A recent breach of the US Treasury yielded access to Secretary Janet Yellen's computer along with those of two of her lieutenants, according to inside sources speaking to Bloomberg News reporters.
President-elect Donald Trump will take charge of a federal government that will reach its self-imposed debt limit of $36 trillion dollars a day after he is sworn in on Monday.
According to sources familiar with the breach cited in a Bloomberg report, hackers accessed fewer than 50 unclassified files on Yellen’s device.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's parting gift to Pres.-elect Donald Trump announced debt limit reached his first full day back in office.
The breach of the debt ceiling officially starts the clock on how long Trump and Congress will have to act to avoid a financially catastrophic default.
The nation will hit its roughly $36 trillion debt limit on Tuesday, when the Treasury Department will start taking extraordinary measures to allow the government to pay its bills, outgoing Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a letter to congressional leaders on Friday.
WASHINGTON – US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s computer was infiltrated, and unclassified files were accessed as part of a broader breach of the agency by Chinese state-sponsored hackers, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Fewer than 50 files on Yellen's machine were accessed by attackers, who failed to penetrate the department's email or classified systems US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's computer was infiltrated and unclassified files were accessed as part of a broader breach of the agency by Chinese state-sponsored hackers,
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s computer was infiltrated and unclassified files were accessed as part of a broader breach of the agency by Chinese state-sponsored hackers, according to two people familiar with the matter.
President Trump discussed how wildfire relief funding could help ease negotiations for a massive border, energy and tax bill expected to be passed by Congress, following a meeting with Republican
The new president and congressional leaders are meeting Tuesday to hash out a strategy for maintaining US creditworthiness and the government's ability to service $36 trillion in debt. Trump is deeply unhappy the issue is even on the table.
Friday Giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao will make their public debut at the National Zoo in Washington, DC. The pair arrived from China in October and are expected to remain on loan for 10 years. If you want to see the pandas in action, the zoo will be turning its live Panda Cam back on that day.