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Are You More Secure Today Than Before September 11?: A Report on the Bush Administration, Security, Energy, and Money
White Paper Contrary to its assertions of deep concern about the domestic security of the United States, the Bush administration has substantially degraded "homeland security" since September 11 while facilitating a massive transfer of public and private... [03 Jul 2008]
The Future of Head Start
White Paper The Bush administration is proposing that control of Head Start be turned over to state governments that promise to meet a series of conditions regarding school preparation, comprehensive services, and public accountability. [03 Jul 2008]
ISP data retention issue heading for Congress
News The Bush administration plans to approach Congress again this year about the possibility of new rules requiring ISPs to retain information about their subscribers for a certain period of time. Their intentions grew increasingly public last year. [19 Jan 2007]
US cyber-spying must stop now, says judge
News The warrantless internet and telephone surveillance programme authorised by the Bush administration violates the US Constitution and must cease immediately, a federal judge ruled on Thursday. In a sweeping victory for the Aclu and its clients... [18 Aug 2006]
US to keep hold of Icann until 2011?
News In addition to asserting its plans to retain control over the internet's "root", the master file that lists what top-level domains are authorised, the Bush administration said it planned to maintain its supervision over Icann. [17 Aug 2006]
Tech group appeals ISP wiretapping diktat
News The coalition on Friday asked the full US Court of Appeals in Washington, DC, to review a 9 June ruling that sided with the Bush administration. The Drug Enforcement Administration and Justice Department eventually signed on too. [24 Jul 2006]
US telco mega-mergers under scrutiny
News The Bush administration's approval of the mega-mergers of telcos AT&T and SBC and of Verizon and MCI has been challenged by a federal judge. Sullivan, who was appointed to the federal bench by former President Clinton, said he's considering extra... [13 Jul 2006]
Cheat Sheet: Net neutrality
Cheat Sheet Funnily enough, since the Republican Bush Administration came to power, the diversity and competitiveness of US telecoms industry has fallen into steep decline, while new mega-mergers seem to pass without muster. [16 Jun 2006]
US heading for online data retention law?
News Until Gonzales' public remarks last month, the Bush administration had generally opposed laws requiring data retention, saying it had "serious reservations" about them. But after the European parliament last December approved such a requirement for... [31 May 2006]
Google 'profits from child porn', lawsuit claims
News The legal action against Google comes as Congress and the Bush administration have been attempting to step up their crackdown on online sexual exploitation of children. The suit, which claims Google acted negligently and intentionally inflicted... [08 May 2006]
Google must capitulate to DoJ, says judge
News The Bush administration argues that criminal sanctions in the 1998 law - which has been placed on hold by the courts - are more effective ways to shield children than anti-porn-filtering software. Ware said he was reluctant to give the Justice... [15 Mar 2006]
US bids to hold on to net
News Less than two weeks before a United Nations summit on the internet begins, technology firms including Google, IBM and Microsoft are supporting the Bush administration's efforts to maintain the United States' influence over domain names. [04 Nov 2005]
VoIP wiretapping rules to be considered
News Terrorism and homeland security concerns make such regulations necessary, the FCC said, echoing the arguments of Bush administration officials who have warned of VoIP services becoming a "haven" for terrorists, criminals and spies. [27 Sep 2005]
Bush gives .xxx porn domain a red light
News The Bush administration is objecting to the creation of a dot-xxx domain, saying it has concerns about a virtual red-light district reserved exclusively for internet pornography. ICM Registry - the for-profit company in Florida that plans to... [16 Aug 2005]
US can't dominate domain names, says UN
News The report says "no single government should have a pre-eminent role in relation to international internet governance" - which runs directly contrary to the Bush administration's position announced last month. [18 Jul 2005]
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