The U.S. House of Representatives has taken its last mainframe offline, signaling the end of a computing era in Washington, D.C. The last mainframe supposedly enjoyed “quasi-celebrity status” within the House data center, having spent 12 years keeping the House’s inventory control records and financial management data, among other tasks. But it was time for [...]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A widespread and unusually resilient computer attack that began July 4 knocked out the Web sites of several government agencies, including some that are responsible for fighting cyber crime, The Associated Press has learned. via The Associated Press: Federal Web sites knocked out by cyber attack.