Wireless/Mobile/Broadband

Can Government Telework Like a Private Company?

September 22, 2011 - Former Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy tells conference of government workers that “telework is what the world is about.”

Atlanta Police Including Private Surveillance Cameras in Monitoring Center

September 20, 2011 - Police have begun monitoring 100 cameras located in downtown Atlanta from within the city’s new Video Integration Center.

Hawaii Seeks 1 Gbps Statewide Broadband Access by 2018

September 20, 2011 - State agencies plan to work together to bring down regulatory hurdles and identify funding for a far-reaching broadband initiative.

Only 9 Federal Websites Found to be IPv6 Compliant

September 15, 2011 - Low IPv6 adoption by government websites no cause for alarm, says ARIN President John Curran

‘Best Idea for Government’ Nets Federal Worker $50,000

September 14, 2011 - Federal Highway Administration employee proposed a nationwide, centralized database for inventorying unused assets in government agencies so that they would be shared.

25 Percent of Federal Web Domains Unreachable, Analysis Finds

September 13, 2011 - Nearly a quarter of federal websites can't be accessed by Web users.

Perspective: 5 Tech Trends in the Elections Industry

September 13, 2011 - Elections offices are leaning on technology to keep pace with increasing demands from constituents, candidates and the media.

Study: 2015 Could Mark the End of the PC Era

September 12, 2011 - ICS forecast predicts that by 2015 more Americans will access the Internet through mobile devices than through PCs.

New Orleans Website Reveals Post-Katrina Damage Assessments

September 9, 2011 - New website part of New Orleans’ Mayor Mitchell J. Landrieu’s push to create more government transparency.

Crisis Communication Needs Spur New Mexico Web Portal Redesign

September 9, 2011 - A new Web portal is making emergency communication between residents and state officials easier and timelier in New Mexico.

NASA Releases 9/11 Footage Shot Aboard the ISS

September 9, 2011 - Video captured by astronaut Frank Culbertson provides harrowing perspective on the attacks.

New York City App Gets into the Zone

September 8, 2011 - New app part of Mayor Bloomberg's transparency initiative.

Desktop-to-Mobile Video Chat Being Tested by Georgia Department of Public Health

September 6, 2011 - After six years of using video conferencing technology, the Georgia Department of Public Health wants to test desktop-to-mobile device video service.

Proposal Would Block Cell Phone Transmissions in California Prisons

September 2, 2011 - Aiming to crack down on illegal cell phone use by inmates, a bill is moving forward in the California Legislature that would authorize the use of “managed access technology” to block wireless transmissions in California prisons.

2011 Best of the Web Award Winners Announced

September 1, 2011 - Arkansas, Seattle and Stearns County, Minn., take first prize in the 2011 Best of the Web Awards.

Little Progress on National Public Safety Network 10 Years After 9/11

August 31, 2011 - A decade after the 9/11 attacks, strides have been made in regional public safety interoperability, but a nationwide system is still lacking.

FCC Asked to Disallow Wireless Shutdowns on Public Transit

August 29, 2011 - Advocacy groups assert that Aug. 11 shutdown of cell service on San Francisco transit endangered the public and infringed upon citizen rights.

NYC Website Goes Down in Advance of Hurricane Irene

August 26, 2011 - The city’s website likely was overwhelmed by people looking for information about the hurricane.

Is Social Media Pushing E-Mail to Extinction?

August 26, 2011 - Forty-one percent of surveyed CIOs believe real-time communication would be “somewhat more popular” than e-mail, while 13 percent believe it would be “much more popular.”

Geocoding Salt Lake City’s 311 App Helps Cut the Middleman

August 25, 2011 - But Salt Lake City official admits the app is so easy to use, it might result in a backlog of 311 requests for existing staff.