• Obama administration expands open data access

  U.S. President Barack Obama has signed an executive order requiring that government data be made available in open, machine-readable formats, expanding open-access requirements from earlier in his administration.

  By Grant Gross | 09 May, 2013 17:05

  Tags: Government use of IT, Sunlight Foundation, U.S. White House, Ellen Miller, government, Barack Obama, TechAmerica, Kevin Richards

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  Senators want sanctions against countries supporting cyberattacks

  Two U.S. senators will push Congress or President Barack Obama's administration to pursue trade and immigration sanctions against China and other countries that allegedly support cyberattacks on U.S. government agencies and businesses, the lawmakers said Wednesday.

  By Grant Gross | 08 May, 2013 17:49

  Tags: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Kevin Mandia, regulation, Sheldon Whitehouse, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, legislation, Mandiant, Barack Obama, Stewart Baker, Lindsey Graham, Cheri McGuire, symantec, Steptoe & Johnson, security, government, U.S. Department of Justice

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  US Senate approves Internet sales tax

  The U.S. Senate has voted to allow states to collect sales tax from online retailers, making it more difficult to buy tax-free products online.

  By Grant Gross | 06 May, 2013 23:14

  Tags: U.S. Senate, Internet-based applications and services, Steve DelBianco, e-commerce, Ted Cruz, NetChoice, legislation, government, Barack Obama, internet, Lamar Alexander

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  Dell investigates report of computers sold to Syria

  Dell is investigating a report that a Middle East reseller has sold large numbers of computers to a Syrian company with ties to the embattled government there, in violation of U.S. export restrictions.

  By Grant Gross | 03 May, 2013 16:09

  Tags: Anas Hasoon Trading, regulation, Jess Blackburn, RamaNarayan Singh, hardware systems, BDL Gulf, government, Barack Obama, trade, Dell

• Obama nominates Wheeler as new FCC chairman

  U.S. President Barack Obama has nominated telecom trade group veteran Tom Wheeler to be the next chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.

  By Grant Gross | 01 May, 2013 19:19

  Tags: government, Mignon Clyburn, Julius Genachowski, Grant Seiffert, Tom Wheeler, Telecommunications Industry Association, telecommunication, Barack Obama, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Craig Aaron, free press, regulation, Anna Eshoo

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  What Obama's re-election may mean for technology

  The US presidential election result leaves President Barack Obama in the White House and maintains the balance of power in Congress. In many longstanding technology debates, policy experts see little movement forward, although lawmakers may look for compromises on a handful of issues.

  By Grant Gross | 07 November, 2012 19:06

  Tags: telecommunication, Al Franken, Technology Policy Institute, Barack Obama, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, legislation, Kevin Richards, 4g, legal, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Motion Picture Association of America, Center for Democracy and Technology, government, Greg Nojeim, Thomas Lenard, U.S. Department of Justice, regulation, Hewlett-Packard, privacy, Arlene Holen, Ed Markey, Public Knowledge, U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Microsoft, security, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, copyright, intellectual property, data protection, intel, broadband, TechAmerica, Gigi Sohn

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  Tech issues don't make much of an appearance in US presidential campaign

  With the U.S. presidential election on Tuesday, it's fair to say that technology policy hasn't risen to the top of the agenda in the debate between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney.

  By Grant Gross | 02 November, 2012 17:37

  Tags: Scott McNealy, Meg Whitman, U.S. Congress, legislation, Barack Obama, Jot Carpenter, T-Mobile USA, Public Knowledge, Morgan Reed, Mitt Romeny, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, at&t, ctia, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Association for Competitive Technology, government, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Federal Trade Commission, regulation, Bartees Cox

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  Obama can't have a BlackBerry. Should your CEO?

  The press has been all over President-Elect Barack Obama's addiction to his BlackBerry and the possibility that he might have to give it up for reasons of national security. But no one in the media seems to be asking the most logical follow-up question: Is the cybertechnology that can compromise the future chief executive's BlackBerry also a threat to mobile devices being used every day by thousands of senior executives in corporate America?

  By Ephraim Schwartz | 10 December, 2008 09:27

  Tags: Blackberry, Barack Obama

• FAQ: Why Obama may give up his BlackBerry

  Could Barack Obama ever expect to continue using his BlackBerry once he officially becomes president?

  By Matt Hamblen | 08 December, 2008 09:14

  Tags: Blackberry, Barack Obama

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  E-voting '08: Problems, yes, but it could have been worse

  Despite reports all day long about an assortment of e-voting machine problems in several US states, no massive systemic meltdown occurred.

  By Todd R. Weiss | 06 November, 2008 08:04

  Tags: e-voting, Barack Obama, US election

Whitepapers about Barack Obama

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  Risk Management: Protect and Maximize Stakeholder Value

  Risk Management is a key business process within both the private and public sectors around the world. Effective risk management and the resulting controlled environment are central to sound corporate governance and for this reason, much of the law that has been created in response to corporate collapses and scandals, now requires effective risk management. Read on