NEW YORK, NY: A Manhattan restaurant rated with a Health Department “A” grade is seen March 7, 2011 in New York City. Preliminary results from the initial six months of the city’s new restaurant health grading system indicate that restaurants are taking steps to improve their food safety practices. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
When U.S. officials return from international conferences this week they can be thankful for bolstered cybersecurity alliances with two Asian-Pacific countries. The government has struck separate deals…