United States. Congress -- Educational aspects, United States. Congress -- Services, and Human resource management -- Reports
Abstract
Bill Gates this morning told members of Congress they need to to help America remain globally competitive by increasing funding for science and math education, basic science research, and to [...]
Market trend/market analysis, United States. Congress -- Powers and duties, Forensic sciences -- Practice, Forensic sciences -- Forecasts and trends, and Forensic sciences -- Standards
Abstract
The forensic science system -- digital or otherwise -- in the United States is badly fragmented and needs a major overhaul, a congressionally mandated report said Wednesday. The [...]
Electronics industry, Industry association information, Government regulation, United States. Congress -- Economic policy, Electronics industry -- Environmental aspects, Electronics industry -- Laws, regulations and rules, Trade and professional associations -- Political activity, Recycling (Waste, etc.) -- United States, and Recycling (Waste, etc.) -- Laws, regulations and rules
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The Electronics Industries Alliance is wary of a proliferation of electronics recycling laws and wants the federal government to act. EIA officials urged the U.S. Congress Wednesday to [...]
Broadband Internet, Government communications regulation, Government regulation, United States. Congress -- Telecommunications policy, Broadband transmission -- Laws, regulations and rules, Broadband transmission -- User statistics, Commercial associations -- Political activity, and Consumer groups -- Political activity
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The Open Internet Coalition, which claims to represent consumers, grassroots organizations, and businesses, called on Congress Thursday to adopt a national broadband policy for universal, affordable access to high-speed Internet [...]
Information services industry, Company financing, Company business management, Google Inc. -- Donations, United States. Library of Congress -- Management, United States. Library of Congress -- Finance, Digital libraries -- Finance, and Information services industry -- Donations
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP)--Google Inc. is giving $3 million to the U.S. Library of Congress to help set up a system for creating digital copies of rare documents from around the [...]
Market trend/market analysis, United States. Congress -- Political activity, Information Technology Association of America -- Political activity, Information Technology Association of America -- Services, High technology industry -- Political activity, High technology industry -- Industry forecasts, Research and development tax credit -- Political aspects, and Research and development tax credit -- Forecasts and trends
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A lobby group backed by IBM, Microsoft, Intel, and other tech industry giants is urging Congress to pass a new research and development tax credit and increase the supply of [...]
United States. Congress -- Trade policy and China -- Trade policy
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WASHINGTON - Congress has jumped into the fray over whether technology standards are being used to erect trade barriers designed to protect emerging Asian industries. Exhibit A during [...]
Government regulation, Internet, United States. Congress -- Political activity, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers -- Laws, regulations and rules, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers -- Political activity, Internet -- Political aspects, and Internet -- Laws, regulations and rules
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A trio of lawmakers in the House of Representatives has joined a Senate colleague in calling for the U.S. to retain oversight control over the Internet, as a showdown looms [...]
Government regulation, United States. Congress -- Domestic policy, and Emigration and immigration law -- Political aspects
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As Congress fights over details for comprehensive immigration reform, the United States on Thursday hit the cap on the 65,000 H-1B visas that will be issued for fiscal 2007, beginning [...]
Information services industry, Company business management, United States. Congress -- Political activity, United States. Congress -- Management, Information services industry -- Discipline, and Human rights
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers lashed out at Google Inc. and other prominent Internet companies Wednesday, with one Democrat questioning 'how your corporate leadership sleeps at night' because of the [...]
Market trend/market analysis, Company pricing policy, Government regulation, and United States. Congress -- Laws, regulations and rules
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Looks like Congress will remove from a spending bill a controversial amendment that would've more than tripled fees paid by employers for each H-1B visa applicant and created a new [...]
Wireless technology, Government communications regulation, Telecommunications services industry, Company business planning, Government regulation, United States. Congress -- Telecommunications policy, Telecommunications services industry -- Laws, regulations and rules, Telecommunications services industry -- Services, Communications industry -- Laws, regulations and rules, Communications industry -- Services, Mobile communication systems -- Laws, regulations and rules, Wireless communication systems -- Laws, regulations and rules, and Chief executive officers -- Planning
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chief executive officers of some leading technology companies plan to call on Thursday for the U.S. government to find more wireless airwaves for use as new applications [...]
Government regulation, United States. Congress -- Science and technology policy, Spyware -- Laws, regulations and rules, and Computer software industry -- Laws, regulations and rules
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After several similar efforts in the last two years, Congress is taking another stab at countering the spyware that infests desktop computers around the country. Yesterday, the Senate Committee on [...]
Company legal issue, United States. Department of Veterans Affairs -- Cases, and United States. Department of Veterans Affairs -- Officials and employees
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WASHINGTON - The head of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs faced angry lawmakers Thursday and described how the theft of a device the size of an iPod containing personal [...]
Government regulation, Information technology workers -- Emigration and immigration, Green cards -- Laws, regulations and rules, Trade and professional associations -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, and United States -- Social policy
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Although Congress' attempt to overhaul U.S. immigration laws died months ago, new proposals to re-examine the status of foreign-born tech professionals are beginning to splinter American tech lobbying groups that [...]
Computer services industry, Government regulation, Computer services industry -- Intellectual property, Computer services industry -- Laws, regulations and rules, Computer services industry -- Political aspects, Entertainment industry -- Political aspects, Entertainment industry -- Intellectual property, Entertainment industry -- Economic aspects, and United States -- Economic aspects
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And it can peacefully co-exist with movies, music, and microcode, but not if Hollywood gets to call the shots. Not if IT managers are expected to police their networks and [...]
Government regulation, Company systems management, United States. House of Representatives. Committee on Science, Space and Technology -- Laws, regulations and rules, Universities and colleges -- United States, Universities and colleges -- Laws, regulations and rules, Universities and colleges -- Information management, Peer to peer computing -- Laws, regulations and rules, Peer to peer computing -- Safety and security measures, File sharing -- Laws, regulations and rules, File sharing -- Safety and security measures, and United States -- Science and technology policy
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Several lawmakers want universities to use technology to block illegal peer-to-peer file sharing on their networks. The U.S. House Committee on Science and Technology held a hearing on [...]
Software/hardware leasing, Government regulation, U.S. Chamber of Commerce -- Reports, Computers -- Safety and security measures, Product counterfeiting -- Laws, regulations and rules, Espionage, Chinese -- International aspects, and China -- Military aspects
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The USCC report also warned about the risks posed by IT hardware manufactured abroad. 'The global supply chain for telecommunications items introduces another vulnerability to U.S. computers and [...]
Internet access, Government regulation, United States. Senate -- Laws, regulations and rules, Internet access -- Laws, regulations and rules, Internet access -- Taxation, and Information services -- Laws, regulations and rules
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Legislation to temporarily ban taxing Internet access is poised for approval this week after the U.S. Senate approved the legislation and worked out wording acceptable to Congress. If approved as [...]
Contract agreement, Company systems management, United States. Department of Defense -- Information management, United States. Department of Defense -- Contracts, United States. Department of Defense -- Safety and security measures, United States. Government Accountability Office -- Reports, and Alien labor -- Influence
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The potential exists that software developers from nations hostile to the United States could write code for American military weapon systems, and the Defense Department should do more to prevent [...]