WASHINGTON -The FBI on Wednesday called for new legislation that would allow federal police to monitor the Internet for illegal activity ? giving the FBI broad omnibus authority beyond federal-government network to conduct monitoring and surveillance of private-sector networks as well. The suggestion from FBI Director Robert Mueller. The surveillance should include all Internet traffic,
SOUTHFIELD - In the information technology industry, money talks, but it's not the only employee-loyalty tool, a new survey shows. When chief information officers were asked to identify the most effective ways to keep IT staff, compensation (27 percent) topped the list. Providing opportunities for professional development was close behind, cited by 21 percent of
LANSING - Mid-sized businesses would get some $254 million in annual relief from the new Michigan Business Tax under a bill approved with a nearly solid party-line vote in the Senate Tuesday. The bill (SB 1198 ) increases credits available for owners' compensation and expands entrepreneurship credits. Sen. Nancy Cassis (R-Novi) said the bill is
WASHINGTON DC - The saga of Comcast's throttling of BitTorrent file-sharing traffic and intense interest from the Federal Communications Commission, including a hearing at Stanford University last week--has appended the topic onto at least some politicians' to-do list. At a Senate Commerce Committee hearing entitled "The Future of the Internet" on Tuesday, Democratic politicians argued
LANSING - Touting the largest non-automotive jobs project in her time in office, Governor Jennifer Granholm said the 3,300 promised jobs in Kalamazoo by MPI Research will more than offset the losses that region suffered when Pfizer scaled back its pharmaceutical operations. The governor said the announcement by the bioscience company, as well as Monday's
REDMOND, Wa. - Microsoft's CEO on Wednesday said the company is unlikely to raise its bid for Yahoo and is prepared to walk away from the deal. Steve Ballmer, speaking at a conference in Milan, said, "We know what Yahoo's worth. $44 billion is a lot of money," according to a Dow Jones report published
ANN ARBOR - A record 79 entrepreneurs entered the Spring Cycle of the Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest business plan competition by the April 18 deadline, besting the previous record of 47 teams registered for the Fall 2007 cycle. Winners will be announced June 12. The GLEQ competition features two tracks to accommodate both ventures in
LANSING - New legislation developing a Michigan Renewable Portfolio Standard has been captured by the state's major utilities and will result in less green-powered energy for more money, argues Barry Cargill, Executive Director of the Customer Choice Coalition. Cargill also said the Michigan Democratic Party delegation, eager to retain and expand unionized jobs, has fallen
LANSING ? Gov. Jennifer Granholm wasted no time in signing legislation on Friday that officials hope will help boost the tourism industry by establishing the Michigan Promotion Program. Granholm signed SB 1223 (PA 98), SB 1224 (PA 99), HB 5865 (PA 100), HB 5866 (PA 101) and HB 5867 (PA 102). She called the package
LANSING - In her weekly radio address, Gov, Jennifer Granholm Friday recognized this week's celebration of Earth Day, pointing out that Michigan is using every tool at its disposal to encourage home-grown renewable energy sources that will improve the environment and create jobs. "We are in the early stages of a green industrial revolution -