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RSS SenateVerizon Business Case Study: Consolidated Firearms Information Systems (CFIS)
White Paper In 1995, CA-Senate Bill 671 reduced the mandatory waiting period for the purchase of a firearm from 15 days to 10 days and mandated an electronic Dealer Record of Sale (DROS) process. Since 1996, Verizon Business has... [30 May 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 19.09.08
Round-Up The revelation came when McCain's economic advisor was asked to explain just what the Senator had achieved during his stint as chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee. Tim Berners-Lee is a worried man. [19 Sep 2008]
Microsoft slams Google-Yahoo! ad deal
News Smith testified to the US Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Antitrust and the House Judiciary Committee Antitrust Task Force, both of which are looking at the implications of the deal. Microsoft has said the... [16 Jul 2008]
Data Security - Complexity, Cost and Potential Legislation
White Paper However, the large number of bills introduced in recent Congresses suggests that the House and the Senate are no longer looking the other way. Currently, there is no uniform standard for data security - either voluntary... [15 May 2008]
Yahoo! tests the Google route to advertising bliss
News In a statement, Herb Kohl, chairman of the Senate's subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, said: "We will be following closely the results of the short-term test alliance between Yahoo! [10 Apr 2008]
Security 'perfect storm' is a-brewing
News Coviello also called on members of the US Congress to approve a cyber crime bill passed by the Senate in 2007 to force greater disclosure around security breaches. More law enforcement and police resources are needed to... [09 Apr 2008]
ICD-10: Turning Regulatory Compliance Into Strategic Advantage - Are U.S. Health Plans and Providers Ready for ICD-10 Adoption?
White Paper In 2011, per the mandate of Senate Bill 628, the United States will move from the ICD-9 system of disease classification to ICD-10, a much more complex system that reflects recent advances in disease detection and... [14 Mar 2008]
Microsoft/Yahoo! 'internet competition' hearing postponed
News Meanwhile, a rival House committee recently announced plans to keep an eye on any merger activity, and a Senate antitrust panel said it would be prepared to hold a hearing if Yahoo! The first - and so far, only - Capitol... [08 Feb 2008]
Hillary Clinton talks tech
News I have long expressed concern with the Real ID Act, dating back to its initial consideration in the Senate in the spring of 2005. Senate Republicans brought this legislation up for a vote without holding... [03 Jan 2008]
Microsoft to open Canadian development centre
News But so far, a broader feud has killed two attempts by the US Senate to overhaul the immigration system, including a bump in the H-1B quota from a base level of 60,000 to at least 115,000. Amid challenges getting enough... [06 Jul 2007]
US Senate reins in ID card project
News The US Senate took a preliminary step on Wednesday toward reining in the controversial Real ID Act, which is scheduled to become the US' first federal identification card in a few years. After the Senate... [28 Jun 2007]
Anti-spyware bill resurfaces in the US
News This is not the first time the House has attempted to regulate spyware - back in October 2004 it voted for a bill which was subsequently ignored by the Senate. As far back as July 2000, Congress held a hearing on a bill... [09 Feb 2007]
ISP data retention issue heading for Congress
News US attorney general Alberto Gonzales said he is continuing to explore such legislation, pertaining not to "data retained by government but [to] data retained by ISPs that could be accessed with a court order", and told a hearing convened... [19 Jan 2007]
Net neutrality back on the agenda in the US
News A divisive proposal requiring all network operators to abide by strict net neutrality principles resurfaced yesterday in the US Senate. As expected - albeit perhaps not quite so soon - Maine Republican senator Olympia... [10 Jan 2007]
AT&T-BellSouth merger set for deciding vote
News In a letter to the FCC's general counsel, they said they trusted McDowell to live up to his pledge at his Senate confirmation hearing - to be impartial and fair. The head lawyer for the US Federal Communications... [11 Dec 2006]
