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Author Photo Mayor Gavin Newsom on Digital San Francisco (Part 2)
Dec 2, 2009
Posted by Fritz Nelson

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.

Author Photo The FBI's New Tech Team
Dec 2, 2009
Posted by John Foley

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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Government CIOs Must Focus On Results, Not Data Centers

November 30, 2009
Data center proliferation entails unacceptable cost and risk, says the former CIO of the U.S. Postal Service. With cloud computing as an option, it's time to pursue a more sustainable strategy.

NIST Drafts Cybersecurity Guidance

November 23, 2009
The National Institute for Standards and Technology is urging the government to continuously monitor its own cybersecurity efforts.

Air Force To Expand PlayStation-Based Supercomputer

November 20, 2009
The cluster of PlayStation 3 consoles is already being used for research into high-def video processing and systems with brain-like properties.

Obama Administration Defends Its Data Quality

November 19, 2009
Inaccuracies in stimulus-tracking data on Recovery.gov do exist, but overall the transparency effort has been a success, says a special advisor to the President.

Texas' Data Center Consolidation Project Under Scrutiny

November 16, 2009
A commissioned report finds a range of problems with a seven-year, $863 million outsourcing contract with IBM.

RFID Makes Slow And Steady Progress

November 13, 2009
RFID isn't changing the world, but it's being used strategically in government and business to track animals, stock products, and tag documents.

Military Readies IT Acquisition Reforms

November 13, 2009
Deputy Defense secretary William Lynn says procurement reforms should be ready by the spring.

Tech Giants Aim To Master Disaster

November 13, 2009
Microsoft, Google, Yahoo form alliance to develop software solutions for improving emergency response efforts.

Government Use Of Windows 7 Hinges On Security Spec

November 12, 2009
The Federal Desktop Core Configuration, which defines 300 PC settings for improved security, has yet to be finalized for Windows 7.

FBI's New Case Management System Delayed

November 11, 2009
Completion of the $451 million Sentinel system, to be used for searching and analyzing criminal and national security data, has been pushed back to September.

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