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National Movement Targets Lack of Women, Minorities in Computing
One major stereotype about technology is that it is mostly a field for geeky white men. To some degree, the stereotype has become a self-fulfilling prophecy, as statistics show that women and certain...
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Survey Says: Government IT Pros Weigh In on Disaster Recovery
Many state and local government IT professionals lack confidence in their disaster recovery and business continuity plans, according to a recent Government Technology survey. A poll of 164...
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Online Platform Securely Transports Incarcerated Youths' Data
For an agency that is required to keep 95 percent of its data confidential, following security compliance guidelines may be a challenge when that information must be transferred from one facility to...
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San Francisco Launches Entrepreneurship in Residence (EIR) Program
San Francisco announced on Sept. 6 a new program to bring fresh ideas to the city and give entrepreneurs a chance to enter the public-sector technology market. In a phone press conference led by Chief...
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Google Glass Prompts Experiments in Journalism Schools
Journalism professors are exploring Google Glass this year to see how it works in their field. California State University, Chico, is one of the latest journalism and public relations programs to buy...
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Navy Explores Potential of Social Media Crowdsourcing in Disaster Response
Social media is becoming a primary source of information during disasters like earthquakes, tornadoes and hurricanes. In an effort to more efficiently utilize social media data for situational...
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CIOs Weigh in on Zuckerberg's Internet.org
Having played a central role in connecting people with smartphones and computers through Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg has now set his sights on the developing world. Zuckerberg announced in August an...
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Photo of the Week - London Skyscraper Melts Car
A building under construction at 20 Fenchurch Street in London is already leaving an impression on its surroundings, but not in the manner developers intended. Jaguar owner Martin Lindsay parked his...
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Overprotective Spam Filters Bring Down Las Cruces, N.M., Website
Last month, the domain name for Las Cruces, N.M.’s official website las-cruces.org expired, resulting in a temporary shutdown of the site. When the domain expired, the city received calls to its...
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Deval Patrick Changes Course, Abandons Tech Tax
Heeding cries from the technology community, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick announced Tuesday, Sept. 11, that he has withdrawn his support for a controversial tax on technology-related services,...
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Baltimore Tech Center Teaches Students How to Learn about STEM
A Baltimore nonprofit is transforming an old city rec center into a tech center for students that will prepare them for the science, technology, engineering and math jobs of today's economy. This...
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Will San Carlos, Calif., Expand Sensor Technology Use?
After piloting wireless sensors in parking spaces for nearly a year now, officials in San Carlos, Calif., have their eyes on expanding the technology across other city infrastructure. Last December,...
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Beyond Service Requests: NYC Takes Yelp Approach to New 311 App
New York City launched a new mobile 311 service request tool with a format that's been compared to the restaurant and service review website Yelp. Earlier this week, New York City Comptroller John...
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Colorado Finds Out What Service Delivery Managers Can Do for Government
In the private sector, the service delivery manager has been a mainstay of IT management for years, but in government it’s just now starting to catch on. In Colorado, two service delivery managers...
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Virginia Seeks Innovative Cybersecurity Startups
Virginia may be for lovers, but if a new accelerator program is successful, the state may also become a prime destination for cybersecurity innovators. The Virginia Center for Innovative Technology...
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Super Wi-Fi Pilot Hits Libraries Around the Country
Super Wi-Fi -- Wi-Fi combined with the TV whitespace spectrum -- will be used in six library systems across the country as part of a pilot program announced by the Gigabit Libraries Network. The pilot...
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With Ballmer Headed Out, What Should Microsoft Do Next?
Now that Microsoft’s controversial CEO Steve Ballmer is moving on, there has been much speculation as to who will replace him and what the tech giant’s strategy will be as competitors like Google,...
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Texas’ Bookless Library: BiblioTech Turns the Page on Tradition
Walking into Texas’ newest library is like entering a high-end electronics store — the design is sleek with computers and tablets neatly spaced throughout the building. While patrons can use a variety...
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Domain Awareness Center May Bring Proactive Policing to Oakland
Public safety officials in Oakland, Calif., say a new facility they’re building could help make the city safer, but the project is facing strong opposition from privacy groups. The Domain Awareness...
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Michigan and Illinois Forge Historic MMIS Partnership
Children are often told to share with siblings and friends, as it fosters good will and harmony. Leaders of Michigan and Illinois have applied that life lesson to technology, partnering so both states...
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