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WashingtonWhite House Launches New Site to Track Federal IT SpendingAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 30, 2009 - 8:32am.
Washington
- The White House on Tuesday launched USASpending.gov, a new web site designed
to inform visitors about how the federal government is spending money on
information technology projects. Speaking at a forum in New York Tuesday morning, Vivek Kundra, the
federal chief information officer, said that although information on the site
already was publicly available, the site's new "dashboard" format is
designed to make it much easier to understand. The site, available at the link
below, features information on nearly 7,000 federal IT investments.
Nextgov.com Tool Aggregates Government Twitter FeedsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 29, 2009 - 11:03am.
Washington
- Government Executive Media Group, publisher of the Nextgov.com federal
technology community site, said on Monday that it has launched a new tool
designed to aggregate official Twitter feeds from federal government agencies. "Readers
can see real time tweets from across the federal government such as a report
from the Rose Garden on the President's energy bill speech, a warning from the National Terror
Alert Response
Center about terror threats in Sudan, and a
tweet from the NIH on recent findings from their cancer research," said Nextgov
executive editor Allan Holmes.
JibJab Debuts Obama Musical Parody VideoAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 22, 2009 - 12:29pm.
Washington
- JibJab, the California-based creator of political parity cartoon videos, on
Saturday premiered its first satire of the Obama administration at the 65th
Annual Radio and Television Correspondents Dinner, with the President, himself,
in attendance. The 2-minute musical video, entitled "He's Barack
Obama," portrays Obama as a super hero battling challenges such as the
economy, foreign policy and pirates -- all to a heavy metal rendition of "When
Johnny Comes Marching Home." In a departure from its banjo-centric
musicals of the Bush era, the company recruited musicians from bands such as
the Foo Fighters and Jane's Addiction to take part in the project, which can be
viewed at the link below.
Comcast Rolls Out 50 Mbps Internet Service Across DC AreaAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 9, 2009 - 12:24pm.
Washington
- Cable operator Comcast (NASD: CMCSA) said on Tuesday that it has begun rolling out its new
wideband Internet service across the DC area, promising download speeds of up
to 50 Mbps. Comcast said that the majority of its Internet customers in those
areas will see their speeds double at no additional cost. The company also is
rolling out two new premium speed tiers to residential and business customers,
offering its Extreme 50 (50 Mbps of download speed) service for $99.95 a month
and its 22 Mbps service for $62.95.
tags: Comcast | Washington |
Obama Urges U.S. to Prepare for Digital TV Switch Next WeekAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 5, 2009 - 10:09am.
Washington
- President Barack Obama this week urged Americans to prepare themselves for
the transition to all-digital television broadcasting that is set to happen
next week on June 12.
Report: Obama to Name Google's McLaughlin as Deputy CTOAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 1, 2009 - 11:44am.
Washington
- The Obama administration plans to name Google executive Andrew McLaughlin to
become the nation's Deputy CTO, The New York Times reported, citing two people
with knowledge of the situation.
White House Details Plans to Strengthen Nation's Cyber SecurityAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 29, 2009 - 8:00am.
Washington - Calling this "a transformational
moment" for the United States, President Obama on Friday announced plans
to significantly beef up the nation's cyber security, starting with the
appointment of a new cyber czar, who he expects to name in the coming weeks.
White House Launches Open Government Web InitiativeAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 22, 2009 - 7:41am.
Washington
- Looking for ways to include more citizens in the federal decision-making
process, the White House has kicked off a new program that it is calling the
Open Government Website Initiative.
Resonate Lands $2 Million for Public Affairs Web Ad NetworkAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 7, 2009 - 7:48am.
Alexandria,
Va. - Resonate Networks, a
startup founded by public affairs veteran John Brady and former White House
Political Director Sara Taylor, said on Thursday that it has raised $2 million
in its first round of funding to launch what it calls the first online ad
network built for public affairs and political advertising.
New Website to Cover White House Press CorpsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 1, 2009 - 8:35am.
Washington
- A pair of media veterans have launched a new niche website that aims to go
behind the scenes of the White House press corps. The site, WHCInsider, is the
brainchild of Tammy Haddad, the president of Haddad Media, and David Adler, the
CEO of BizBash Media. The site will focus on the White House briefing room and
the administration's press office and staff, also providing live streaming
coverage of daily reporter briefings by White House Press Secretary Robert
Gibbs.
Washington is First U.S. City to Get Free Mobile TVAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 20, 2009 - 11:21am.
Washington - The Open Mobile Video Coalition, a group of
companies backing mobile TV standards, have teamed with broadcasters to begin
offering a test of free mobile TV broadcasts in Washington, D.C., the
Associated Press reported. The local DC affiliates of CBS, NBC, PBS and Ion,
along with an independent station owned by Fox will be offered for free on
supported mobile devices beginning in late summer. Devices supporting the
standard are made by firms including LG, Samsung, Kenwood and Dell.
Library of Congress Launches YouTube ChannelAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 8, 2009 - 11:43am.
Washington
- The U.S. Library of Congress has launched its own YouTube (NASD: GOOG) channel, which will
feature some of the oldest videos ever created among the postings from its vast
archive of 6 million films, broadcasts and sound recordings. The channel
initially hosts 70 videos, including the earliest movies made by Thomas Edison,
and Westinghouse industrial films from 1904.
Groups Press Obama to Diversify IP-Related AppointmentsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 3, 2009 - 9:12am.
 Washington
- A coalition of public interest groups has written to President Obama, calling
on him to "diversify" future appointments to intellectual property
policy positions, after Obama named several former attorneys from the Recording
Industry Association of America (RIAA) to top positions within the Justice
Department. The 19 organizations signing onto the letter included the
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), Public Knowledge, Consumer Electronics
Association, American Library Association and Wikimedia Foundation.
tags: Law | Policy | CEA | RIAA | Copyright | EFF | DOJ | Washington | Public Knowledge | USTR | Barack Obama |
Digital TV Switch 'Won't Be Seamless'; Converters DwindlingAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 27, 2009 - 12:17pm.
 Washington - The U.S. transition
to digital television on June 12 will likely be a bit rocky, acting Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Michael Copps told lawmakers this week, and
while just 3.6% of households remain unprepared, according to Nielsen, problems
could be exacerbated by a shortage of digital TV converters. "Some may say that
we won't be ready on June 12 either, and that there will still be consumers
left behind. And that is true, this transition will not be seamless,"
Copps told the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee.
tags: Law | Policy | TV | CEA | Gary Shapiro | FCC | Washington | Digital TV Transition | Rick Boucher | NTIA |
Obama Fields Questions on Economy During Online Town HallAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 26, 2009 - 9:32am.
Washington
- In a first-of-its-kind event, President Obama on Thursday answered questions
from the public during an online town hall about the economy. Nearly 93,000
people had submitted about 104,000 questions prior to the 9:30 a.m. cut-off,
and had cast 3.6 million votes either for or against questions submitted by
others.
EU Finds U.S. Web Gambling Ban Violated WTO RulesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 26, 2009 - 9:27am.
 Washington - The European
Commission has found that current U.S.
law is in violation of World Trade Organization rules, after an investigation
into the effects that U.S.
law had on European online gambling services when Congress banned online
gambling in 2006. The report concludes that, while WTO proceedings against the U.S. would be justified, the EU should first
take the issue up with the U.S.
government, "with a view to finding a negotiated solution."
President to Take Public's Economy Questions in Web Town HallAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 25, 2009 - 9:53am.
 Washington
- In what the White House is calling a "new experiment," President
Obama on Thursday morning will answer questions submitted from the public
during a special "online town hall meeting" about the economy, to be
streamed on WhiteHouse.gov. Visitors to the site can now set up an account and
submit their questions, as well as vote on others, as part of a newly launched
program called "Open for Questions."
Billy Corgan Testifies at House Hearing on Radio RoyaltiesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 11, 2009 - 11:14am.
Washington - Billy Corgan,
frontman for rock band Smashing Pumpkins, testified at a U.S. House Judiciary
Committee hearing yesterday that performers, and not just songwriters, should
be paid when songs are played on U.S. radio stations.
tags: Law | Policy | Radio | Music | Washington | Performance Rights Act | House Judiciary Committee | Billy Corgan |
Lawmaker to Push for Repeal of U.S. Web Gambling BanAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 6, 2009 - 9:27am.
 Washington
- Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), chairman of the House Financial Services
Committee, this week reiterated his plans to introduce a bill that would repeal
the U.S. ban on Internet gambling. "I'm going to be pushing it,"
Frank told reporters on Thursday, according to Reuters, after a spokesman for
the lawmaker said in late February that a bill would be introduced within a
month.
Digital TV Coupon Waiting List to Clear Within 3 WeeksAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 5, 2009 - 1:22pm.
Washington
- The list of consumers waiting to receive coupons to put towards the purchase
of digital TV converters is beginning to shrink, as the agency tasked with
doling them out announced receipt of additional funds from Congress. The National
Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) said over 2.3 million
households have been waiting for coupons that it has been temporarily unable to
distribute, but that it expects to clear the list within 2-3 weeks. Congress
recently passed legislation postponing the official analog TV switch-off date
to June 12.
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