The week witnessed one of the most dramatic government information technology failures ever, with an outage that paralyzed twenty six state government services for days in Virginia.
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Less than half of 'Net connections meet FCC speed goal
A Federal Communications Commission report released on Thursday examining Internet access subscriptions found less than half of U.S.
Read more »Weekly Round-up September 3, 2010
Here are the articles that caught our attention this week:
Gadi Ben-Yehuda
Of course, no one should miss…
Read more »Samsung Captivate makes good use of its Android OS
For most agencies, the Captivate would be a perfect mobile device because it walks a careful balance between the easy-to-manage BlackBerry and the power and capabilities of the Evo.
Read more »Senate Committee Promotes Cyber Self-Defense
Photo: Juan Fuertes
Cyber self-defense is key to avoiding cyber threats to U.S. national security, according to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
Christine O'Donnell's Ghosts of Campaign Websites Past
For most people, registering a domain name and renewing it yearly would probably qualify as a minimal expense.
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Dems Splash Their App Around
File this under "ridiculously in the weeds," perhaps, but there's an interesting little user-interface design element at work with
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Toshiba Recalls Laptops Due To Overheating Risk
Updated BIOS released to detect faulty power harness in certain Satellite model notebooks.
Read more »HTC Evo's 4G service takes smart phones to new dimensions
The Evo is hands-down a Reviewer’s Choice winner in this roundup because of two crucial things: the device's bountiful jaw-dropping features and the outstanding performance of those features on the
Read more »VITA issues RTIP report and outlines $11.8 million in public safety projects
On September 1, 2010, the Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA) released its annual Recommended Technology Investment Proje
Read more »CSC adds former SRA exec to civil health services unit
Edward Meagher joined Computer Sciences Corp. on Sept. 1 as senior executive adviser and vice president for the company's North American Public Sector Civil and Health Services Group.
Read more »IBM supercomputer to challenge humans on 'Jeopardy'
IBM will put its natural-language processing research to the test this fall, when its Watson supercomputer goes up against human players on "Jeopardy."
Read more »Excited about Gov 2.0 conference
I could never figure out why some people dread going to conferences. It is always so fast paced, with a ton of people you want to meet, and happy hour every night.
Read more »iPhone 4.0 a great device that deserves better reception
Despite its problems with AT&T, the iPhone’s easy-to-use navigation and sleek construction makes it easy to overlook the antenna nightmares.
Read more »Rapper Snoop Dogg joins cybercrime fight
Get ready to bust a rhyme against cyber crime with a contest cosponsored by Symantec's Norton and rapper Snoop Dogg.
Read more »TSP returns for August disappointing
The numbers are in. They aren't good. Only two TSP funds gained ground in August. The other eight were down for the month.
Read more »General Mills: Taliban low on operating funds
Photo, DoD
The Taliban’s cash flow and recruitment in southwestern Afghanistan is in trouble, according to Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Richard P. Mills.
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State CIOs and Emerging Technology
The 2010 state CIO survey by NASCIO , Grant Thornton and Tech America and
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