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  GAO: US gov't IT reform slower than claimed

  The efforts of U.S. President Barack Obama's administration to streamline and improve the government's IT systems aren't proceeding as quickly as officials have suggested, a federal auditor said Thursday.

  By Grant Gross | 24 May, 2012 18:42

  Tags: Tom Carper, Barack Obama, Molly O'Neill, David Powner, Steven VanRoekel, Government use of IT, government, hardware systems, CGI, U.S. Government Accountability Office, U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, U.S. White House Office of Management and Budget

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  Obama orders agencies to optimize Web content for mobile

  U.S. President Barack Obama has ordered all major government agencies to make two key services available on mobile phones within a year, in an effort to embrace a growing trend toward Web surfing on mobile devices.

  By Grant Gross | 23 May, 2012 20:06

  Tags: Kevin Kelly, Todd Park, Steven VanRoekel, Barack Obama, 4g, mobile, e-government, government, 3g, Telecommunication, LGS Innovations

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  Obama orders agencies to optimize Web content for mobile

  U.S. President Barack Obama has ordered all major government agencies to make two key services available on mobile phones within a year, in an effort to embrace a growing trend toward Web surfing on mobile devices.

  By Grant Gross | 23 May, 2012 17:58

  Tags: Todd Park, Steven VanRoekel, Barack Obama, 4g, mobile, e-government, government, 3g, Telecommunication

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  House passes CISPA cyberthreat sharing bill, despite privacy concerns

  The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a cyberthreat information-sharing bill that critics say will give U.S. government agencies access to the private communications of millions of Internet users.

  By Grant Gross | 27 April, 2012 09:19

  Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, at&t, Barack Obama, Bennie Thompson, Center for Democracy and Technology, ctia, data protection, Exploits / vulnerabilities, Facebook, government, legislation, Michelle Richardson, Microsoft, Mike Rogers, privacy, security, Shawn Osborne, TechAmerica, U.S. National Security Agency, U.S. White House Office of Management and Budget

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  CDT, White House oppose CISPA cyberthreat sharing bill

  As the U.S. House of Representatives prepares to debate a controversial cyberthreat information-sharing bill, a key deal with a vocal digital rights group has fallen apart.

  By Grant Gross | 26 April, 2012 12:33

  Tags: Barack Obama, C.A., Center for Democracy and Technology, ctia, government, legislation, Mike Rogers, security, TechAmerica, United States Telecom Association, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. White House Office of Management and Budget

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  Obama authorizes sanctions against surveillance tech in Syria, Iran

  U.S. President Barack Obama has signed an executive order allowing the U.S. government to block the sale of any technology used to track or monitor dissidents in Syria and Iran by the governments there.

  By Grant Gross | 24 April, 2012 01:33

  Tags: Barack Obama, Bashar al-Assad, government, Government use of IT, U.S. Agency for International Development

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  Obama signs bill focused on crowdsourced investments

  U.S. President Barack Obama has signed legislation that eliminates restrictions preventing entrepreneurs from seeking crowdsourced funding online and removes some other financial regulations for small businesses.

  By Grant Gross | 06 April, 2012 05:55

  Tags: Barack Obama, business issues, Computing Technology Industry Association, Consumer Electronics Association, government, legislation, Regulation, Stephen Fincher, TechAmerica, Todd Thibodeau, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

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  White House launches big data R&D push

  Six U.S. government agencies will spend more than US$200 million to help the government better organize and analyze large volumes of digital data, in a new "big data" research and development effort announced by President Barack Obama's administration Thursday.

  By Grant Gross | 30 March, 2012 03:34

  Tags: analytics, Barack Obama, Berkeley, government, Government use of IT, internet, John Holdren, Tom Kalil, University of California, U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. National Science Foundation, U.S. White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

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  US gov't IT spending to be tight over short term

  U.S. government agencies will have tight IT budgets over the next 12 to 18 months, but opportunities for small IT vendors exist as many agencies divide up contracts into small chunks, IT and financial services representatives said Wednesday.

  By Grant Gross | 29 March, 2012 03:34

  Tags: Agilex Technologies, Barack Obama, Bill Loomis, Deloitte Consulting, government, Government use of IT, Stifel Nicolaus, TechAmerica, Tim Hoechst, Tim Young

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  NTIA: Gov't and mobile operators may need to share spectrum

  The U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration has identified 95 MHz of wireless spectrum now used by government agencies that could be used for commercial mobile service, but mobile operators may have to share the spectrum with the current inhabitants.

  By Grant Gross | 28 March, 2012 05:17

  Tags: 3g, 4g, Anna Eshoo, Barack Obama, broadband, Doug Sicker, government, Lawrence Strickling, Telecommunication, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration

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  FTC chairman: Do-not-track law may not be needed

  A do-not-track law focused on protecting Web users' privacy may not be necessary, with private groups working to implement recommendations from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, the agency's chairman said Monday.

  By Grant Gross | 27 March, 2012 04:17

  Tags: advertising, Barack Obama, Common Sense Media, Digital Advertising Alliance, e-commerce, government, internet, James Steyer, Jon Leibowitz, Ken Wasch, privacy, Regulation, security, Software and Information Industry Association, U.S. Federal Trade Commission

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  Study: Expansion of IT trade pact would bring huge benefits

  An expansion of a 15-year-old IT trade agreement could bring huge benefits to the U.S. economy, including about 60,000 new jobs, according to a study released Thursday.

  By Grant Gross | 16 March, 2012 06:48

  Tags: Barack Obama, Components, Consumer Electronics Association, David Cameron, Dean Garfield, government, hardware systems, Information Technology and Information Foundation, Office of U.S. Trade Representative, TechAmerica, Telecommunications Industry Association, trade

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  White House names Park as new CTO

  U.S. President Barack Obama has appointed Todd Park as the new CTO for the U.S. government.

  By Grant Gross | 10 March, 2012 06:20

  Tags: Aneesh Chopra, Ashoka, Athenahealth, Barack Obama, Booz Allen & Hamilton, government, John Holdren, Todd Park, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

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  US lawmakers ask if federal workers have email privacy

  Two Republican lawmakers have asked President Barack Obama's administration to investigate whether agencies are regularly monitoring federal workers' private email accounts after reports of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration firing employees over comments made in personal email messages.

  By Grant Gross | 07 March, 2012 07:35

  Tags: Barack Obama, Chuck Grassley, Darrell Issa, government, Government use of IT, internet, Internet-based applications and services, mail, privacy, security, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Office of Special Counsel, U.S White House Office of Management and Budget

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  NTIA: Mobile privacy may be a top priority in new push

  Transparency about the personal data that mobile applications collect may be at the top of the agenda as the U.S. Department of Commerce begins work on privacy codes of conduct for online businesses.

  By Grant Gross | 01 March, 2012 06:40

  Tags: Barack Obama, government, internet, Lawrence Strickling, mobile, privacy, Regulation, security, U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Federal Trade Commission, U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration