Stories by: Grant Gross

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DOJ approves Google acquisition of Motorola Mobility 14 February, 2012 10:24:17

The U.S. Department of Justice has approved Google's acquisition of mobile-phone and tablet maker Motorola Mobility for about US$12.5 billion, following the European Commission's approval earlier in the day.
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Obama's 2013 IT budget: Less for DOD, less overall 14 February, 2012 08:38:38

U.S. President Barack Obama will request a 2013 federal IT budget of US$78.9 billion, a decrease of 0.7 percent from the government's 2012 budget.
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First White House CTO Chopra Resigns 13 February, 2012 22:15:29

Aneesh Chopra, who served for almost three years as the first federal CTO, has resigned amid speculation that he will run for lieutenant governor of Virginia.
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FCC map: Large areas not covered by mobile broadband 11 February, 2012 06:56:39

Large portions of the western half of the U.S. do not have access to 3G or faster mobile broadband service, according to a new map released by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
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Business owner sentenced for E-Rate fraud 10 February, 2012 08:18:37

The former owner of two Illinois technology companies was sentenced Thursday to serve 30 months in prison for participating in a conspiracy to defraud a U.S. Federal Communications Commission program to help schools and libraries in poor areas connect to the Internet, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
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Website operator pleads guilty to terrorist threats 10 February, 2012 07:37:38

The founder of several Muslim jihad websites has pleaded guilty to three charges related to making online threats, including threatening the writers of the television show "South Park," the U.S. Department of Justice said.
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EPIC sues FTC over Google's planned privacy changes 09 February, 2012 09:28:18

The Electronic Privacy Information Center has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, asking a court to force the agency to take action against Google over planned changes in the company's collection of personal data.
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US gov't falling behind in social-media race, expert says 09 February, 2012 08:46:59

The U.S. government is losing a race in cyberspace -- a social-networking race for the hearts and minds of Internet users, a computer security expert said Wednesday.
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FTC warns makers of background checking apps 08 February, 2012 06:39:50

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has sent warning letters to the makers of six mobile apps used for background checks, saying the apps may violate a consumer credit protection law.
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Groups: Congress should scrap SOPA, PIPA and start over 08 February, 2012 04:02:30

The U.S. Congress should scrap two controversial copyright enforcement bills and start over with attempts to target foreign websites accused of infringement and counterfeiting, more than 70 groups have said.
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Who really was behind the SOPA protests? 04 February, 2012 04:54:46

Some critics have blamed Silicon Valley tech firms for the massive online protests last month against two controversial copyright bills. Other groups have trumpeted the grassroots nature of the protests.