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Author Photo SF Mayor Gavin Newsom on Open Govt (Part 1)
Dec 1, 2009
Posted by Fritz Nelson

In a wide-ranging interview with InformationWeek, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom talked about DataSF.Org, the role of social networking in politics and running his diverse city, and the role of San Francisco in the digital world. In the first of three in this video series, Newsom discusses how his city has embraced the "open and transparent government" concept.

Author Photo Senate Healthcare Reform Bill's IT Provisions Make Sense
Nov 30, 2009
Posted by Marianne Kolbasuk McGee

As the Senate begins debating its healthcare reform bill, there's several health IT related provisions that aren't likely to stir a lot of emotion on the Senate floor, but deserve some attention.

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Breakthrough Event & Fault Management for the New IT
The last twenty years have seen the complexity of enterprise and telecoms service delivery infrastructures grow beyond the economic viability of systems put in place to enable service management perso...

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Next Generation IT Event & Fault Management - Why a new architecture is so important.
The technical architectures of legacy network management platforms have not evolved significantly since their introduction nearly two decades ago.

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FCC To Catalog White Space Spectrum

December 1, 2009
The federal agency is requiring white-space devices to be able to check an online database that identifies which spectrum is available in a given market.

Apple Seeks Permanent Halt To Psystar Mac Clones

November 25, 2009
The requested injunction would prohibit Psystar from selling Mac knock offs, which a federal court has already ruled violate Apple's copyright.

NIST Director Sees Key Role In Emerging Technologies

November 25, 2009
Newly confirmed director Patrick Gallagher outlines the agency's efforts in healthcare IT, smart grid, and cybersecurity.

FCC Chair Wants More Broadband

November 25, 2009
A 10% increase in broadband availability means a 1.2 to 1.5 point increase in GDP, Federal Communications Commission Chair Julius Genachowski says.

Senators Urge EU To Finish Oracle Sun Probe

November 24, 2009
With Sun jobs at stake, U.S. lawmakers want the European Commission to speed up its antitrust investigation.

Feds To Sharpen Cybersecurity Job Policies

November 24, 2009
The Office of Personnel Management seeks to develop a framework for the classification, hiring, performance management, and development of federal cybersecurity pros.

Physicians Question Health IT Stimulus Requirements

November 23, 2009
A physicians practice industry group expresses concern about electronic health record incentive programs.

Obama Calls For Math, Science Push

November 23, 2009
The president kicked off a public-private initiative Monday to promote education in science, technology, engineering, and math.

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.

Web 2.0 Expo: Noveck Cites Open Gov Challenges

November 20, 2009
The deputy CTO for open government sees progress, but acknowledges push back and resource constraints on the path to transparency.

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