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Redistricting for the Masses

Redrawing the boundaries of legislative districts used to done by politicians behind closed doors. But this time around, everyday citizens in LA County can use Web-based software to participate.

New bill resurrects website eviction powers

A proposed bill, PROTECT IP, is just the old COICA in disguise. It must not pass!

Can Gov't Go from Open to Smart in Today's Economy

For the last year or so governments have increased efforts to become more transparent by making information available about their agency decisions and operations, have increased public participation in government, and initiated plans and deployed nascent endeavors to collaborate and cooperate across all levels of government to better serve their constituents. Yes, these three are the Open Government mandates for federal agencies, but also, state and local governments have voluntarily embraced these tenets as well. Surprising in this economy of shrinking budgets, furloughed employees, and citizen demand for increasing information and services?

Government agencies make move to desktop virtualization

Interest is growing in desktop virtualization, especially for government agencies, where the main drivers are better manageability and lower costs. Here's a look at three local and federal agencies that are making the first moves into desktop virtualization.

Lots of "people" you interact with online are sockpuppets

Lots of the people and organizations you interact with online are fake ... they're sockpuppets

The Grill: W. Craig Fugate

FEMA chief W. Craig Fugate wants to use mobile technology to customize alerts in an emergency.

Eyes in their ankles: The congressional view of network neutrality

For quite a while I've been baffled by the inability of too many members of Congress to understand the importance of the network neutrality discussion. I'm not satisfied that I know for sure, but I may be getting closer.

Can you go to jail for link aggregation?

Brian McCarthy has been arrested for link aggregation.

Lighting the dark: Must you make your application wiretap-able?

Law enforcement has a problem, and you may be part of it.

As violence escalates, Libya cuts off the Internet

With violence escalating, Libya is pulling the plug on its Internet connection.

As violence escalates, Libya cuts off the Internet

With violence escalating, Libya is pulling the plug on its Internet connection.

Bryan D. Sivak

In his time as CTO for the District of Columbia, Brian Sivak created a more results-oriented environment, giving employees freedom to innovate and experiment.

Casey Coleman

This IT leader helped orchestrate a technology modernization project at the U.S. General Services Administration, with a target time frame of 10 weeks.

Playing with our money: The FCC and the Universal Service Fund

You, your company and I, along with just about everybody subscribing to telephone service in the United States, is hit with a surcharge on our phone bills that goes into a Universal Service Fund (USF).

5 ways to make sure you aren't the next Wikileak

Here are five key tips to help your government agency or enterprise avoid being the source of the next Wikileak.

Enterprise Cloud Services: The agenda

Cloud services have the potential to deliver important business benefits to the enterprise, including cost savings, flexibility, resiliency, agility, quicker time to market, better customer service and the ability to handle unexpected spikes in demand.

Enterprise Cloud Services: The agenda

Cloud services have the potential to deliver important business benefits to the enterprise, including cost savings, flexibility, resiliency, agility, quicker time to market, better customer service and the ability to handle unexpected spikes in demand.

Why there's no such thing as an 'Internet kill switch'

The Egyptian uprising showed that you can't stop the Internet. Why? Because it's made out of people. Mike Elgan explains.

You don't know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz

Egypt finds its voice, Verizon gives iPhone lovers a choice

QuickPoll: Should Internet, phone providers obey government shutdown orders?

Egypt's government had shut down phone services, and is still blocking Internet access amid massive protests. Should providers obey government shutdown orders?