In its statement Thursday, the agency reaffirmed that it is considering rules that could effectively require car makers to equip vehicles with technology that automatically applies the brakes when the car senses an imminent crash.

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They also understand that technology changes quickly, which means that strict rules and prohibitions are counterproductive.

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Many analysts are unconvinced, however, pointing out that the extent of the change wrought by 3G technology will affect the very rules of the game, leaving existing players vulnerable.

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Internet technology and changes in federal tax rules--plus the realization by nonprofits that transparency encourages donations--make it easier than ever to get solid information about nonprofits.

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C. for a year, " he says, "is that many of the people making the rules and setting the policies have absolutely no idea how the technology works.

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There are many devices out there that could add value, but we need to upgrade the rules and regulations that are based on the old paradigm to make them work with the needs and technology that we have today.

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Two months later, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, which is responsible for EHR certification, issued a different set of rules, stating that hospitals have to certify their EHRs on 24 measures to meet requirements.

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Yet, on the other hand, they must also be ready for the mayhem that could ensue if, out of the blue, some radical (disruptive) technology were suddenly to rewrite the rules and render their company irrelevant.

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