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Hynix fined $185m for DRAM price fixing
News The US Department of Justice announced Thursday that Hynix Semiconductor has agreed to plead guilty to criminal antitrust violations over DRAM price fixing and pay a $185m (£96.7m) fine. Hynix is the latest DRAM maker to reach a settlement with the...
[April 22, 2005, 9:45]
DoJ investigates Network Associates
News The California-based security software company announced the Justice Department's involvement on Wednesday and added that it plans to delay filing its annual report, known in financial terminology as a "10-K," so it can restate earning for fiscal...
[March 27, 2003, 8:52]
US Report: Microsoft expects suit today
News Department of Justice broke down on Saturday, according to DoJ officials, with no future discussions planned going forward. In a short statement released by the DoJ on Saturday, the government said, "discussions between the Justice Department, a...
[May 18, 1998, 10:35]
Commune de Villeurbanne Deploys System to Manage and Maintain More Than 10,000 Lighting Points
White Papers The department wanted to manage equipment, repairs, and preventive maintenance for more than 10,000 lighting points and the associated network. The department worked with Generale d'Infographie to deploy EP Center - a Web-based public lighting...
[November 3, 2007, 0:00]
Passing Regulatory Audits and Improving Network Security With BindView Solutions From Symantec
White Papers The New South Wales Department of Lands was facing a number of regulatory audits, so it chose a BindView solution from Symantec. The department has demonstrated compliance, including achievement of ISO 17799 certification in March 2005.
[December 23, 2006, 0:00]
Russian hackers 'the best in the world'
News The Russian police's cybercrime division, known as Department K, has warned that Russian hackers are the best in the world. Everyone knows that Russians are good at maths," said lieutenant general Boris Miroshnikov of Department K.
[April 6, 2005, 12:50]
Ministers progress carbon neutrality plan
News Health minister Ben Bradshaw said the Department of Health plans to reduce emissions by 40 percent, then achieve carbon neutrality by 2012, as part of its sustainable development action plan. Bradshaw added that the department has already...
[May 13, 2009, 14:16]
New public-sector IT head to manage £3bn budget
News One major Whitehall department has looked to the private sector to recruit its new chief information officer The Department for Work and Pensions has announced the appointment of a new chief information officer to lead its IT programmes.
[May 10, 2004, 11:00]
Sun's Liberty gets US government backing
News The US General Services Administration and the Department of Defense on Wednesday announced that they will join the Liberty Alliance Project, which aims to standardise Web authentication. The Defense Department said it is interested in creating a...
[March 6, 2003, 10:32]
Angela Smith named as government IT minister
News Smith, the department's minister of state, leads on the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer, Information Security and Assurance, according to a full list of ministerial responsibilities released on 14 October.
[October 16, 2009, 12:13]
Closed-Circuit TV Over IP
White Papers At Cisco Systems, the Safety and Security department manages internal security for more than 300 facilities worldwide. The Cisco Security department surmounted these difficulties when it transitioned from VCRs to a third-party digital video...
[March 4, 2005, 23:00]
Wiretap cover-up rings privacy alarm bells
News The Los Angeles Police Department and district attorney's office are covering up widespread and illegal wiretapping, the Los Angeles public defender's office charged Wednesday, in the latest round of a growing legal battle that's piqued the...
[October 22, 1999, 10:16]
Tailoring DoDAF for Service Oriented Architectures: A Recommended Guide
White Papers This paper provides guidance on how to use the Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF) to describe a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA). With acceptance of Network-Centric Warfare (NCW) and "Net-centricity", the Department of Defense...
[March 21, 2007, 0:00]
A Year Ago: DoJ widens Microsoft probe
News The Justice Department is expanding its probe into Microsoft, according to people familiar with the government's thinking. A spokesman for the Justice Department declined comment. The Justice Department declined comment.
[July 28, 1999, 6:12]
US Navy reports on Kosovo conflict "cyber-soldiers"
News A new report commissioned by the US Navy's European department reportedly claims the Kosovan conflict could have been shortened by "at least half" if the US Defence Department had adequately trained "cyber-soldiers".
[October 7, 1999, 15:25]
A Year Ago: Intervention needed for skills shortage
News Speaking today at the UK Technology Week show at Earl's Court, John Temple Head of the Skills Unit at the Department of Education and Employment acknowledged the need for government intervention to help solve the problem of IT skills shortages in...
[October 6, 1999, 7:23]
Network Solutions agrees to domain deal
News Settling a long-running dispute, Network Solutions and the US Commerce Department agreed on a deal that lets the company retain control of its database of Internet addresses but requires it to sell addresses to competitors at a steep discount.
[September 29, 1999, 12:12]
Worldwide anti-piracy sweep nets three
News The US Department of Justice said on Tuesday three men pleaded guilty to criminal copyright infringement, as part of what attorneys called the largest multinational Net piracy investigation to date. It is a priority of this Office and the...
[March 9, 2005, 9:10]
'Confidential US security documents' flaunted online
News A Web site has published what it claims are confidential documents from the US Department of Homeland Security relating to possible terrorist activity. ZDNet UK alerted the Department to the security breach last Wednesday after seeing the documents...
[January 24, 2005, 15:45]
Criminal justice IT contracts up for grabs
News The Department for Constitutional Affairs is set to replace its main IT contracts covering key projects in the modernisation of the criminal justice system, it has emerged. The department is planning to issue a tender notice in the spring for the...
[January 19, 2005, 15:50]
