David Wu

US lawmakers from the two major parties on Tuesday issued a joint call for government action to ensure Internet freedom overseas amid alarm at China's cyber-censorship.

A draft bill approved Wednesday by a U.S. House subcommittee would require the National Institute of Standards and Technology to coordinate government in the development of cybersecurity standards, a move to make the creation process more streamlined.. A draft bill approved Wednesday by a House subcommittee would require the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to facilitate U.S. involvement in the creation of international cybersecurity standards. The proposed Cybersecurity Coordination and Awareness Act, approved Wednesday by the House Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, would also require NIST to develop and implement a cybersecurity awareness and education program and engage in research and development to improve identity management systems. Also, it would amend the Cybersecurity Research and Development Act to update technical terms. The proposed legislation was drafted by staff of the House Committee on Science and Technology to implement some of the recom

Citing SUV driving, GOP takes aim at Oregon congressman long considered safe re-election bet. Republican campaign officials took aim on Thursday at an Oregon congressman who has pushed for tougher vehicle emission standards, touting a YouTube video of the environmentally friendly Democrat driving what they called a gas-guzzling SUV in Washington, D.C.

House college aid bill would boost Pell Grants, kill subsidized student loans. The House voted Thursday in favor of the biggest overhaul of college aid programs since their creation in the 1960s ? a bill to oust private lenders from the student loan business and put the government in charge.

House college aid bill would boost Pell Grants, kill subsidized student loans. The House is poised to vote to push private lenders out of the federal college loan business and massively expand the government's own lending program.

A look at Democrats and their districts targeted by House Republicans. House Republicans are trying to rebound in the 2010 election from the hit they took last year's contests by targeting 70 districts held by Democrats.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday tentatively invalidated several Rambus Inc patents key to the microchip designer's disputes against graphics chip maker Nvidia Corp.

Yahoo names cost-cutting specialist as new CFO, filling void created in shake-up under new CEO. Yahoo Inc. has hired a cost-cutting specialist as its new chief financial officer, signaling the Internet company's determination to weed out the bureaucracy that has been dragging down its profits for the past three years.