Congress slow on tech issues in '07

YEAR END: CONGRESS SLOW ON TECH ISSUES IN '07
[SOURCE: InfoWorld, AUTHOR: Grant Gross]
No one is calling 2007 a banner year for the technology industry in the U.S. Congress. Congress passed a handful of bills on many tech vendor and trade group wish lists, but in several cases, they represented partial victories. It's too early to judge this session of Congress, which continues through 2008, said Kevin Richards, federal government relations manager at cybersecurity vendor Symantec. "I think we have a lot of interest [from lawmakers], and this has the potential to be a tech-friendly Congress," Richards said.
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