Grant Gross

If Democrats take control of the U.S. Congress lawmakers are expected to make hardly any major changes in technology and telecommunication law but net neutrality and government surveillance programs could be exceptions.

E-voting machines remain vulnerable to attacks from people trying to steal elections and to glitches that incorrectly count votes, critics say as the U.S. prepares for Tuesday elections.

A new analysis firm has predicted a 10 percent to 25 percent drop in U.S. government IT spending in the next three years by employing the "collective intelligence" of the government contracting community.

A new analysis firm, using the "collective intelligence" of the government contracting community, has predicted a 10 per cent to 25 per cent drop in U.S. government IT spending in the next three years.

The U.S. Supreme Court said it would review a lawsuit testing the limits of international patent claims in a case that could have a wide-ranging effect on the U.S. software industry.

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) have chosen a smart-card authentication product from ActivIdentity Corp. as the U.S. government faces a deadline for using new identity cards.

A U.S. grand jury has indicted three former semiconductor vendor executives, two from Samsung Electronics Ltd. and one from Hynix Semiconductor America Inc., for their alleged roles in a "global conspiracy" to fix DRAM (dynamic RAM) prices, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said.

Internet backbone provider Level 3 Communications Inc. will acquire Broadwing Corp., a provider of voice, data and media services, in a cash and stock deal worth about US$1.4 billion. The acquisition will help Level 3 expand its recent focus on the large-business market.