Modernization
Mobile do’s and don’ts
Government agencies are launching special versions of their Web sites designed to load quickly onto the small screens of mobile phones and other handheld devices.
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Who else is going mobile
Here are some of the states and agencies that have created Web sites tailored to mobile users.
Modernization
Sweat pants and metrics
Telework improves efficiency and reduces costs, but how can a manager know which employees are working hard and which are hardly working?
People
Obama picks Google exec to lead citizen participation efforts
Obama makes another key technology appointment.
Modernization
Obama smartphone conforms to military standards
President Obama will have to give up his BlackBerry and switch to a maximum-security smartphone.
Modernization
IG: Air Force wireless project over budget
DOD's inspector general recommends reorganizing, recompeting wireless network project.
Cybersecurity
In the News: Obama to keep BlackBerry
President Barack Obama will keep his BlackBerry for personal use, making him the first sitting president to use e-mail, the Associated Press reports.
Modernization
Will Obama open the government through IT?
Speculation continues on how president-elect Barack Obama will make use of collaborative information technology to increase government transparency.
Cybersecurity
DARPA awards contracts to develop cyber testing environment
DARPA awards contracts to develop cyber testing environment.
People
Letter: Next president should use Internet in government, but how?
After reading an FCW editorial, one reader wants to how the next president could use the many Internet tools.
Modernization
Suda: IT paves the way to safer roads
DOT is looking for ways to use emerging technologies to meet safety andcongestion-reduction goals.
Modernization
BBN field tests portable translator
BBN Technologies has developed a translation device that enables a two-way dialogue between speakers of different languages.
Modernization
A new life for talk-to-text?
Efforts of speech-recognition developers could pay off as a smart application for smart phones.
People
Letter: Census should have kept Internet option on the table
A reader says that if the bureau had pursued a Web-based response system for the 2010 census, the decision to abandon handheld devices wouldn’t be so disappointing.
People
Census counts on paper for 2010
House lawmakers grill Commerce officials about rising costs and reversion to paper.
People
GSA awards contracts for wireless expense management
Three vendors will help agencies pool their purchase of cellular phones, Blackberrys and related products and services.
People
Reps. Davis, Turner press for hearing on alleged Census troubles
Senior Republicans request House Oversight and Government Committee Democratic leaders to address reported issues with handheld program.
People
Hot or not: With tech, there's always change
New technologies kept federal managers from falling into any routine
People
Air Force needs to better manage satellite data
With so much information available, the service wants to sift through it more easily.
People
TSA set to test TWIC card reader technology
TSA wants to see how the biometric systems react to different operational conditions at five locations.
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