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  • House approves cyberthreat sharing bill; privacy concerns remain

    The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to approve legislation that would encourage companies to share cyberattack information with each other and with the government, despite concerns that it would put new consumer information in the hands of surveillance agencies.

    Written by Grant Gross23 April 15 07:51
  • FCC allowed to question AT&T, Verizon on business broadband pricing

    The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has the green light to collect new data on the pricing of so-called special access services, the middle-mile network services used to deliver business broadband and mobile service backhaul.

    Written by Grant Gross20 Aug. 14 04:38
  • Critics to Congress: Put the brakes on patent bill

    The U.S. House of Representatives needs to take more time to debate and rewrite a bill targeting so-called patent trolls because several provisions would hurt legitimate patent holders, several critics of the bill said Tuesday.

    Written by Grant Gross03 Dec. 13 21:24
  • Officials target end of November for smooth HealthCare.gov

    HealthCare.gov, the malfunctioning insurance-shopping website at the heart of the controversial Obamacare program, should be running smoothly for the vast majority of users by the end of November, about two months after its launch, officials said.

    Written by Grant Gross25 Oct. 13 17:25
  • US agencies can't track savings from data center closings

    The U.S. government's effort to close 1,253 of its data centers is falling short of its goal, and agencies haven't been able to track projected cost savings for the initiative, a government auditor told lawmakers.

    Written by Grant Gross14 May 13 20:58
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