New York city council overrides mayor in votes for greater police oversight

The New York city council has voted to pass bills that will create an outside watchdog for the nation's biggest police department and make it easier for people to file profiling claims against it, overriding mayoral vetoes.
The lawmakers voted Thursday on the new oversight at the New York police department.
New York city council overrides mayor in votes for greater police oversight 

VA offers veterans a way to speed claims approval

The Department of Veterans Affairs is offering to pay out additional compensation cash to veterans for injuries or wounds suffered during service if they will pull together all necessary paperwork when the claim is filed, making it easier for the department to approve their request.
VA offers veterans a way to speed claims approval

US Defense Department offers key spectrum to cellular carriers

The US Department of Defense values its wireless spectrum more than many government agencies, and it has been reluctant to lose those airwaves to private providers through government auctions. It just had a change of heart, however: the Pentagon tells the NTIA that it's now willing to free up spectrum in the 1,755MHz to 1,780MHz range.

US Defense Department offers key spectrum to cellular carriers