TECHNOLOGY AND THE BUSINESS OF GOVERNMENT
03/10/10 05:39 pm ET
Wired Workplace blogger Brittany Ballenstedt posted on Wednesday findings from a study conducted by Accenture on Millennials' use of social networking tools at work. (Millennials are the youngest workers among us, those younger than 28.)>>
03/10/10 05:22 pm ET
The Census Bureau this week started its daunting task--counting the nation's 300-plus million people--by mailing out advance letters to 120 million households. These letters politely remind citizens that the 2010 census documents will be arriving March 15 to 17 and to please fill out and mail back the quick-and-easy 10-question form. >>
03/09/10 05:18 pm ET
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is one of many agencies to embrace social networking, but its use of technology has a greater practical purpose than simple information dissemination. >>
03/09/10 05:01 pm ET
Office of Management and Budget Director Peter Orszag spoke at a Government Executive leadership breakfast on Tuesday and talked about the Obama administration's effort to close the federal government's "IT gap," a situation in which many agencies work on computer systems -- or on no systems at all -- that are woefully behind what the private sector has. >>
03/09/10 03:45 pm ET
On Afghanistan's mountainous terrain, there are places where Humvees, the military's four-wheeled and diesel-powered beast, can't go. But mules can. Armed with a knack for survival and "entirely nonpartisan about the contents of its load," writes Susan Orlean in a New Yorker article, the mule has proved a valued trooper in the military.
03/08/10 02:57 pm ET
Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and venture capitalists flew in to Capitol Hill last week to promote the Startup Visa Act, a bill to amend immigration law and make it easier for foreign entrepreneurs to stay in the U.S. -- and create jobs here -- if they demonstrate funding from U.S.-based investors. This wasn't just a stakeholders' party. So far, more than 780 voters have sent over 2800 messages to their elected representatives - through 2gov, a nifty tool that channels Tweets to Congress. And 95 percent are supporting the bill. >>
03/08/10 10:00 am ET
The Homeland Security Department on Friday announced that it will expand the use of advanced imaging technology--the controversial body scans--to 11 U.S. aiports by summer, thanks to $1 billion in Recovery Act funds. >>
03/05/10 06:06 pm ET
Researchers have worked to find a link between violence in video games and aggressive behavior. The findings can be conflicting and confusing.>>
03/04/10 02:16 pm ET
Customer service matters. When it comes to cloud computing, a little bit could go a long way. >>
03/04/10 09:00 am ET
Live, on-the-ground battlefield preparation is difficult to come by outside of the battlefield itself. Enter UrbanSim, a research prototype simulation currently being used to train U.S. Army personnel in complex urban counterinsurgency and stability operations. >>
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