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By Matthew Hall on July 18, 2015 in Transportation
Congressional leaders used Santa Monica's California Incline project as a backdrop while advocating for a long-term reinvestment in American infrastructure last week.
California Democrat Ted Lieu has a degree in computer science from Stanford University.
Ted Lieu is that rara avis on Capitol Hill -- a member of Congress who knows what he's talking about when it comes to technology.
Pelosi and Lieu were joined by local Los Angeles County leaders to discuss ways to grow the economy, create jobs through vital expanded transportation & infrastructure funding
-- A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) hearing last week in Washington D.C. on the fate of Santa Monica Airport left the attending City officials feeling frustrated with the agency, but satisfied they have a strong ally in Congressman Ted Lieu.
The region's Democratic Congressmen are speaking out about the Iran nuclear deal forged by a Democratic president — with reservation.
Speaking to the Journal hours after the landmark deal was announced on July 14, Reps. Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) and Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) expressed concerns about the deal but stopped far short of rejecting it.
Controversial three-year lease deals for tenants at Santa Monica Airport drew hundreds of airport opponents the last time they went before the City Council, and now they are back on the agenda for Tuesday's meeting.
The agency at the center of the likely largest-ever government data breach announced Thursday that more than 22 million people have had their personal information stolen.
When the number of Americans hit by the Office of Personnel Management' data breaches reached 22 million, Katherine Archuleta finally gave her growing chorus of critics what they wanted on Friday: She let it be someone else's problem.
But Archuleta's resignation as OPM director accomplished little, both her detractors and supporters agree, beyond quieting the calls for her ouster.
The embattled director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has resigned, bowing to mounting pressure from Capitol Hill for her to step aside over a devastating government hack.
WASHINGTON— Katherine Archuleta, the embattled Office of Personnel Management director, resigned Friday as the backlash grew over her office's handling of the extensive hacking of millions of federal employee records that included security-clearance details dating back 15 years.