Grant Gross

One of the central themes in U.S. Senator John Kerry's presidential campaign is ending tax breaks for companies that send jobs overseas. But the IT community is split on whether Kerry's plan would actually keep jobs in the U.S.

U.S. government agencies need to better understand the vulnerabilties of the software they're buying, said IT workers from several government agencies during a software assurance forum in Washington, D.C.

Just under 86 per cent of spam sent to 1,000 enterprises between May and July came from U.S. spammers, according to a survey by CipherTrust Inc. In contrast, just over two per cent of spam originated from Canada.

Eight Maryland voters have asked an appeals court to force the State Board of Elections (SBE) to address alleged security risks in an electronic voting machine system and provide a voter-verified paper trail during elections.

A U.S. Senate committee has approved a bill that would exempt voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service from most government regulation.

The U.S. government should focus on protecting U.S. workers' jobs and creating universal access to broadband services, says the Democratic Party's 2004 platform.

Fraudsters who create authentic-looking Web sites in an effort to get customers of a legitimate e-commerce site to provide financial or other personal information could go to jail for up to five years under legislation introduced by a U.S. senator.

A U.S. appeals court has rejected an effort by the commonwealth of Massachusetts and two IT industry groups to overturn the antitrust settlement between the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Microsoft Corp.