by Hannah G. Vickers | Jul 8, 2011 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – Like most mothers with sons in Iraq, Kathy Kerins worries a lot. Recently her son, Army Spec. Kyle Dite, told her he’d been moved to Kuwait, “He said, ‘Mom, don’t worry anymore, I’m relatively safe,’” Kerins recalled. “But you know overseas, sometimes...
by Hannah G. Vickers | Jul 7, 2011 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON— Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced on Wednesday the launch of TechGirls, an educational initiative for girls from Muslim countries interested in technology. “It will bring teenage girls from the Middle East and North Africa for an intensive month...
by Hannah G. Vickers | Jul 5, 2011 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — They may not agree on much, but Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Vista, and the U.S. Postal Service share one view—the agency, which lost $8.5 billion last year, should be able to cut Saturday mail delivery. While that possibility has circulated for a while—and...
by Hannah G. Vickers | Jun 29, 2011 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON— It’s time for a do-not-track law to protect consumer privacy online, Federal Trade Commissioner Julie Brill told a Senate committee Wednesday, but she said data security may not need federal regulation. The Senate Commerce Committee debated consumer...
