Sirius and XM Delay Meetings To Wait for Merger Ruling- April 30, 2008 The nation's two satellite radio operators said yesterday that they would delay their shareholder meetings as they await a prolonged regulatory review of their merger plan, which has drawn new criticism from lawmakers and several states.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/techpolicy/index_xml/~3/280467779... Companies Vie to Update FBI Computers- April 28, 2008 Three companies will compete for tasks to upgrade and modernize computer systems for the Federal Bureau of Investigations under a contract valued at $290 million over five years.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/techpolicy/index_xml/~3/280467782... When Young Teachers Go Wild on the Web- April 28, 2008 It's almost like Googling someone: Log on to Facebook. Join the Washington, D.C., network. Search the Web site for your favorite school system. And then watch the public profiles of 20-something teachers unfurl like gift wrap on the screen, revealing a sense of humor that can be overtly sarcastic...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/techpolicy/index_xml/~3/280467781... Washington's Future, a History- April 27, 2008 THINK BACK TO JANUARY 1991: The Web, e-mail, cellphones -- all virtually unknown. The three networks still mattered. The Soviet Union still existed. Downtown Bethesda was barely worthy of the name. There was no Dulles Town Center, no Verizon Center, no Green Line. The Redskins played at RFK. A lot...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/techpolicy/index_xml/~3/277834495... Studies on Chemical In Plastics Questioned- April 27, 2008 Despite more than 100 published studies by government scientists and university laboratories that have raised health concerns about a chemical compound that is central to the multibillion-dollar plastics industry, the Food and Drug Administration has deemed it safe largely because of two studies,...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/techpolicy/index_xml/~3/280467783... Justice Dept. Sees Surge In Global Crime Networks- April 24, 2008 At least three times this year, from a computer station in Romania, a hacker nicknamed Vladuz posed as an eBay customer service representative in a bid to steal sensitive information from Americans who visited the popular auction Web site.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/techpolicy/index_xml/~3/276937259... Scientists Report Political Interference- April 24, 2008 More than half the Environmental Protection Agency scientists who responded to an independent survey made public yesterday said that they had witnessed political interference in scientific decisions at the agency during the past five years.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/techpolicy/index_xml/~3/276937260... Comcast's Network Practices Need Scrutiny, FCC Chief Says- April 23, 2008 Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin yesterday challenged several of Comcast's claims about how it operates its Internet network, taking his strongest stance yet against the cable operator.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/techpolicy/index_xml/~3/276937261... Indicted Samsung Chairman Resigns- April 22, 2008 SEOUL, April 22 -- It's been an awful week for the family that for two generations has controlled the largest business conglomerate in South Korea.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/techpolicy/index_xml/~3/275378279... From DNA of Family, a Tool to Make Arrests- April 21, 2008 He was a church-going father of two, and for more than 30 years Dennis Rader eluded police in the Wichita area, killing 10 people and signing taunting letters with a self-styled monogram: BTK, for Bind Torture Kill. In the end, it was a DNA sample that tied BTK to his crimes. Not his own DNA. But...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/techpolicy/index_xml/~3/274623209... |