WASHINGTON DC - An international plot to provide China with highly classified U.S. military technology has been foiled, U.S. federal agents said. Two Taiwanese nationals were arrested after they told American undercover agents they were working for "associates" in the Chinese intelligence community and wanted to buy a surveillance drone and stealth technology related to
LANSING - States across the country are largely showing continued improvement in their overall fiscal condition for the current 2011-12 fiscal year, a report from the National Conference of State Legislatures shows, with Michigan reporting a bit of a mixed picture on its performance. According to the report, Michigan is saying income tax collections are
FERNDALE - One of the first low profit limited liability corporations in Michigan, ardentCause, has received a cash infusion from Mission Throttle L3C and the Detroit Development Fund. The amount was not announced. But spokesman Kathleen Norton-Schock said the donation was high five figures. ardentCause has deployed its cloud-based software solution (CauseEffectz) at over 70
ANN ARBOR ? Venture Capital funds that invest in Michigan companies have another $60 million to work with thanks to the Renaissance Venture Capital fund, created by Business Leaders for Michigan. The second fund follows the $45 million RCF?s Renaissance I, said to be the first fund of funds when it was created in 2008.
LANSING - The new Secretary of State online services available at ExpressSOS.Com has topped one million transactions, Secretary of State Ruth Johnson announced Tuesday. ?There?s never a line online,? Johnson said. ?Many of our most popular transactions now can be done in minutes from the comfort of your own home or anywhere you have Internet
LANSING - A proposal to update Michigan's oldest, but most critical information technology systems, during the next five years was outlined Tuesday before the two legislative general government appropriations subcommittees. The proposal, made to the two subcommittees, by Chief Information Officer David Behen, accompanied an outline of the final report on Michigan's IT status and
LANSING - Users of prepaid wireless phones would have to pay a 911 surcharge when purchasing their phones and any future minutes under a bill reported unanimously Tuesday by the House Energy and Technology Committee. HB 5468 would require a surcharge of 1.92 percent per retail transaction to help fund 911 services in counties across
ANN ARBOR ? TechTwilight ? connecting entrepreneurs and their families for an inspiring evening of activities, demonstrations and hands-on invention ? will be held May 19 at the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum. ?By making technology fun and cool, and introducing families to local innovators, TechTwilight is designed to inspire kids to think about careers in
GRAND RAPIDS ? GRAPE will be presenting author Greg Smith on May 17 who will talk about Perspectives that Kill Performance. The topic comes from his new book ?Be Wise, Do Good, and Live Free: Random Advice for the Best Kind of Life.? The event will be held from 11:30 am to 1 p.m. at
WASHINGTON DC - The U.S. House of Representatives today approved a controversial Internet surveillance bill, rejecting increasingly vocal arguments from critics that it would do more to endanger Americans' privacy than aid cybersecurity. By a vote of 248 to 168, a bipartisan majority approved the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, which would