Google Prepares To Hold Another D.C. Talk

Sometimes, Google and the government get along; one week from today, for example, Google will host a gathering in Washington, D.C. to discuss national security and Web 2.0.  Relationships don't always proceed smoothly, however, and two consumer watchdog groups have asked the president to decide against hiring a certain Googler.

Let's start with the more congenial affair.  Google D.C. Talks are held on a regular basis to explore tech's place in modern government.  All sorts of people show up to these free events, and men from the U.S. Army and the C.I.A. have actually agreed to be panelists this time around.  Nifty, right?

The awkwardness of the situation's also been exacerbated due to the focus of various antitrust probes on Google.