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White Paper As mobile employees, US Senators and their staffs posed a significant challenge to the technology office of the Republican Conference within the Senate. The technology office needed a solution that would provide the... [03 Jul 2008]
Sarbanes-Oxley: Disclosure and Confidentiality
White Paper Democratic senator from Maryland and the Republican U.S. Few people could identify them, the senior U.S. Congressman from Ohio. But Sen. Paul Sarbanes and Rep. Michael Oxley placed their names on a landmark piece of... [10 Apr 2008]
Cisco Creates New Opportunities for Career-Changing Adults
White Paper He also had the opportunity to work side-by- side with Cisco engineers to learn about the setup and configuration of the Republican National Convention network in Philadelphia in August 2000. Scott Redilla, married and... [13 Apr 2007]
Net neutrality back on the agenda in the US
News As expected - albeit perhaps not quite so soon - Maine Republican senator Olympia Snowe and North Dakota Democrat senator Byron Dorgan teamed up again to introduce what appears to be an identical version of their bill,... [10 Jan 2007]
AT&T-BellSouth merger gets FCC green light
News Meanwhile, the fifth commissioner, Robert McDowell, a Republican, had recused himself from the vote because, before his confirmation to the FCC earlier this year, he had represented an industry group opposed to the merger. [02 Jan 2007]
AT&T-BellSouth merger back to square one?
News The decision by federal communications commissioner Robert McDowell, a Republican sworn in earlier this year, is consistent with his earlier inclination to recuse himself from a decision on whether to approve the deal,... [19 Dec 2006]
AT&T-BellSouth merger set for deciding vote
News McDowell, a Republican, would cast the tiebreaking vote. The head lawyer for the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has paved the way for commissioner Robert McDowell to break the deadlock on the mega-merger... [11 Dec 2006]
Photos: YouTubers spoof and mock tech brands
Photo The Mac ads get political with this spoof using 'Republican' and 'Democrat' characters instead of 'PC' and 'Mac'. YouTube has ridden a wave of popularity to become the web's fastest growing site in just six months, with... [24 Nov 2006]
AT&T-BellSouth merger vote delayed again
News Now, the fifth member of the commission, Republican Robert McDowell, is likely to be forced to vote on the deal, according to predictions from several telecom experts. The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has... [03 Nov 2006]
Fresh calls for ISP data retention laws
News One senior House Republican drafted a bill but then backed away from it, and a Democratic proposal has not been voted on. Montana senator Conrad Burns, a Republican, used the hearing to tout a proposal,... [20 Sep 2006]
Web smut labelling plan still on cards
News Senator Jon Kyl, an Arizona Republican, was the first politician to latch onto the Justice Department's plan, introducing a bill in June that mirrored its demands but upped the possible prison sentence to a 15-year maximum. [19 Sep 2006]
HP to face Congress grilling over leak scandal
News A Republican aide to the House Energy and Commerce Committee confirmed pretexting hearings were being planned but said nothing has been scheduled yet and it was unclear what role HP would play. In a move that promises to... [15 Sep 2006]
Net neutrality rift threatens comms bill
News At that time, the Alaska Republican suggested he was confident he would be able to drum up the 60 votes needed to end a filibuster on the sweeping proposal, which includes everything from changes to the way the... [13 Sep 2006]
Big Blue scores bid to build world's fastest PC
News Bidding for the system opened in May, when a congressional subcommittee allocated $35m for the first phase of the project, said Domenici, a Republican from New Mexico, where the nuclear weapons lab is located. [06 Sep 2006]
Net neutrality supporters take fight to senators
News The activities were designed to ramp up momentum for the Internet Freedom Preservation Act, sponsored by senator Byron Dorgan, a North Dakota Democrat, and senator Olympia Snowe, a Maine Republican. The Snowe-Dorgan plan... [01 Sep 2006]
