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How closely to regulate consumer medical tests?: The door is being looked at, in other words, while the barnyard door is wide open. So how closely should the government be regulating medical tests that are marketed to consumers? Are warnings good enough? Or is it time for stricter controls? by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: Test, Government, Federal Government, Strategy, Vertical Industries, Security, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-10-09
Entellium executives arrested by FBI for making up revenue figures: Software as a service company Entellium's future is uncertain after its CEO and CFO were arrested by the FBI for inflating sales to land venture capital. The U.S. Department of Justice said in a press release that CEO Paul Thomas Johnson, 40, and Parrish Jones, 39, were...; Tags: Revenue, Entellium, FBI, Revenue Figure, Federal Government, Operational Accounting, Corporate Governance, Government, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-10-09
Feds try to tackle data sprawl: With the federal government holding data in over 3,000 different programs and databases, how can they get a grip on sprawling duplication and out-of-date data? At a conference hosted by the Information Technology Association of America, the Office of Science and Technology Policy outlined a vision to tackle the problem,...; Tags: Data, Executive Branch, Federal Government, Government, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-10-08
Report: Data-mining for terrorists doesn't work: After years of the federal government grabbing all the data it could find, building huge collections through which to data-mine for connections that would yield leads to terrorism suspects, a 352-page study released on Tuesday by a committee of the National Research Council warned that such goals "will be...; Tags: Terrorist, Terrorism, Homeland Security, Data Mining, Federal Government, Government, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-10-07
Two Europeans indicted for US cyberattacks: The indictments are part of the FBI's Operation Cyberslam, said to be the US's first successful investigation into a large-scale, commercially motivated denial-of-service attack Two Europeans, one of whom is English, have been indicted by a US federal grand jury in connection with a 2003 distributed denial-of-service attack that...; Tags: FBI, Cyberattack, Distributed Denial Of Service, Attack, Operation Cyberslam, Gembe, Federal Government, Government, security, botnet, cybercrime, DOS, attacks, Matthew Broersma, ZDNet.co.uk; News items 2008-10-06

President Obama will take away kids cold medicine: It's a tough deal, when a kid is crying, to say run your nose and be miserable a while, because we can't be sure how certain medicines might interact in your little body. But that is the safest course. by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: Kid, Pediatricians, Patience, Federal Government, Government, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-10-03
How to read your FBI file: As part of the occasional series Life in post-Constitutional America I'm pleased to offer a brief primer on How to read your FBI file. It isn't as easy as you'd think, since the FBI has failed several times to create a modern data management system - which may not be...; Tags: FBI, File, Mistakes, Federal Government, Government, Data Management, Robin Harris; Blog posts 2008-10-01
In tight times, FCC pushes forward with emergency network: With the greatest credit crunch since the 1930s in full swing, this is perhaps not the greatest time to sell your house. Or your airwaves. But the FCC is not dissuaded. The agency is pushing ahead with an attempt to get private investors to foot the bill on a public...; Tags: FCC, Network, Chairman, Emergency Network, Federal Government, Government, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-09-25
Page accuses broadcasters of 'rigging' poor white-space tests: Speaking on Capitol Hill yesterday, Google cofounder Larry Page accused broadcasters – if not the FCC – of "rigging" tests that found white-space devices interfere with TV broadcasts, the Washington Post reports. "The test was rigged deliberately," Page said during his...; Tags: Larry Page, Broadcaster, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Federal Government, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Government, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-09-25
FBI searches Kernell apt., roommates subpoenaed: The FBI searched the apartment of David Kernell, the son of a Democratic Tennessee state representative, suspected of breaking into Sarah Palin's Yahoo email account. Three of his roommates could testify before a Chattanooga grand jury. And, hey, once you've hacked the governor's...; Tags: Apartment, FBI, Internet Service Provider, IP, David Kernell, Federal Government, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Government, Internet, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-09-22
All signs point to state rep's son as Palin 'hacker': The guy who hacked into would-be VP Sarah Palin's Yahoo email account is none other than the son of a Democratic state representative from Tennessee, posits GatwayPundit. A convincing amount of evidence suggests the "hacker" (perhaps a status he doens't deserve) is David Kernell, son of...; Tags: Tennessee, Chess, FBI, Memphis, Hacker, Federal Government, Government, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-09-19
BPA story gets all political: The FDA refused to back off yesterday from its view that BPA is safe, leading to a press conference by Frederick vom Saal where he piled research papers on a desk and accused the agency of being in the tank for the industry. by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: Food, FDA, Advertisement, Industry, BPA, Federal Government, Food & Beverage, Strategy, Government, Manufacturing, Management, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-09-17
Technology could have averted fatal LA train crash: Positive train control" technology - already in use in some parts of the country -- could have avoided last week's fatal train crash in southern California, the Federal Railroad Administration pronounced yesterday. PTC includes GPS and digital communications to enforce speeds and monitor movements. Twenty-five people were...; Tags: California Public Utilities Commission, PTC, LA Times, Monitors & Displays, Government, GPS, Federal Government, Hardware, Components, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-09-16
Dr. House meets HAL: Surgery faded as drama because it became routine. Aperio Technologies is working to make pathology routine by digitizing the slides, automating the analysis, and building an expert system of diagnoses. by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: Dr., Surgeon, Aperio Technologies, Aperio, Federal Government, Sales Strategy, Government, Sales, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-09-13
Hollywood preps new copyright bills: Declan McCullagh reports over at News.com that Hollywood is gearing up for another copyright expansion attack. Two major bills this time: No. 1 is the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act, sponsored by Leahy and Specter, the ranking members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. It...; Tags: American Library Association, Hollywood, Intellectual Property, Piracy, Federal Government, Tv & Home Theater, Purchasing & Procurement, Research & Development, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Government, Personal Technology, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-09-12
Countrywide warning: Ex-employee (may have) sold customer, mortgage data: Countrywide Mortgage has started notifying customers that a rogue employee since dismissed may have sold sensitive personal information to an unidentified third party. The company mailed "urgent security notification" letters to customers this week, warning that the customer information involved included names, addresses, social security numbers, mortgage...; Tags: FBI, Customer, Countrywide Mortgage, Mortgage Lead, Mortgages, Social Security, Federal Government, Operational Accounting, Finance, Capital Structures, Government, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-09-09
Is your medicine on the FDA list?: The FDA had not previously revealed it was looking at Tysabri, a multiple schlerosis drug, as a link to skin cancer, although it was in medical journals. by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: FDA, Federal Government, Government, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-09-08
Martin jabs back at Comcast over suit: FCC chairman Kevin J. Martin responded to Comcast's lawsuit challenging the agency's authority to sanction the company. "Given Comcast's past failure to disclose its network management practices to its customers, it is important Comcast respond to the many still-unanswered questions about its new management techniques," Martin...; Tags: Comcast Corp., Federal Government, Advertising & Promotion, Productivity, Networking, Government, Marketing, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-09-04
Comcast sues FCC over net neutrality ruling: Comcast is suing the Federal Communications Commission over the agency's move to sanction the cable giant over blocking peer-to-peer Internet traffic from BitTorrent. According to the Wall Street Journal, Comcast filed the lawsuit on Thursday. Comcast said it will comply with the FCC order, but is suing...; Tags: FCC, Comcast Corp., Net Neutrality, Federal Government, Government, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-09-04
Comcast challenges FCC authority: I don't have time to review this right now, but I wanted to get it up ASAP. Comcast is appealing the FCC decision on network management, even though it plans to comply. Here's the message I received: In connection with its filing today in the...; Tags: FCC, Commission, Network, Comcast Corp., Network Management, Sales Force Management, Federal Government, Internet, Networking, Sales, Government, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-09-04