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Howard's happy: Sirius-XM merger (finally) approved; Now the work really begins: The government regulatory debacle known as the Sirius-XM merger has officially ended as the Federal Communications Commission approved the deal after 17 months of deliberation and lobbying from the National Association of Broadcasters. According to the Washington Post and Wall Street Journal the FCC approved the deal...; Tags: Merger, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Radio, Sirius, Howard, Satellite Radio, Digital Music, Advertising & Promotion, Federal Government, Mergers & Acquisitions, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Government, Investment, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-26
Government, markets and regulation: Government, markets and regulationJust Another Gov't Program Gone BadFannie Mae was created in the Depression to create liquidity in the mortgage market. Lequidity had been wiped out by the stock market collapse and bank runs.As with all government programs, it just grew and grew and never went away. ...; Tags: Mortgages, Vertical industries, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, mortgage, government; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Government, markets and regulation: Problems in the housing market in the United States provide some interesting lessons about government regulation in general, lessons that have equal applicability to the intersection between Information Technology and government. by John Carroll; Tags: Fannie Mae, Economist, Regulation, Freddie Mac, Subsidy, Government, Vertical Industries, Mortgages, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Capital Structures, John Carroll; Blog posts 2008-07-24
COPA suffers another blow: InformationWeek is reporting on the latest blow to the Child Online Protection Act, or COPA. COPA imposes heavy fines on libraries and schools among other institutions that fail to prevent children from "content harmful to minors." If you're asking just what constitutes "harmful to minors", so...; Tags: Child Online Protection Act, Minor, Regulations, Government, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-07-23
COPA is unconstitutional: The Third Circuit has upheld a lower court decision that the Child Online Protection Act is unconstitutional, AP reports. In its ruling Tuesday, the federal appeals court concluded that the Child Online Protection Act is unconstitutionally overly broad and vague. The court also ruled that...; Tags: Child Online Protection Act, Parental Control, Third Circuit, Regulations, Government, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-07-23

Government of Canada Google Gadget (gg): Introducing the Government of Canada and ebay.ca search bar gadget. Access information on Canada, its government, and federal programs and services in english or french. Got a beef, contact your local MP through email directly. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Search Bar, Google Inc., Government Of Canada, Sidebar Gadgets, Government; Software downloads 2008-07-17
European telcos squeal: should we care?: One of the ongoing discussions among the Irregulars centers around telecommunications costs. Many of us travel internationally and bemoan the astronomical sic charges we're forced to pay by telecoms operators. Earlier today, I saw a statement from the GSMA, a global trade group for the industry arguing...; Tags: Mobile, Industry, Telephony, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telecom & Utilities, Regulations, Telecommunications, Networking, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Government, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-07-15
Rhode Island's novel approach to addressing budget gaps: We hear that the state of Rhode Island has signed a five-year deal with demand response technology company EnerNOC to manage electricity demand across city, town and government-related buildings. The idea is that government agencies will be encouraged to reduce their consumption during peak demand periods. Those...; Tags: Rhode Island, Taxes, Free Trade, Government, Tools & Techniques, Financial Planning, Finance, Management, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-15
Is the Dutch model the right reform for U.S. healthcare?: Is the Dutch model the right reform for U.S. healthcare?a little betterIt's better, in that it involves some competition between private companies, and not full government involvement. It's also good that it provides coverage to everyone.However, as you stated, much of it is paid for by "the wealthy", which...; Tags: Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, Dutch model, right reform, U.S. Healthcare, health care, reform, government, phone; Discussion threads 2008-07-15
Is the Dutch model the right reform for U.S. healthcare?: The Dutch system combines heavy public spending and private insurance.The government offers subsidies covering dozens of pre-existing conditions so the private market can accept all patients. by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: Health Care, Drugs, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Government, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-07-15
Wow! FCC to punish Comcast: Cable company arrogance is taking one on the cheek today. Amazingly, FCC chair Kevin Martin will recommend Comcast be punished for its infamous throttling of BitTorrent traffic. Just as Free Press and Public Knowledge had asserted in complaints to the FCC, Martin found that the company...; Tags: FCC, Comcast Corp., Federal Government, Internet, Government, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-07-11
At ease, Americans, your government is resting easy on global warming: At ease, Americans, your government is resting easy on global warmingMaybeGeorgie was confused and thought he was in China, . . the "from" was probably his nod to them, . . . though aren't they just second place? Oh well, pollution control is within each persons' grasp to impact...; Tags: global warming, government; Discussion threads 2008-07-11
At ease, Americans, your government is resting easy on global warming: It is going to be announced today (Friday, when the news cycle goes into snooze control) that the Environmental Procrastination Agency will take no further action on auto emissions or greenhouse gases during the George W. reign. In fact, they will seek much more comment and public input in...; Tags: President, Government, Greenhouse, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Global Warming, Healthcare, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-07-10
FDA warnings in the era of immunity: A combination of warning and preemption leaves consumers powerless against the drug industry, and is bound to drive increasing numbers to distrust anything that industry says. by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: FDA, Agency, Industry, Federal Government, Government, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-07-10
Telecom immunity passes Senate, Obama votes yes: The Senate – with a yes vote from Barack Obama and a no vote from Hillary Clinton – passed the regrettable wiretapping bill today, which grants lawsuit immunity to telecommunications companies, The Wall Street Journal reports. Despite a spirited resistance by some Democratic senators who...; Tags: Immunity, U.S. Senate, Vote, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Government, Telecommunications, Networking, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-07-09
RadioTelephone Tutor (exe): RadioTelephone Tutor is a tutor program that helps you study for the FCC GROL License, plus the Ship Radar Endorsement License. Often times, test questions are worded in ways; that fool you. RadioTelephone Tutor drills you on the questions you don't know; till you know the answers backwards and forwards....; Tags: Question, Randall Glass, RadioTelephone Tutor, Federal Government, Construction, Productivity, Government; Software downloads 2008-07-09
U.S. Justice Department to be sued: From Slashdot: tpaudio writes "The ACLU and the EFF are suing the Department of Justice over how the government might be using GPS and location data from cell phones. With over 200 million Americans carrying cell phones, this could be pretty important for setting guidelines. We have already seen...; Tags: Phone, American Civil Liberties Union, Cell Phone, U.S. Department Of Justice, Government, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-07
G8 and climate change: Is much expected from the G8 summit in Japan? Not according to the Aussies. The Canadian government doesn't foresee anhy progress on an agreement either. India's not a member of the G8 but as a major developing nation with a huge population it is at least politely allowed...; Tags: Japan, Nation, Agreement, Indian Government, Government, Vertical Industries, Enterprise Software, Software, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-07-07
Daily Mail employee data stolen on laptop: A laptop containing confidential information belonging to employees and suppliers of UK newspaper, the Daily Mail, was stolen. According to the Guardian, the missing data consists of name, address, bank account number and bank sort code belonging to affected staff. by Michael Krigsman; Tags: Bank, Data, Laptop Computer, Government, Notebooks, Disaster Recovery, Financial Services, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Data Management, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-07-07
Google trying to take privacy seriously: This week was a very interesting week as far as Google and privacy goes. First, a burglary the same on that affected CNET earlier last month was confirmed to have affected all Google employees hired before December 31, 2005. There's nothing Google could have done about it, but it's...; Tags: Google Inc., Privacy, Social Security, Security, Government, Garett Rogers; Blog posts 2008-07-05

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Government National Mortgage Assn.: Ginnie Mae's primary ongoing activity is its Mortgage-Backed Securities MBS program. The purpose of the MBS program is to increase liquidity in the secondary mortgage...; Government National Mortgage Assn. company page on BNET »