Government & Public Sector

The U.S. federal government will join a gaggle of antivirus companies and public-private groups in warning citizens about virus outbreaks such as the recent Mydoom e-mail worm and other online threats, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Internet taxes will be on the U.S. Congress' agenda early this year, as lawmakers grapple with how to implement a tax policy for Internet sales and access.

Citing concerns over security, four computer experts are urging the U.S. government to drop plans to allow U.S. civilians who reside oversees to cast their votes online.

U.S. President George W. Bush plugged the Patriot Act and pitched its renewal in his State of the Union address Tuesday. But Congress is also weighing measures to weaken the Patriot Act's power and enhance privacy protections.

The SCO Group Inc. has filed a slander lawsuit against Novell Inc., saying the company has engaged in bad faith efforts to deny SCO's rights to Unix and UnixWare.

As most CIOs know, government policies have a major impact on corporate IT. Yet in presidential politics, the connection between policy and IT has gone largely unacknowledged.

Development of the Internet in France will be endangered if a piece of legislation entitled a Bill to Promote Confidence in the Digital Economy becomes law, the Association of French Internet Access and Service Providers (AFA) said Tuesday.

The European Commission has paused its probe of Oracle Corp.'s hostile, multibillion bid to buy rival PeopleSoft Inc., in order to gather more information about the notified takeover.