Digital Government
Intel's mobile struggles continue as it clings to MeeGo
Intel showed a developer build of a MeeGo tablet at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. With the platform dead in the water after the Nokia/Microsoft partnership, Intel has left a lot of people scratching their heads wondering why.
Digital Government
Quad-core revolution for mobile devices – leaving PC chips in the dust?
Think the new dual-core ARM-based processors are slick? According to chipmakers Nvidia and Qualcomm, you ain't seen nothing yet.
People
The scientific method applied to IT management
To manage IT well, follow the lessons of one of the pioneers of the Industrial Revolution, advises consultant Warren Suss.
Digital Government
Drones as do-it-yourself project?
Dawn Meyerriecks says DIY drones aren't out of the question.
Digital Government
IRS big winner in Treasury budget request
The Treasury Department budget proposal is up to $14 billion with proposed improvements to IRS data collection and taxpayers services and Wall Street reform measures.
Digital Government
Nokia jumps from burning platform straight into the arms of Microsoft
Nokia and Microsoft announced that the companies will form a partnership where Windows Phone 7 will power all of Nokia's high-end smart phones and work together on a mobile road map.
Digital Government
Will the BlackBerry PlayBook run Android apps?
There have been rumors floating around that Research In Motion is trying to find a way to run Android applications on its upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet PC.
Digital Government
HP brings Palm back from the brink with TouchPad
Hewlett-Packard is looking to make its acquisition of Palm pay off by announcing a new tablet device, the TouchPad, along with two new smart phones.
Digital Government
Broadband plan debate: federal bureaucracy or local initiative?
From reforming the Universal Service Fund to determining how grants are allocated, headaches remain for agencies in starting the National Broadband Plan.
Digital Government
Opie Taylor helps launch Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Actor and director Ron Howard narrates a video introducing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Modernization
In Egypt, the revolution will be tweeted
Advancements in communication technology have often foreshadowed civil unrest and revolution. In Egypt and elsewhere in the Middle East, the revolution is indeed being tweeted.
Modernization
HUD launches e-bookstore
The Housing and Urban Development Department's e-bookstore will make its reports available in Mobi and ePub format for e-readers and tablet devices.
Digital Government
GAO says IRS performance varies on website, other areas
The Government Accountability made recommendations on how to improve the IRS' performance in several areas that include the service's website.
People
How HUD's new CIO is remaking the agency
Housing and Urban Development Department CIO Jerry Williams' task has been to get the agency's IT department working at an optimal level after years of bogged-down projects and inefficiency. His team might be turning the corner.
Digital Government
NASA names new deputy chief technologist
NASA Chief Technologist Bobby Braun has announced the appointment of Michael J. Gazarik as the agency's deputy chief technologist.
People
NASA picks deputy CIO for IT security
Valerie Burkes, former Associate CIO for Cyber and Privacy Policy and Oversight at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, was named by NASA CIO Linda Cureton as Deputy CIO for IT Security at NASA.
People
Petraeus to start service member office at Treasury
Holly Petraeus has been chosen to establish an Office of Servicemember Affairs at Treasury's Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Digital Government
NASA chief technologist gets AIAA's von Karman Award
Bobby Braun has won the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics von Kármán award given annually to people who have distinguished themselves technically in the field of astronautics.
Digital Government
7 social media resolutions to keep in the new year
Want to make the most of social networking without getting overwhelmed by the volume of data or compromising security? Here are resolutions worth keeping.
Modernization
President's Council seeks to accelerate government network advances
The PCAST report highlights areas of national priorities in IT R&D, such as health, education, transportation and energy, and the research frontiers the nation should tackle next.
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