WASHINGTON DC - Attacks on U.S. critical infrastructure may bring about a Katrina-like situation: no electricity, no fresh water, limited traffic control, severely curtailed emergency response, and more; about 85 percent of U.S. critical infrastructure is privately owned; two different cybersecurity bills in Congress envision different solutions to U.S. infrastructure's cyber vulnerability. No one doubts
WASHINGTON - The Federal Bureau of Investigation's top cyber cop offered a grim appraisal of the nation's efforts to keep computer hackers from plundering corporate data networks: "We're not winning," he said. Shawn Henry, who is preparing to leave the FBI after more than two decades with the bureau, said in an interview with the
LANSING - Michigan exports to Canada increased in January, but exports to Mexico fell slightly, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Transportation issued Tuesday. Michigan retained its spot as the top exporter to Canada among the 50 states, with $5.67 billion in trade flowing across that border. That was up from $5.59
LANSING - Tourism is booming in Michigan, according to a new study from Michigan State University released Tuesday. The study showed spending on tourism rose 8 percent in 2011 and will rise 6 percent this year. "As long as the weather is good - and that's always the big 'if' - I think we're going
LANSING - If the top officials in the Department of Transportation want to be paid, they will have to complete the Gateway Project at the Ambassador Bridge by the end of the current fiscal year under the budget reported from the House Appropriations Transportation Subcommittee.>
LANSING - A bill that would invalidate the union home health care workers formed was reported Tuesday from the House Government Operations committee along party lines. Rep. Vicki Barnett (D-Farmington Hills) offered an amendment that would eliminate the retroactive nature of the bill so it would not impair current union contracts. It failed along party
LANSING - A bill that would raise revenue for roads by $135 million per year, but also reduce revenue to the general fund by the same amount, passed the Senate Tuesday. With the passage of SB 351 , the Senate will instead provide no general fund to the Department of Transportation budget to match federal
LANSING - Liquid Web, a managed hosting provider, now features solid state storage options in its proprietary Smart Servers line. The marriage of SSD-technology to Smart Servers adds I/O speeds that significantly outperformed market standards, to servers that already combined some of the most desirable features from both dedicated servers and cloud infrastructure. Delivering I/O
JACKSON ? A typical Consumers Energy customer in Michigan will save $94 on his or her gas bill over the next year because of a 13 percent price cut scheduled for April 1. No joke. Consumers Energy is reducing fuel costs for 1.7 million gas customers by about $130 million over the next year to
PLEASANT RIDGE - ePrize has been selected by Advertising Age as a Best Places to Work in Marketing & Media honoree for the second year in a row. Companies awarded as one of the Best Places to Work are selected through evaluation of a company-completed survey, detailing hiring practices, benefits and pay, as well as