Guest Columns

WASHINGTON DC - The U.S. telecommunications industry has lost its ability to manufacture advanced telecommunications products needed by the U.S. military, according to a government committee comprised of the senior-most members of the President's cabinet. The U.S. position in the global telecommunications equipment market is "diminishing," according to the Defense Production Act Committee's Telecommunications Industrial

DETROIT - This year's Consumer Electronics Show and new vehicle launches at the North American International Auto Show were heavily focused on vehicle technology as much as vehicle styling and performance. While the tech buzz at NAIAS was skewed toward vehicle telematics, infotainment options, and alternative fuel strategies, the CES was abuzz with talk of

HONG KONG - The team wasted no time finding the goodies the provincial official had stashed in the 777. The cabin had been completely customized to his order, with three full bars spaced throughout, and a full kitchen at the tail. While the others sampled the high-end liquor, even bringing soft drinks to Colin and

HONG KONG - Tonight's sortie was an old-fashioned stakeout, Buck had said. If Yvonne had ever been on one, she would have understood his sentiment, but instead she was anxious, feeling exposed to dangers she never experienced working in her labs behind the protection of computer screens and miles, sometimes thousands of them, between her

HONG KONG - Stokes showed the team how to attach the implants to their molars and demonstrated their operation. ?A simple bite at the back of the mouth, like you?re eating a cracker, turns it on,? he said. ?Another bite turns it off.? Silk sat back in one of the luxurious chairs in Yvonne?s suite,

SAN PAULO, Brazil - NSA former contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden has written an open letter to the people of Brazil, published by newspaper Folha de S?o Paulo this week. Read the full text of the letter below, where Snowden attempts to ask the country for asylum for the second time. "Six months ago, I

MACAU - Stokes turned right, down a cramped aisle into the coach section of Air Asia charter flight 711, a non-stop to Macau packed with people eager to try their luck at the MGM. Yvonne smirked as he shook his head over the seat he?d been assigned, in the middle of the last row. He

SAN FRANCISCO - Buck Ryan made boxcars full of money repossessing aircraft whose buyers were in default. The glamorous sounding business, though, meant spending hours in dark and dirty locations, waiting, watching and drinking gallons of bad coffee, poised for the right opportunity to move. So when it came to spending that money, Buck made

DETROIT - Last week the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued Final Regulations addressing the net investment income tax provisions of IRC ?1411. These Final Regulations modify certain provisions of the Proposed Regulations that were issued in December, 2012. On October 29, 2013 we issued an E-Alert that describes planning opportunities under the Proposed Regulations

DETROIT - Inforum applauds Mary Barra on this well-deserved and historic promotion, demonstrating that talent is a company's best differentiator. December 10 will forever change how the industry - and the tremendous opportunities within it - are viewed by the world and young women, in particular. This sends a powerful message to the next generation