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The view from the top of IT with TechWorld Editor Rohan Pearce
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
Schools in the U.S. will need broadband speeds of 100 Mbps per 1,000 students and staff members by the 2014-15 school year in order to meet a growing demand for Web-based instruction and a skyrocketing number of student-owned Web devices, according to a new report by a trade group representing state education agencies.
By Grant Gross | 22 May, 2012 07:23
When the second-in-command of one of the most technologically advanced states in the country slams public-sector computing -- publicly -- it's a resounding wake-up call.
By Howard Baldwin | 10 May, 2012 01:59
Disrupting mobile phone service is a legitimate tool for law enforcement authorities working against terrorism or other dangerous situations, a mass transit agency has said in defending its own mobile shutdown last August.
By Grant Gross | 02 May, 2012 06:51
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill focused on helping taxpayers track federal spending online.
By Grant Gross | 26 April, 2012 05:27
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