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Headlines from around the Web for Friday, Nov. 16

Compiled by Melanie Bender

Chinese Spying Biggest Threat to U.S. Technology

The Washington Post

The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, a bipartisan panel, also said that advances by the Chinese military are catching U.S. intelligence officials by surprise and that the Defense Department may be inadvertently outsourcing the manufacturing of key weapons and military equipment to factories in China.

Expect a Rocky Road for Mobile Data Security, Experts Say

NetworkWorld

A panel of security experts at this week’s Mobile Internet World conference discussed reasons mobile broadband devices are not yet secure, and steps corporations can take to avoid data loss in the near future.

Ohio Anti-Terror Project Uses Virtual Reality

Government Computer News

The Columbus, Ohio, police plan to field virtual technology to combat terrorism as early as 2009. The department is working with Athens-based Ohio University to build accurate, interactive models of 30 high-profile city buildings and sites that are likely targets for terrorist attacks or other violent incidents.

Better Information Sharing Between Law Agencies on the Horizon

Federal Computer Week

Through the Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group, agencies will work with state and local officials to develop a common vocabulary and a standard process for what types of information need to flow to and from state fusion centers.

Report: TSA Programs Still Not Well Integrated

Washington Technology

The Transportation Security Administration is pursuing several information technology programs that have not been integrated into an effective infrastructure, concludes a new report from Homeland Security Department Inspector General Richard Skinner.

Arizona Stations Photo Radar Vans on its Roads

The Arizona Daily Star

The state's first two mobile photo-radar vans hit the pavement Thursday and started issuing tickets for the Department of Public Safety. Eventually the DPS hopes to have 20 of the vans scattered around Arizona.

Missouri Governor will Start Saving E-Mails

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Gov. Matt Blunt, dogged for weeks about his office's handling of e-mails, promised to start permanently saving them. His political rival, Attorney General Jay Nixon, promised to investigate whether Blunt staffers broke any laws by deleting them.

States' Green Building Laws Lead by Example

Stateline

Nevada, like many states, has enacted legislation that encourages developers to meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design or other standards designed to be more energy efficient and less harmful to the environment. Many states also are requiring that government building meets LEED standards.

Clinton Defends Net Neutrality Position

eWeek

Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign said Nov. 15 her long silence on network neutrality should not be interpreted as waning support for the idea of mandating that broadband providers treat all network use in a nondiscriminatory manner.