Legislation calls for federal agencies to create a road map detailing each agencys cyber-security role and the level of funding required to fulfill the research objectives.
– A U.S. House subcommittee Sept. 23 approved legislation requiring federal agencies to develop, update and implement strategic plans for cyber-security R amp;D. The Cybersecurity Research and Development Amendments Act of 2009 calls for agencies to create a road map detailing each agencys cyber-secur…
The legislation authorizes long-term funding of public-private vehicle research, development, demonstration and commercial application activities in the Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Program.
– The U.S. House voted
Sept. 16 to extend another financial hand to the auto industry,
approving $2.9 billion for green transportation research at the Department of Energy. The legislation (H.R. 3246) provides for long-term funding of public-private vehicle
research, development, demonstration and …
Seven years after deliberations began for a WLAN standard capable of higher speeds than the 802.11g standard, the IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee ratifies 802.11n-2009.
– The Institute of Electrical
and Electronics Engineers announced Sept. 14 that it has ratified the
802.11n-2009 WLAN standard. The new wireless standard is capable of higher
speeds than the existing 802.11g standard, quot;while ensuring coexistence
with legacy systems and security implementation…
Iranian MPs have approved 18 nominees put forward by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for his 21-member Cabinet. They include the first woman to serve as a minister since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Lawmakers voted Thursday after five consecutive days of debate.
Legislation would carve out an exception to national law that outlaws wireless jamming devices. The measure also requires that jamming devices and systems be approved by the FCC and may only be sold, marketed or operated by approved correctional facilities.
– The Senate Commerce Committee approved Aug. 5 legislation that would allow states to petition the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) to operate wireless
jamming devices in correctional facilities. Current law prohibits interference with wireless services, a safeguard to ensure the dependabili…
Britney Spears” ex-husband Kevin Federline has confirmed the singer’’s budding romance with her agent and insists he’s pleased that his ex-wife has found a stable relationship, say reports.
The ‘Toxic’ hitmaker, who divorced Federline in 2006, has recently been rumoured to be going around with her long-time agent Jason Trawick.
Trawick has accompanied Spears throughout her ongoing [...]
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the proposals of committee on Balochistan have been approved.
Talking to mediapersons at the Prime Minister’’s Secretariat here on Tuesday, Gilani said consultations will be make with all stake holders on the proposals submitted by parliamentary committee on Balochistan and a jirga or an all party conference [...]
CHICAGO (AP) — The Illinois Board of Education on Tuesday approved a budget that eliminates funding for after-school and gifted programs and cuts money for early childhood, reading and foreign language instruction by as much as half.
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