Fears that federal authorities are preparing for mass civil unrest have increased after it was revealed that the Department of Homeland Security is planning to buy a further 750 million rounds of ammo in addition to the 450 million rounds of hollow point bullets already purchased earlier this year.

Executive Order -- Assignment of National Security and Emergency Preparedness Communications Functions

This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action. Release of the full text of a Commission order constitutes official action.

While not expect to reach a vote until Friday, CISPA has been passed in the House by a majority of 248-168, not quite enough to override a potential veto. During the proceedings Thursday afternoon, CISPA was amended several times before being passed in the early vote. The bill will now move to the Senate.

President Obama’s visit to Colombia last weekend for the Summit of the Americas included an exciting new broadband announcement: the Broadband Partnership of the Americas (BPA), a vital new collaboration to expand broadband access in the Americas.

When a handful of Republican senators rolled out a new cybersecurity bill on Thursday, they chose to emphasize what the legislation does not do as opposed to what it does do. The bill, titled the Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology Act (SECURE IT), includes no new funding authorizations, no new regulations and no new mandates on the private sector, Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., said at a news conference.

FCC PROPOSES 40 MHZ OF ADDITIONAL SPECTRUM FOR MOBILE BROADBAND, Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Inquiry to Remove Unnecessary Barriers and Meet Rapidly Growing Demands for Mobile Broadband

Along with our partners at the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), we announced the creation of FEMA Corps, which sets the foundation for a new generation of emergency managers.

Washington, D.C.: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today adopted a Fourth Report and Order and a companion Fifth Report and Order and Fourth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to further implement the Local Community Radio Act (LCRA).

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: