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Ransomware and Federal Law: Cybercrime and Cybersecurity
Congressional Research Service · 2021-10-05 · Reports · 8,629 words · PDF available
Ransomware attacks—the use of malicious software to deny users access to data and information systems to extort ransom payments from victims—are prevalent. A recent notable example is the May 2021 ran...
Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) FY2021 Appropriations: Overview
Congressional Research Service · 2021-10-05 · Reports · 4,577 words · PDF available
The Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bill includes funding for the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President, the judiciary, the District of Colu...
Social Security: Selected Findings of the 2021 Annual Report
Congressional Research Service · 2021-10-05 · Resources · 1,750 words · PDF available
According to the recent report of the Board of Trustees of the Social Security Trust Funds, the program’s finances are in a similar, albeit marginally worse, position in 2021 to what they were in 2020...
Social Security Dual Entitlement
Congressional Research Service · 2021-10-05 · Resources · 1,362 words · PDF available
Overview Social Security is a social insurance program that partially replaces income lost due to retirement, disability, or death. Workers who have been in Social Security covered employment (jobs su...