US to allocate $250mn to ‘tackle Russian influence’ amid soaring military spending & budget deficit

The US is allocating $ 250 million to counter Russian influence, according to a government spending bill, which also provides for a record boost in US defense spending and a significant sum for military assistance to Ukraine. With claims and allegations of Russian meddling swirling around Washington DC since the 2016 election, “not less than […]

U.S. and EU governments agree on deals to allocate 5G spectrum

In separate deals coming just after this year’s Mobile World Congress, United States and European Union officials have reached agreements to hasten the allocation of radio spectrum for next-generation 5G wireless networks, Reuters reports. Both governments were spurred to action by the threat of becoming internationally non-competitive, as representatives moved faster than might have been imagined […]