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News about USA government

• Proposed US law would require tech companies to help defeat encryption

  The draft bill would require companies to give technical assistance to defeat security features

• WikiLeaks founder praised by Pentagon Papers exposer

  Daniel Ellsberg and a group of former intelligence officers praise Julian Assange and WikiLeaks' efforts

• County will rip and replace ailing SAP system

  It will be less expensive than trying to fix the current one, according to officials

• US sends message to IT industry to play fair

  The FTC's settlement with Intel shows that US regulators are paying more attention to the tech sector

• New Google Apps service targets gov't security needs

  Google Apps for Government is hosted in the U.S. and complies with high security standards

• Judge permanently shuts down ISP catering to spam, porn

  The judge orders 3FN to pay the U.S. FTC more than $1 million

Features about USA government

• With a GPS failure possible, is it still safe to buy?

  GPS units still a good buy despite threates of satellite failure