LANSING - The Michigan House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved two bills that would increase penalties for identity thieves by including felony convictions under racketeering laws and by allowing law enforcement to seize property from felons in the same way they currently take the valuables involved in narcotics crimes. HB 5953 expands the definition of
WASHINGTON - A majority of commissioners at the Federal Communications Commission have reached a deal to approve Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.'s long-pending purchase of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc, the Wall Street Journal is reporting. The final hold-out, Republican commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate, agreed to vote to approve the deal after winning several concessions from
LANSING - Maria Thompson, former President and CEO, T/J Technologies, Ann Arbor, was recognized July 24 as an Entrepreneur Extraordinaire by the Small Business Foundation of Michigan. The Entrepreneur Extraordinaire recognition is given to an individual who demonstrates exceptional merit in the assumption of risks for an enterprise that transforms ideas into new value within
DETROIT - Michigan InfraGard members - plan to be in Washington DC September 30 and October 1 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center for the two day SecureWorld Expo. A Keynote from the recently appointed National Cyber Security Center Director, Rod Beckstrom will open the conference. Director Beckstrom will highlight the DHS perspective on
LANSING - The Strategic Economic Investment and Commercialization Board received 117 applications, in the final count, for the current year round of 21st Century Jobs Fund investments that will divvy up $30 million. But at least two and as many as 26 of those proposals will not be reviewed because they did not meet the
WASHINGTON - President Bush and Republicans are angling to put the blame for high gasoline prices on the Democrats, backing Sen. Barack Obama into a corner where he can be seen as caring more about environmentalists than the millions of middle-class voters feeling the financial squeeze of $4 gas. On July 14, President Bush rescinded
DETROIT - Phil Bertolini, CIO for Oakland County, was one of three recipients of the Corporate Commitment To Michigan Award, at the Michigan Technology Leaders Conference. In this News Maker Interview, Bertolini talks about all the technology and Internet communications tools the state's second largest county is using to make it easier for residents to
DETROIT - Tim Cox, CIO at OnStar, talks about the technology at use for this General Motors in vehicle telematics product, and the new wrinkles that will be rolled out in September. Cox was a keynote speaker at the recent Midwest Technology Leaders Conference. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
DETROIT - Tony Scott, the former chief technology officer for General Motors, who now works as the chief information officer for Microsoft, talks about the five fundamentals all CIOs need to know. Scott was a keynote speaker at the Midwest Technology Leaders Conference. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
MANISTEE - Tom Stanton, who heads up the Michigan Public Service Commission's Renewable Energy Program, talks about the 30 percent federal tax credit that is available through Dec. 31 for anyone who buys energy saving products for their homes. Hear all about it in this GreenTech edition of Newsmaker Interview. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com