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Article | 25/05/2012 FCC ruling on 800MHz band a boon for Sprint
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission approved a rule change for part of the 800MHz band at a meeting on Thursday, opening the door for Sprint Ne...
Article | 24/05/2012 Lawmakers call on DOJ to reopen investigation into Google Wi-Fi spying
Two U.S. lawmakers have called on the U.S. Department of Justice to reopen its investigation into Google's snooping on Wi-Fi networks in 2010 after re...
Article | 24/05/2012 Lawmakers call on DOJ to reopen investigation into Google Wi-Fi spying
Two U.S. lawmakers have called on the U.S. Department of Justice to reopen its investigation into Google's snooping on Wi-Fi networks in 2010 after re...
Article | 24/05/2012 GAO: US gov't IT reform slower than claimed
The efforts of U.S. President Barack Obama's administration to streamline and improve the government's IT systems aren't proceeding as quickly as offi...
Article | 24/05/2012 Google to offer mapping and other software in Syria
Google is now allowed under U.S. export control rules to offer downloads in Syria of its mapping software Google Earth, photo sharing software Picasa,...

Features about government

Article | 21/05/2009 Lost hard drive and other government data blunders
The U.S. government says it's lost - yes, lost - an entire hard drive full of sensitive data. The external drive, stored at the U.S. National Archives...
Article | 16/10/2008 Eight ways technology has shaped the US elections
Technology has played a particularly prominent role in the 2008 US elections -- and it isn't just the typical silliness over whether a candidate reall...