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US Government failing on cybersecurity
News US House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform for three straight years — in other words, every year of its young existence. Despite all the rhetoric from government officials about preparedness and defence against those who would harm...
[March 17, 2006, 9:40]
US government to let Icann go, reports say
Blog The ties between Icann and the US government have long been a sticking point for many other countries, who are pushing for a true internationalisation of the internet. In July, the European Commission called for the US government to let Icann...
[September 29, 2009, 17:23]
US Government Web tracking under scrutiny
News Dozens of federal agencies are tracking visits to US government Web sites in violation of long-standing rules designed to protect online privacy, an investigation by ZDNet UK sister site CNET News.com has shown.
[January 5, 2006, 14:05]
US Government 'lobbied EC' over Microsoft fine
Talkback If Microsoft break EU law, the US government have no business trying to interfere with the legal process. Even the US courts found Microsoft guilty of breaking the law, but when it came to punishment they mysteriously backed down.
[September 27, 2006, 14:57]
US government to allow mass email spam
News Uncle Sam could become "Uncle Spam" if the government follows through with plans for creating an "official US email box" for every address in America, say industry executives briefed on the proposal. The government would use the email addresses to...
[August 2, 2000, 10:06]
US Government renews domain-name contract
News The US Government this week renewed its contract with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), effectively extending its grip on the administrative body that co-ordinates Net addressing until to 2011.
[August 17, 2006, 10:25]
2003 World Almanac - US Government
Downloads Get the US Government & Defense Database plus FIVE more World Almanac products for only $19.95 in the 2003 World Almanac - US Data Bundle! Become an "Instant Reference Expert" on the US Government! Town Compass® presents The 2003 World Almanac - US...
[February 4, 2003, 6:00]
US Government 'lobbied EC' over Microsoft fine
News The US Government sought to influence the European Commission over Microsoft's antitrust case, according to competition commissioner Neelie Kroes. Microsoft declined to comment on Kroes's claims, but an insider insisted that the company had not...
[September 26, 2006, 13:30]
US Government 'lobbied EC' over Microsoft fine
Talkback The real question seems to be not *whether*, but *why* the US government would get involved. Is it appropriate for the government of an ostensibly capitalist nation to step in on behalf of a corporation which is clearly not struggling?
[September 28, 2006, 15:54]
US government censors Wikipedia?
Blog The US Government has been accused of meddling with Wikipedia entries. According to an article in
[December 13, 2007, 14:21]
US government loses crypto ruling
News The FBI and NSA have successfully blocked most commercial encryption exports from the US, and Government officials argue foreign terrorists and criminals will soon be immune from surveillance if exports of the most powerful cryptography become...
[May 7, 1999, 14:34]
US Constitution & Government Quizzer
Downloads US Constitution and Government Quizzer is an easy to use drill and practice flash card style quizzer to aide students in learning about the US Constitution and Government. The questions asked cover a wide range of topics that may pique the students...
[September 5, 2004, 8:00]
US e-government wins higher ratings
News US federal agencies are beginning to make progress on e-government, says an official management report The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has signalled that US federal departments are finally making progress on e-government...
[July 15, 2004, 13:20]
US Constitution & Government Quizzer
Downloads US Constitution and Government Quizzer is an easy to use drill and practice flash card style quizzer to aide junior high students in preparing for Constitution exams. Program includes full text of the US Constitution, Declaration of Independence...
[January 22, 2008, 6:00]
US Government warns of Apple flaw
News The US Government has added its weight to warnings about a vulnerability in Apple's Mac OS X. The US computer emergency response team, US-CERT, issued an alert on Thursday, reporting a failure in the way OS X handles corrupted disk image files for...
[November 24, 2006, 16:01]
US government mulls an Internet of its own
News Planning for this network has been going on for several months," Clarke said in a statement Wednesday, adding that the General Services Administration -- the agency responsible for providing service and equipment to the US government -- will play...
[October 11, 2001, 11:19]
US Government to fund open source bug hunt
News In the effort, which the government agency calls the "Vulnerability Discovery and Remediation, Open Source Hardening Project", Stanford and Coverity will build and maintain a system that does daily scans of code contributed to popular open source...
[January 11, 2006, 9:05]
US government wants a few good hackers
News We're from the government and we want you to help us. That was the message that from a seven-member "Meet the Fed" panel, where government officials answered the questions of a roomful of hackers at the Def Con conference in Las Vegas on Saturday.
[July 16, 2001, 15:47]
US government, Net firms fail to agree on data retention
News The meeting of about 15 industry representatives and 10 government officials followed an earlier one the week before, first reported by ZDNet UK sister site CNET News.com, at which Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and FBI Director Robert Mueller...
[June 5, 2006, 10:25]
US government ignoring RFID risks
News RFID is becoming increasingly popular inside the US government, but agencies have not seriously considered the privacy risks, federal auditors said. In a report published Friday, the Government Accountability Office said that 13 of the largest...
[May 31, 2005, 9:45]
