away on Sunday at 88, as a "great American" and an "all-time champion of champions," joining a chorus of U.S. leaders in commemorating the life of one of the greatest basketball players in history. In a statement released Sunday, Biden noted Russell's 11 NBA championships were the most of all time, and that he was an Olympic gold medalist and the first Black head coach of a North American professional sports team. But the president also celebrated Russell's leadership outside the arena, remembering the Boston
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