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Open Government's Challenges, Pitfalls, And Skeptics
Dec 9, 2009
Posted by John Foley
When federal CTO Aneesh Chopra and federal CIO Vivek Kundra unveiled the Obama Administration's Open Government Directive on Dec. 8, it marked the end of one long, drawn out process and the beginning of what's sure to be another. Good luck making it work.
Mayor Gavin Newsom: Role of Social in Govt (Part 3)
Dec 8, 2009
Posted by Fritz Nelson
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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4G Long Term Evolution Service Launched
TeliaSonera's LTE mobile broadband commercial network in Stockholm is now the fastest and largest in the world.
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Enterprise Packages: Where Are They Headed?
This shift in the development and usage of business applications in large corporations began in the 1990s when enterprise packages arrived on the scene. The traditional way of developing an applicatio...
This shift in the development and usage of business applications in large corporations began in the 1990s when enterprise packages arrived on the scene. The traditional way of developing an applicatio...
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Government Technologist: Vivek Kundra's Data Center Problem
November 4, 2009The number of data centers belonging to the U.S. government has more than doubled in the past 10 years. Can Federal CIO Vivek Kundra put a stop to the trend?
Homeland Security Seeks New Ideas
November 4, 2009The federal agency plans to adopt the Transportation Security Administration's IdeaFactory crowd-sourcing application to encourage brainstorming by employees.
Q&A: CIO Ross Philo On 'Post Office' In Your Home
November 2, 2009In a tough business environment, the U.S. Postal Service is delivering new capabilities for home PCs and smartphones and new services for high-volume mailers, says its top IT executive.
IBM Targets Smart Cities, Government Services
October 30, 2009A new government framework is aimed at tax and revenue management, safety, social services, transportation, and urban infrastructures.
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October 30, 2009The White House, which recently introduced a FISMA reporting tool, outlines plans for new cybersecurity metrics and a dashboard for tracking progress.
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October 29, 2009Raytheon's mobile application for Android-based smartphones employs GPS, camera, and other real-time capabilities for use in the field.
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