WASHINGTON DC - The U.S. military has the ability to act pre-emptively when it detects an imminent cyberattack threat, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned. During his first major policy speech on cybersecurity, Panetta echoed previous statements that the United States was facing the possibility of a "cyber-Pearl Harbor" perpetrated by foreign hackers, painting a grim
SAGINAW - Saginaw Future Inc. received a Gold Excellence in Economic Development Award for Nexteer's Journey in the category of Business Retention & Expansion - Single Events for communities with populations of 200,000 - 500,000 from the International Economic Development Council. The honor was presented at an awards ceremony October 2 during the IEDC Annual
ANN ARBOR -The University of Michigan Tech Transfer Officer set a record in fiscal 2012 with 123 licenses and options, up from 101 in fiscal 2011. Researchers also reported 368 new inventions in FY12, which ended on June 30, another record high, demonstrating the broadened participation of U-M faculty in tech transfer activities. Eleven new
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder appears open to expanding Medicaid coverage under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as a study to be released Sunday showed the state could save $1 billion over 10 years by expanding the program. The state currently has 1.9 million people in its Medicaid program, and expanding eligibility
DETROIT - Democrats and Republicans alike say they are flabbergasted at the discussions occurring between the United Auto Workers and Moroun family about a deal in which the UAW would back the ballot proposal sought by the Morouns designed to block the proposed new bridge to Canada in exchange for the Morouns supporting the collective
NOVI - Michigan entrepreneurs will have yet another Angel group to pitch for investments starting in January when TiE Detroit Angels will officially invite start-ups to submit business plans. Funds will be drawn from charter members of TiE Detroit ? a group of 30 or so accredited investors who form the backbone of the business
GRANDVILLE - Trivalent Group, one of Michigan's largest technology firms, will host ?BIASurvivor,? a no-cost disaster recovery workshop for the business community on Oct. 25 at its Grandville headquarters. Disaster recovery experts from Trivalent Group will share strategies to increase an organization?s survivability by building an effective business continuity plan. The program starts at 11:30
LANSING - The fiscal impact of five out of the six November ballot proposals could not be determined by the Senate Fiscal Agency, but it was able to calculate some unfavorable numbers for the proposal to require a statewide vote for the construction of any new international bridge or tunnel for motor vehicles. The agency's
HOUGHTON - Michigan Technological University has created a Crowdfunding web site where anyone can contribute any amount to help support research projects. ?This is a way to leverage interesting ideas,? said David Reed, vice president for research. ?It can help people get started, do a discrete piece of research or collect data that will enable
GRAND RAPIDS ? Larry Holland, president of NEM Technology, an Oscoda, Michigan, based authorized Avaya Connect Partner, came to GRRCon Midwest Information Security & Hacker conference at DeVos Place on September 27 to build his corporate brand. At the end of the two-day event, Holland said GRRCon got the job done. ?The solutions area was