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Gates warns of U.S. tech folly

March 17, 2008 — 7:59am ET
Microsoft founder Bill Gates made a trip to Washington, D.C., last week, his last visit to the nation's capital representing the company. He testified on Capitol Hill and made a speech to Virginia's... Read more...

Congress gets a 'D' on tech legislation

December 20, 2007 — 7:59am ET
It was a very tough year for IT legislation in Congress. Only a few bills were passed to help the technology industry, and plenty of others never made it off of wishlists and into the halls of... Read more...

Yahoo apologizes for China mistake

November 5, 2007 — 7:59am ET
Yahoo made a mistake and unintentionally sent shock waves through the international community and onto Capitol Hill. The company's general counsel and executive vice president has apologized for... Read more...

Senators complain about visa abuse

June 27, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

As the H-1B visa debate rages on Capitol Hill, two U.S. senators, Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), charge that offshoring firms are "abusing the system" through the use of... Read more...

Department of Homeland Security CIO comes under fire

June 20, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

Department of Homeland Security, CIO Scott Charbo, has not been setting a good example and hasn't shown he's serious about fixing his departments vulnerabilities. That, at least, is the position... Read more...

Department of Homeland Security discusses own vulnerabilities

June 17, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

On June 20, officials from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will hold a hearing on Capitol Hill to discuss the agency's apparent problems in staving off electronic attacks and IT systems... Read more...

HP's chief mum on scandal

September 19, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

While it seems that everyone, from the federal courts to the state attorneys, is launching an investigation into the HP boardroom spy scandal, the company's CEO is busy doing a road show. Mark... Read more...