Cara Garretson

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U.S. House passes ‘tech talent’ bill

Looking to expand the number of undergraduate students pursuing studies in science and technology, the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill to fund programs designed to graduate more professionals in these and related fields.

U.S. House passes ‘tech talent’ bill

Looking to expand the number of undergraduate students pursuing studies in science and technology, the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill to fund programs designed to graduate more professionals in these and related fields.

U.S. Senate passes e-government bill

The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill that proposes funding initiatives to make federal government information and services more readily available online.

Giuliani stresses importance of tech in government

Leveraging technology is key to reaching goals and preparing for unexpected events in government as well as in business, the former mayor of New York told a packed audience at the E-Gov 2002 conference on Wednesday morning.

Congress unlikely to vote on tech-related bills

Despite the fact that a number of technology-related legislative proposals are kicking around Congress, a pair of lawmakers expressed doubt that many of them will come to a vote before this session ends.

More DRAM vendors involved in US DOJ’s probe

The antitrust probe launched by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) into the DRAM (dynamic RAM) market appears to be larger than originally suspected, as additional memory chip makers confirmed that the agency has contacted them as part of the investigation.

FTC charges Rambus with anticompetitive acts

Memory maker Rambus Inc. deceived a technology standards organization, resulting in harm to competition and competitors, according to a claim brought against the company by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Wednesday.

Content and tech industries debate digital copy protection

Mix the thundering clash of two huge U.S. industries with the threat of government intervention and the potential for consumer rights violations, and what do you get? The debate over digital copy protection that is playing out in Hollywood, Silicon Valley and, most recently, Washington, D.C.

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