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    The man accused by the US government of accessing more than 73,000 US military machines has lost his second appeal to the UK Home Office against extradition.

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    With Hurricane Gustav headed straight toward New Orleans, emergency officials and telecommunication companies are preparing for the worst.

  • US Army orders Microsoft to stop sending free software

    Microsoft has been mailing free copies of its pricey Office productivity software to government employees, but CNET News.com has learned that at least two federal agencies are warning recipients to return the gifts or risk violating federal ethics policies.

  • U.S. computer shipments, new orders decline

    In a discouraging sign for the information technology industry, shipments of computers and related products dropped 10.5 percent from July to August, the U.S. Department of Commerce said Thursday.

  • IBM escapes US government contract ban

    IBM and the US government are back in business after the lifting of a temporary suspension order which had banned IBM from being a part of new government contracts.

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    In Washington and Silicon Valley circles, betting has already begun on who will be the nation's first chief technology officer.

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    More information is dribbling out about the exercise of extraordinary powers granted to federal police since Sept 11. We unmask the Patriot Act.

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  • Frequent fliers: The biometric guinea pigs

    Before he starts work every day, Oscar Carranza places his hand in a biometric scanner that traces the contours of his palm and compares them to digital records in the airport's central database.

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