Government IT Blogs
Mayor Gavin Newsom: Role of Social in Govt (Part 3)
Posted by Fritz Nelson
Dec 8, 2009 03:15:PM
In the final part of this three-part video interview series with San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, we talked about the role of social networking, not just in winning a political race, but in ongoing government -- in building participation among citizens. He talks about his successes and failures, and what he's learned along the way.
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Comcast-NBC Deal Highlights Net Neutrality Issue
Posted by Fredric Paul
Dec 3, 2009 08:16:PM
What does it mean when the nation's largest Internet Service Provider, like Comcast, buys one of the biggest content creators in the world, like NBC? For one thing, it means the already contentious issue of Net Neutrality is about to get even more heated. Hopefully, it will galvanize the FCC to create and implement Net Neutrality rules that protect the interests of other companies doing business on the Internet.
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Mayor Gavin Newsom on Digital San Francisco (Part 2)
Posted by Fritz Nelson
Dec 2, 2009 01:12:PM
In the second part of our three-part video interview series with San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, we talked about the role technology can play in the transformation of a city, including addressing the growing digital divide, the progress on STEM in San Francisco, and the role the Bay area will play, as a hub of technology innovation, in helping lead the way to economic recovery.
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The FBI's New Tech Team
Posted by John Foley
Dec 2, 2009 11:12:AM
The FBI's newly appointed CTO, Jeffrey Johnson, brings an outside-the-beltway background to the job--he worked for Lehman Brothers, a hard-charging technology innovator, until last year. FBI CIO Chad Fulgham also worked at Lehman Bros., as well as at IBM and JPMorgan Chase. Look for their private sector experience to be reflected in the intelligence agency's IT strategy and execution.
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