The Senate Finance Committee’s top Democrat and Republican want answers on how the Social Security Administration (SSA) secures its data after a court filing revealed that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) may have improperly handled sensitive personal data.   […]

Blockchain technology, along with cryptocurrencies based on that technology, received decidedly mixed views at a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Thursday where witnesses debated the usefulness of blockchain to institutions like banks and government agencies, and shared divergent views on whether the technology has promising potential use cases. […]