Tornadoes in California Cause Extensive Damage


The area of Northern California around Sacramento faced disturbing weather in recent times. There were four tornadoes that wrecked several residential regions. Also six funnel clouds were present...

Gun-Toting At The IRS


The IRS wields enormous power, but should agents be armed too? With all of the controversy facing the IRS and the tax system these days, it can seem doubly scary to contemplate tax collectors being...

Tech industry: Obama’s NSA reforms ‘insufficient’


Tech industry group calls Obama's NSA speech 'thoughtful, but insufficient' SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Technology companies and industry groups took President Barack Obama's speech on U.S....
    






Court: Bloggers have First Amendment protections


US appeals court rules bloggers, public have same First Amendment protection as journalists GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Friday that bloggers and the public...
    






The Target Data Breach Is Becoming A Nightmare


Over the past month, details about the breadth of the Target data breach have continued to emerge.  It’s not a pretty story.  Bad enough when it appeared that through some means, hackers had gotten...
    






The CIOs’ Dilemma: Making The Leap To The Next Phase Of Computing


There’s an annoying buzz hovering around CIOs’ heads these days. It goes by many names but has the same aggravating hum no matter who’s saying it. Some call it digital transformation; others,...