Saturday, January 24, 2015
Policy & Business
The New York Times: President Obama is proposing a radical change to the 529 college savings plans held by millions of families, which would require those who use them to rethink their approach to college savings.
As part of his plan to simplify the tax code and help the...
Special Report
State and municipal governments are examining how to
leverage low-cost tools, technologies and services to help
optimize internal facilities and asset management and keep
pace with evolving constituent needs. Smart initiatives
typically run on high-performance networks, using sensors,
computers and other physical devices. The National...
Information Technology
Homeland Security Today: Although government agencies understand the benefits of migrating services to the cloud, nearly three quarters of federal cloud users remain wary of fully committing to cloud computing, according to MeriTalk, a public-private partnership focused on improving the outcomes of government IT.
Special Report
Without the right combination of tools and defendable,
repeatable, internal processes in place, agencies tend to
‘overcollect’ information for e-discovery, and can end
up incurring judicial sanctions, along with ballooning
costs. By establishing scalable and agency-wide e-discovery
processes, it’s possible to lower costs, and improve
regulatory...
State & Local Government
Bangor Daily News: PORTLAND, Maine — In the last State of the City speech of his four-year term, Mayor Michael Brennan announced plans to pursue citywide fiber-optic broadband Internet service, as well as encourage development along Forest Avenue.
Special Report
Government agencies are under pressure to keep costs under
tight control while at the same time providing a high level
of services to citizens and businesses. It’s a tall order
for sure, but not impossible thanks to a host of
“anything-as-a-service” offerings enabled by...
Defense & Intelligence
Computerworld: The 6-foot, 2-in. tall humanoid robot that many teams in the finals of the DARPA Robotics Challenge will be using in June has gotten a major makeover. And the teams using it in the finals got their first look just last week.
Special Report
Virtualization mandates have spread as military
organizations strive to comply with initiatives such as the
Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (FDCCI) and
‘Cloud First.’ Now defense and military organizations
are migrating to cloud services, which rely on virtualized
apps, servers and storage, as a way...
Healthcare Policy & IT
Dallas News: WASHINGTON — With thousands of abortion protesters swarming the city in their annual March for Life, Republicans muscled broadened abortion restrictions through the House on Thursday after a GOP rebellion forced leaders into an awkward retreat on an earlier version.
Energy Policy & Technology
Scientific American: The price of oil has plummeted from more than $100 a barrel in July to less than $50. Meanwhile the U.S. has become the world’s leading producer of natural gas, helping the country become more self-sufficient on energy. Will this abundance of fossil fuels derail the world’s shift to renewable sources of energy, such as wind...
Education Policy & Technology
THE Journal: "In five years I think education technology will be completely ubiquitous, and it will be integrated into parts of the curriculum that we are just beginning to conceive of," said Leah Plunkett, a fellow at Berkman Center for Internet and Society, speaking at a session she hosted with colleague Paulina Haduong Thursday at the FETC 2015...
