The fate of NASA's supercomputer may depend on Sen. Ted Cruz
NEW ORLEANS -- Republican control of the Senate means that one the most fanatical climate change deniers in Congress, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), is now in line to head the Senate subcommittee that...
View ArticleHP's former CEO Carly Fiorina explores GOP presidential run
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, who has never held public office and was fired from her HP job in 2005, is considering a run for president. And why not?
View ArticleSenate's torture report will provoke hacktivist reprisals
The release Tuesday of the U.S. Senate's report that excoriated the Central Intelligence Agency for torturing suspected terrorists will result in retaliation by cyber-hacktivist groups, a security...
View ArticleAnti-H-1B senator to head immigration panel
The biggest enemy facing U.S. Senate Republicans in raising the H-1B cap are Senate Republicans.
View ArticleIt's time for the chip-and-PIN'ing of America
Thank goodness for that signature on the back of my credit card. If it weren't for that smudged scrawl, a thief might steal my card (or card number) and make fraudulent purchases. Or steal my identity....
View ArticleSouthern California Edison layoffs get U.S. Senate attention
Southern California Edison's replacement of IT workers with H-1B workers is getting attention from one U.S. lawmaker who is in a positon to influence immigration law.
View ArticleEveryone has something to say about revived Wi-Fi Innovation Act
A revived and bi-partisan supported Wi-Fi Innovation Act has been introduced this week by U.S. Senators and is backed by U.S. House members with a companion bill of their own.
View ArticleDHS cybersecurity staff won't get paid during shutdown
If Congressional leaders carry through on their threat to shut down the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), life for the agency's cybersecurity professionals -- and many others -- will be miserable....
View ArticleSen. Nelson questions use of StingRays for phone surveillance
A U.S. Senator is questioning why the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved of a controversial cell phone surveillance device that both federal and state law enforcement agencies are using...
View ArticleIT workers' voices heard in the Senate, confidentially
WASHINGTON - A Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today on the H-1B visa offered up a stew of policy arguments, positioning and frustration.
View ArticleN.C. primed for mega tech backlash over Indiana-like bill
North Carolina is considering "religious objection" legislation similar to Indiana, a move that could raise the stakes for the tech industry firms battling these laws.
View Article10 U.S. senators seek investigation into H-1B-driven layoffs
Ten U.S. senators, representing the political spectrum, are seeking a federal investigation into displacement of IT workers by H-1B-using contractors.
View ArticleWho should get the blame in IRS breach?
If cybercrime is visualized as a river, its headwaters may be in a doctor's office in places such as South Florida. It's here where a cellphone photograph of a medical form filled out by a patient can...
View ArticleMicrosoft, Rubio, Sessions and the H-1B ground war
Microsoft's argument that the U.S. faces a shortage of people with STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) skills isn't helped by the 7,800 layoffs it announced last week.
View ArticleLawmakers propose new visa for foreign tech entrepreneurs
Two U.S. House Democrats are proposing a new visa for immigrants who can obtain "significant" venture capital funding for a business, or can otherwise establish a business that creates some jobs.
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