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Bush administration leaps to Microsoft's defence
News The Bush administration on Wednesday protested South Korea's decision to fine Microsoft roughly £18m and order the software company to redesign portions of its Windows operating system. Perhaps fearing that governments may line up by the dozens to...
[December 8, 2005, 8:25]
Bush hints door may open for more tech workers
News Details of President Bush's plan to tackle illegal immigration remain fuzzy, but the programme could create a new way for technology employers to bring in foreign workers. Should the Bush proposal be implemented, it would be disastrous for American...
[January 21, 2004, 13:59]
Bush challenges EC over Internet governance
News In a sign that traditionally obscure discussions about Internet control have taken on new prominence, President Bush broached the topic in a meeting this week with European Commission President José Barroso.
[October 21, 2005, 11:30]
Bush urges ban on 'morphed' porn
News President Bush warned parents of the perils the Internet may hold for their children on Wednesday and urged Congress to outlaw "morphed", or virtual, child pornography. Speaking in the Presidential Hall in the White House complex, Bush described...
[October 24, 2002, 8:23]
Bush lobbies EU to drop traffic data retention ban
News President Bush is calling for a change to the proposed EU directive on privacy and communications, to allow for the blanket retention of all traffic data for criminal investigations. In a letter to the Belgian prime minister Guy Verhofstadt, who...
[November 5, 2001, 13:04]
Bush's EU man attacked for Microsoft links
News The Free Software Foundation Europe has criticised President Bush's decision to nominate a long-time ally of Microsoft as the US representative to the European Union. Boyden Gray, a lawyer who lobbied on behalf of Microsoft during the US antitrust...
[August 8, 2005, 15:30]
Bush backs international cybercrime plan
News President Bush has asked the US Senate to ratify the first international cybercrime treaty. In a letter to the Senate on Monday, Bush called the Council of Europe's controversial treaty "an effective tool in the global effort to combat computer...
[November 19, 2003, 9:00]
Bush Wacker
Downloads Well now it''s Bush-Wacker (Wack-a-George)Hit the start button and wack the wacky Georges. You''ve played Wack-a-Mole? But be careful.Don''t Wack Cheney or you lose points.
[July 30, 2007, 8:00]
Bush calls for faster broadband rollout
News The speech offered something of a change of pace at the White House: Technology has not been a top priority with the Bush administration, which has focused on the threat of terrorism since 11 September and, before that, on energy policy following...
[June 14, 2002, 11:03]
Bush unveils final cybersecurity plan
News The Bush administration signed off on Friday on the final version of the United States' strategy for protecting the Internet and securing information systems. Bush wrote in a letter introducing the document.
[February 17, 2003, 8:19]
Bush administration leaps to Microsoft's defence
Talkback Bush = Microsoft = War in iraq
[December 8, 2005, 16:10]
Bush snubs tech VC for commerce post
News President-elect George W Bush on Wednesday will choose longtime Texas friend Donald Evans as his secretary of commerce, passing over Silicon Valley venture capitalist Floyd Kvamme, according to transition sources.
[December 20, 2000, 15:44]
Bush to host high-tech pow-wow
News President Bush will welcome executives from Cisco Systems and other top companies Wednesday to talk tech. Bush held two similar events earlier this year, one at the Texas Governors' mansion, and later a smaller event at the White House.
[March 28, 2001, 8:58]
Bush beefs up cybercrime spending
News Bush has proposed a $2.4tn (£1.32tn) federal budget that boosts spending on information technology and on computer crime investigation. In a letter to Congress accompanying the proposed budget, Bush acknowledged the record gap between spending and...
[February 3, 2004, 9:10]
Bush security drive could include privacy czar
News President Bush's proposed Department of Homeland Security is likely to get its own privacy czar. On Tuesday, the Bush administration told a House subcommittee that it was open to the idea, which key legislators have endorsed.
[July 11, 2002, 10:08]
Bush pushes for expansion of surveillance law
Talkback I dont like or dislike george bush , but his reason for being able to snoop on peoples internet activtites is utter rubbish. What a load of yankee crap. Why does he always mention the 'terroists' when he wants to implement a plan of action against...
[January 21, 2004, 12:16]
Bush goes MP3
News Indie band Bush is to sell its latest single exclusively on MP3. The single will be available only in the MP3 format and is endorsed by Bush's record label Trauma. We are making certain that Bush receives the royalties they deserve," stated co...
[September 28, 1999, 16:34]
Bush names new US 'CIO'
News President Bush has picked US Department of Energy chief information officer Karen Evans to become administrator of information technology and e-government for the federal government. Bush's announcement, released on Wednesday, said Evans will...
[September 4, 2003, 11:10]
Bush pushes for expansion of surveillance law
News President Bush on Tuesday evening called for the renewal of the USA Patriot Act, the controversial law that expanded Internet surveillance powers for police but partially expires next year. Using the pageantry of his third State of the Union speech...
[January 21, 2004, 9:25]
Bush administration leaps to Microsoft's defence
Talkback I see at last the true colour (note spelt correctley) of the Bush admins funding is comming out he is yet another arm of M$ Corp Bush a wholey owned subsiderey of M$ Corp , Tell me another onw just like the other one tell me another one do
[December 8, 2005, 13:08]
