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Federal Energy Savings Mean Business

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:19:27 -0400

The federal government is getting very serious about reducing its energy bill, and it is looking to partner with tech vendors to come up with better ways to do it. That could add up to billions of dollars in contracts awarded -- and provide a road-map for other enterprises interested in similar strategies. Here are the top technology solutions that federal agencies are looking for, according to INPUT. (To get the report, click here.) - ...

Intel in Talks with FTC to Settle Antitrust Lawsuit

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

In a statement released June 21, Intel officials said the two sides agreed to file a joint motion to suspend the administrative trial proceedings to give the parties time to negotiate. According to Intel, the motion calls for suspending the proceedings until July 22. - The FTC filed a lawsuit in December 2009 accusing Intel of anti-competitive business practices intended to stifle competition from AMD and Nvidia. Intel and the FTC have now filed a joint motion to suspend the legal proceedings while the two sides work to negotiate a settlement. Intel's statement...

State and Local Governments Need IT

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:32:18 -0400

Even as state and local government spending continues to get squeezed by the Great Recession and its aftermath, demand for information technology is growing in the public sector. Among the top priorities for state and local IT decision-makers are justice, public safety, and education, according to INPUT, a top government-focused IT industry tracker. - ...

Push for Better Mobile Broadband by FCC Chairman

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

During the D8 tech conference, Genachowski told WSJ tech reporter Walt Mossberg that deploying 4G wireless networks would help allow the United States to catch up with other industrialized nations that currently offer faster, more complete wireless broadband coverage. - Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski said he's pushing for improved mobile broadband during a conference hosted by The Wall Street Journal. He linked mobile broadband and innovation and promised to work toward increasing the available spectrum for the technology, which he sa...

Tech Tools for Tough Times

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:53:39 -0500

Government agencies investing in information technologies that make better use of existing data and resources can achieve positive, tangible results. - IT managers at government agencies have seldom opted for expensive tech tools simply for bragging rights, and, in the current economic climate, thats not likely to change: The spending forecast for 2010 remains cautiously optimistic, focused on practical values, such as cost savings, increased effic...

New U. S. CTO Brings Innovation and Accountability to Government

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:38:55 -0500

Aneesh Chopra, the nations first CTO, intends to improve public access to government data, help bridge the �digital divide and overhaul the way that digital health records are stored. - As the nations first-ever chief technology officer, Aneesh Chopra recently shared a typical days routine with Baseline: Hes up just after 6 a.m. feeding his infant daughter, Devan. He then heads to the White House for a staff meeting with President Barack Obama and two dozen senior advisers. Next,...

Understanding Governance, Risk and Compliance

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:55:48 -0400

Aberdeen Group conducted a comprehensive study of 130 enterprises regarding their attitudes and practices surrounding governance, risk and compliance (GRC) initiatives. This slideshow highlights findings from Aberdeens wrap-up report, IT GRC: Managing Risk, Improving Visibility, and Reducing Operating Costs, by analyst Derek Brink.

One detail: the GRC acronym has things out of order; Aberdeen says enterprises emphasize compliance first, IT governance next and risk management last. - ...

Virtualized Bureaucracy

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:57:18 -0400

So, just how efficient is a bureaucrat in the data center? No, that isnt the beginning to a great joke. It is a question posed by CDW Government in its most recent survey on virtualization within federal agencies, across the civilian and defense spectrum. The company questioned 377 government IT managers in April, compiling the results in its 2009 Federal Virtualization Report released in mid-June. - ...

Military Goes Meta

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:34:16 -0400

Making sense of data from disparate sources can be a matter of national security. - The Department of Defense (DOD) is using technology solutions to serve communities of interest. These communities need ways for their officers to manage semantically complex streams of communications-based data, as well as to get the many databases that are related to their mission to interact in a ...

Iowa`s IT Integration

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:07:39 -0400

Sharing information from disparate databases makes money for the State of Iowa. - For any government agency, a paradox has always existed when it comes to transactions involving contracted services: Vendors are owed payment for work delivered, but some of those same vendors owe money to their government customers, for various taxes, fines and fees. In the case of state governme...

Governing IT in Government

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:56:08 -0400

All levels of government are using green IT, Web services and data management to better serve citizens and, hopefully, save money in the process. - When it comes to the business of government, budgets remain as squeezed as those in private industry. But agencies arent abandoning the concept of pursuing advances in IT. In fact, state, local and federal customers are seeking the latest IT products and services that can help them save or make mill...

Presidents and Technology

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:57:31 -0500

A short history of White House tech. - Now that President Barack Obama is settling into the White House, how connected from an IT perspective - will he remain? During his run for the presidency, Obama was clearly a tech-savvy campaigner, who used e-mail and innovative Web 2.0 technologies to stay in touch with his staff and supporters....

U.S. Entered Recession December 2007

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:17:49 -0500

The National Bureau of Economic Research said the U.S. economy slipped in to a recession in December of 2007. The NBER does not define a recession as two consecutive quarters of decline in real gross domestic product, as is the rule of thumb in many countries. Instead, it looks for a decline in economic activity, spread across the economy and lasting more than a few months. - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The economy slipped into recession in December 2007, the National Bureau of Economic Research, the prestigious private research institute that is regarded as the arbiter of U.S. recessions, declared on Monday. The NBER's business cycle dating committee said its members me...

Fed Throws Fresh Lifeline to Financial System

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:43:17 -0500

The new mortgage-support facility by the Federal government was intended to strike at the collapsed housing market, the core of the United States' economic woes. Investor appetite for both the debt issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the mortgage-backed securities they guarantee has dried up since the government seized the companies in September, and the Fed hopes to fill that void. - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve threw a massive life-line to consumers on Tuesday with two new programs aimed at making it easier for them to obtain loans for homes, cars and on credit cards. Under the new mortgage program, the Fed will buy up to $100 billion of debt issued by govern...

Settlement with Ex-AIG Chief Breaks Down

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:27:22 -0500

The settlement between Maurice "Hank" Greenberg and the state of New York have broken down amid the insurer's recent financial woes. The lawsuit was brought by former New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer as part of an accounting probe of AIG that led to Greenberg leaving the company in 2005. Much of Greenberg's wealth is tied up in AIG stock through personal holdings, a family trust and companies he controls. - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Efforts to settle a long-running fraud lawsuit against American International Group Inc's (AIG.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) former chief, Maurice quot;Hank quot; Greenberg, have broken down amid the insurer's financial woes, a lawyer from the New York attorney gen...