• Lulzsec: the rise and fall of a hacking collective

  By Liam Tung | 12 July, 2011 19:26

  The curtain has fallen on the 50 day performance by hacker group LulzSec. Its campaign of mayhem and destruction, peppered with witty commentary captivated the world. In an alternate universe where Lulzcats reign and anti-security is the norm, it might have even earned a spot on its first target, The X-Factor. But on this earth its members may still be captured by its later targets: the CIA, US law enforcement and the FBI.

• White House asks tech leaders how to modernize government

  By Grant Gross | 15 January, 2010 08:13

  The U.S. government needs to stop wasting money on doomed IT projects and update outdated technology to better serve residents, U.S. President Barack Obama said Thursday.

• New ICANN agreement runs into criticism

  By Grant Gross | 02 October, 2009 06:39

  A new agreement between the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the U.S. Department of Commerce that creates international oversight of the nonprofit operator of the Internet's domain name system may not provide enough accountability, some critics said.

• ICANN freed from US gov't oversight

  By Grant Gross | 01 October, 2009 02:09

  The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has reached a new agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce allowing the nonprofit greater independence, while giving more countries oversight of the organization.

• Will US government gig put Google ahead of Microsoft in cloud race?

  By Sharon Gaudin | 16 September, 2009 07:57

  With Google Inc. set to bring Google Apps to US government agencies next year, analysts say it's a move that could put Google a step ahead of rival Microsoft and give the cloud a boost at the same time.

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