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DOJ: Google Allowed to Buy Fare Search Firm By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published April 11, 2011 After months' of negotiations, the federal government says it will clear Google's purchase of ITA Software, but only if they mind their P's and Q's. Tags: Google, search, Microsoft, antitrust, DOJ Critics Warn as DoJ, FCC Clear Comcast-NBC Merger By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published January 19, 2011 Open Internet provisions, other conditions apply, but critics warn the $30 billion mega-merger will create unhealthy media consolidation. Tags: FCC, Comcast, NBC, DOJ, mergers and acquisitions NY Rep. Asks Treasury to Blacklist Wikileaks' Assange By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published January 13, 2011 New York Republican Pete King asks Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to add Wikileaks founder to list of individuals barred from doing business with U.S. firms. Tags: security, privacy, DOJ, Wikileaks, Julian Assange DoJ Leans on Twitter for WikiLeaks Information By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published January 10, 2011 Probing the mass release of secret government documents, the Justice Department goes to court to wrest information from Twitter about principals in the case, including Julian Assange and the Army private accused of facilitating the leak. Tags: security, Twitter, DOJ, Wikileaks, Julian Assange EU Opens Antitrust Probe Into Google Search By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published December 01, 2010 European antitrust authorities announce a formal inquiry into allegations from Google's competitors that the search giant used its market clout to undermine competition. Tags: Google, search, EU, antitrust, DOJ HP Settles E-Rate Fraud Case With Feds for $16M By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published November 11, 2010 Computing giant agrees to pay $16.25 million to settle fraud allegations that included lavishing city officials with gifts such as yacht trips and Super Bowl tickets in exchange for sales contracts under a federal telecom subsidy program. Tags: telecom, lawsuits, FCC, HP, DOJ DOJ Settles With Tech Firms Over Hiring Practices By David Needle | Article Published September 24, 2010 The agreement was reached with six high-profile Silicon Valley tech firms: Adobe, Apple, Google, Intel, Intuit and Pixar. Tags: Google, Apple, lawsuits, DOJ, IT hiring trends HP Settles Kickback Case With DoJ By David Needle | Article Published August 04, 2010 The computer giant denies it engaged in any illegal conduct in a case stemming from claims of abuse in winning government contracts. Tags: government IT, government market, Sun, HP, DOJ DoJ Sues Oracle Alleging Software Contract Fraud By Larry Barrett | Article Published July 29, 2010 Justice Department claims the company defrauded the federal government on a software contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars over an eight-year span. Tags: Oracle, software licenses, lawsuits, DOJ, fraud Does the State Dept. Ignore Security? By Richard Adhikari | Article Published January 18, 2009 Reports suggest an ongoing pattern of unauthorized access to citizens' personal information. Tags: security, services, management, media, DOJ Of Death Spirals And The Free Market By Chris Nerney | Article Published September 24, 2008 Of Death Spirals And The Free Market Tags: Google, EU, Yahoo, antitrust, DOJ, online ads, European Union Arrests Made in Massive Wireless Credit Card Heist By Naomi Graychase | Article Published August 08, 2008 After a three-year under-cover investigation conducted by the Secret Service, the Department of Justice has filed charges against an international cast of characters allegedly involved in the hacking of nine major U.S. retailers that resulted in the theft and sale of over 40 million credit and debit card numbers. Tags: wireless, privacy, e-Mail, DOJ, extradition Scene of the Cybercrime: Inside Today's Cybercrime World By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 07, 2008 The world of global connectivity has spawned a vast new network of criminal enterprise. Tags: software, IT, privacy, technology, DOJ |
