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Study group: 1973 war powers legislation should be replaced
(AP) AP - The next time the president goes to war, Congress should be consulted and vote on whether it agrees, according to a bipartisan study group chaired by former secretaries of state James Baker III and Warren Christopher. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Reflections on a new internal data theft study While external data breaches involving household brand names such as TJX tend to grab more headlines, insider data thefts are emerging as compliance and reputational risks for organizations. Recent studies suggest that over 60 percent of data breaches originate from a Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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War Powers Act needs fixing, bipartisan panel says - CNN The Associated PressWar Powers Act needs fixing, bipartisan panel saysCNN - 3 hours agoWASHINGTON (CNN) -- The United States needs a new law requiring that the president consult with Congress before going to war, a blue-ribbon panel led by two former secretaries of stat Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Advocacy group: No free pass for telecom spying Civil liberties and media reform group Free Press called on the U.S. Congress to reject bills that would give retroactive legal immunity to telecommunication carriers that helped the government monitor phone calls and e-mail after Vice President Dick Cheney pushed for Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Study: More U.S. broadband has $134 billion economic impact A modest increase in U.S. broadband adoption would have an annual economic impact of $134 billion, according to a study released Thursday.A 7 percent increase in broadband adoption would create 2.4 million jobs Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Study: H-1Bs go with job creation U.S. companies that apply for controversial H-1B visas create additional jobs beyond the positions filled by foreign workers, according to a study released Monday by a pro-immigration think tank.For every H-1B p Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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BT: A case study in agile programming In 2005, BT Group began replacing an aging Unix-based phone-traffic monitoring system with a Web-centric architecture. The intent: To allow traffic managers to make quicker changes to switches and other physical devices to handle shifts in network loads -- on any poin Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Study: Bad requirements-gathering hurts IT projects A new survey by IAG Consulting finds that among two-thirds of companies polled, it is "improbable" that an IT project will be considered an overall success due to inadequately or improperly gathered business requirements. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Tech group: Increase US gov't research funding The U.S. Congress should keep the promises it made in the America Competes Act of 2007, and restore funding to three federal agencies that conduct basic research, a group of tech CEOs said.The Technology CEO Cou Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Panel urges new law on government war powers WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The president should be forced by law to consult Congress before going to war, a bipartisan panel including several prominent former U.S. officials said on Tuesday. Home > Rss Directory > General > Reuters |
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Panel urges new law on government war powers
(Reuters) Reuters - The president should be forced by law to consult Congress before going to war, a bipartisan panel including several prominent former U.S. officials said on Tuesday. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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User-group study: Mainframes live on through SOA Mainframe systems are playing a key role in many SOA (service-oriented architecture) projects, according to a study released this week by IBM user group SHARE.Mainframes like IBM's System z are integral to SOA a Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Unified comms still a mystery, study shows Unified communications (UC) might be a fashionable term, but many organizations still struggle to understand the benefits of a connected, IP-based communications infrastructure, a Butler Group study has reported. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Study Suggests Antibiotics Are Overused - The Associated Press Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesStudy Suggests Antibiotics Are OverusedThe Associated Press - 5 hours agoCHICAGO (AP) - A woman dying of Alzheimer's has a fever. Should she be given antibiotics? Many people would say yes. But a provocative new study suggests that antibiotics Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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May 22, 1973: Enter Ethernet 1973: Bob Metcalfe of the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center writes a memo outlining how to connect the think tank's new personal computers to a shared printer. The memo puts forth the basic properties of -- and names -- ethernet. Metcalfe had been an MIT undergraduate whiz kid and Harvard gra Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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May 22, 1973: Enter Ethernet 1973: Bob Metcalfe of the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center writes a memo outlining how to connect the think tank's new personal computers to a shared printer. The memo puts forth the basic properties of -- and names -- ethernet. Metcalfe had been an MIT undergraduate whiz kid and Harvard gra Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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Clinton on sidelines of efforts to end war - Los Angeles Times PRESS TVClinton on sidelines of efforts to end warLos Angeles Times - 1 hour agoShe's been a vocal critic, but records show she has done little to advance legislation to force withdrawal from Iraq. By Noam N. Levey, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON -- Seeking Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Open-source software a security risk, study claims Open-source software is a significant security risk for corporations that use it because in many cases, the open source community fails to adhere to minimal security best practices, according a study released Monday. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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MPAA admits movie piracy study is 29% full of @$#% Exaggerated case used to push legislation A 2005 study by the Motion Picture Association of America claimed that illegal downloads from college students accounted for an enormous 44 per cent of the industry's domestic losses.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Treasury Secretary Requests Greater Powers for the Federal Reserve The Bush administration said that the Federal Reserve should be given sweeping new powers to protect the integrity of the financial system. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |