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- House looks into 'bad' Chinese attacks on State, Commerce systems
- A House subcommittee is holding a hearing tomorrow to try to understand "how deeply" US government computers have been penetrated by foreign forces and whether the governments IT response so far is adequate, ComputerWorld reports. "The purpose of this hearing is to afford [House members] the opportunity...
- Blog posts 2007-04-18
- Rep. Smith readies bill aimed at companies doing business in China
- When Google announced its censor-friendly Chinese website, it unleashed a political firestorm that is still gearing up. None of the Big 3 search companies nor Cisco was willing to turn up for an informational briefing last week but a hearing on Wednesday will not be so easy...
- Blog posts 2006-02-13
- Cybersecurity czar may get a promotion
- Cybersecurity czar may get a promotionNotice the last paragraph"One House subcommittee has signaled that liability protection for computer security vendors may be a possibility in the congressional session that begins in early 2005."Lets try that with different professions:"One House subcommittee has signaled that liability protection for surgeons may be a...
- Discussion threads 2004-09-20
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- Verizon changes tune on handset exclusivity. Will AT&T follow? Will it even matter?
- updated: Verizon is planning to loosen the noose on exclusivity deals with phone manufacturers, reducing the time of those deals to just a few months - a gesture to the lawmakers in Washington who are scrutinizing these exclusivity deals and what appears to be a public calling out of AT&T...
- Blog posts 2009-07-17
- The U.S. electrical grid: How big of a cyber target is it?
- Updated: Spies have reportedly been probing the U.S. electrical grid for months and planting software that could be activated at a future date, according to a Wall Street Journal. The report highlights the latest vulnerabilities facing U.S. power infrastructure. The Journal notes that the spies are from China,...
- Blog posts 2009-04-08
- First volley in the new American civil war: over climate change
- A first draft of a climate change and energy efficiency bill has been introduced into Congress. The House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee released the first draft of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. emocratic leaders hope will it be voted...
- Blog posts 2009-03-31
- Will military, NSA take over all cybersecurity operations?
- Should responsibility for defending against cyberattacks be moved from the Dept. of Homeland Security to the military? Air Force Gen. Kevin Chilton suggested as much at a Congressional hearing where he warned of U.S. vulnerability to cyberwarfar "across the spectrum." Such attacks "potentially threaten not only...
- Blog posts 2009-03-20
- E-waste regs are way too lax, GAO says
- Greenpeace A new Government Accountability Office report slams the EPA for its "low priority" on e-waste. EPA regs only cover old cathode-ray tube TVs and monitors, John Stephenson, environmental director for GAO told a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee, News.com reports. Not only are the EPA...
- Blog posts 2008-09-18
- China says it's incapable of hacking Reps' computers
- The folks who brought you the Great Firewall of China and the Golden Shield are wholly incapable of breaking into the cyber-fortress that is the U.S. House of Representatives. So they say. Accused by U.S. Reps Frank Wolf (R-Va.) and Chris Smith (R-NJ) of hacking into their...
- Blog posts 2008-06-12
- New Association Promotes Virtual Worlds and Business
- New Association Promotes Virtual Worlds and BusinessVirtual Snake OilEDITA KAYE, THE "SKINNY PILL FOR KIDS," AND THE ASSOCIATION OF VIRTUAL WORLDSThere is a certain species of entrepreneur that capitalizes on the human desire for overnight solutions to intractable problems. Throughout human history, they have lurked in the shadows of the...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-13
- For sale on eBay: Nuclear biological protection gear and other cool stuff
- eBay auction. Item: F-14 Antenna. Winning bidder: Mahoud A. For sale: Nuclear biological chemical gear. Contact anon1234@craigslist.org eBay auction. Item: Small arms protective inserts. Winning bidder: Hu J. These are just a few of the items the Government Accountability Office discovered for sale on eBay...
- Blog posts 2008-04-11
- Are we running out of everything? MSM's stunning lack of concern
- Water. Worry about it, say some experts. Yet the MSM's oblivious to the fact that we even need water. Recently there was a joint briefing by a Congressional leader and the U.S. Geological Sruvey on America's water problems. Number of news articles about it found by...
- Blog posts 2008-03-22
- Military ready to defend and conduct cyberwar
- The Pentagon is well-aware of the importance of the computer networks -- known as cyberspace to the media and the "Global Information Grid" to the Defense Dept. -- to national security and is actively working to shore up defenses. That was the news from Gen. Kevin P....
- Blog posts 2008-03-04
- As Comcast defends, Markey offers net neutrality bill
- Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's subcommittee on telecommunications and the Internet, introduced a bill Wednesday that would prevent Internet service providers such as Comcast from interfering with consumers' use of the network. The bill was cosponsored by Rep. Chip Pickering (R-Miss.). ...
- Blog posts 2008-02-13
- New healthcare IT bill going nowhere fast
- A bill to promote the use of technology in health care, re-introduced in October, is going nowhere fast. The Promoting Health Information Technology HIT Act co-sponsored by California Democrat Anne Eshoo left and Michigan Republican Michael Rogers, would establish a national coordinator within the Health and Human...
- Blog posts 2007-12-06
- Senate challenges Martin over media ownership
- FCC Chairman Kevin J. Martin got a bruising on Capitol Hill today over his plan to loosen media ownership rules. The FCC is scheduled to vote Dec. 18 on a plan that would allow the same company to own a newspaper and a broadcast station in the 20 largest markets....
- Blog posts 2007-12-05
- 911 Modernization and Public Safety Act would tie VoIP to 911 backbone
- A bill winding through the U.S. Congress would go along way to making E911 calls over VoIP lines more efficient. I am referring to the 911 Modernization and Public Safety Act. If passed and signed into law, VoIP providers would be able to obtain direct access to...
- Blog posts 2007-10-13
- House moves to pass broadband census bill
- A House subcommittee passed a bill Wednesday to identify broadband penetration in the US and how it's being used, Ars Technica reports. The House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet passed the Broadband Census of America Act. The bill forces providers to break out specific subscriber numbers, the broadband...
- Blog posts 2007-10-12
- Congress hearings on Google-DoubleClick scheduled
- Committees in the Senate and House are planning to have fall hearings on how the Google-DoubleClick deal will impact competition.CNN Money reports that the Senate antitrust subcommittee is planning a hearing to delve into how Google's acquisition of Doubleclick will impact Internet advertising. Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal reported that...
- Blog posts 2007-07-19
- Verizon tells Congress open access spectrum a very bad idea
- Is the wireless industry ready to be federally regulated? One Verizon executive recently said bring it on -- so long as it benefits Verizon. But one wonders if that sentiment goes very far when it comes to the "open access" requirements in the upcoming 700MHz auction, reports Ars Technica.Speaking...
- Blog posts 2007-07-12
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