Ideas
Oracle to Buy Sun
Officially squashing <a href=http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090318_5314.php>rumors</a> of an IBM purchase once and for all, Sun Micro Systems will be acquired by software company Oracle for about $7.4 billion, <em>The New York Times</em> <a href=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/21/technology/companies/21sun.html>reported</a> this morning.
People
Workshop to explore social-media privacy
The Homeland Security Department's Privacy Office will hold a conference to explore how the government's use of social media affects privacy.
Ideas
Library of Congress Taps YouTube
The Library of Congress launched its own YouTube channel on April 7. The site currently offers 74 videos organized by the following playlists:
Modernization
Vets of Iraq, Afghanistan wars get new Web site
New Veterans Affairs site is designed to address the needs and questions of vets returning from deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Acquisition
Trends in DOD bid protests
The number of protests against Defense Department contract awards jumped in fiscal 2008 but has remained level relative to DOD’s spending increases in the past several years, according to a report release April 14.
People
FCW Insider: A glimpse into the mind of the new CTO
From the FCW archives, two articles about intriguing ideas Chopra presented at a Virginia IT conference two and a half years ago.
Digital Government
Plans to expand Internet access in Cuba prompt censorship warnings
Service providers should not be ordered to limit free speech, say civil liberties groups.
Digital Government
Proposed breach notification rule would affect more health vendors
Microsoft and Google's health records programs, iPhone applications and monitoring devices connected to the Internet would be subject to notification guidelines.
People
FCW Insider: Three quick takes on Aneesh Chopra
Here is the early buzz on Obama’s selection of Aneesh Chopra to serve as the federal government’s chief technology officer.
Modernization
White House, groups look to settle e-mail case
The Obama Justice Department and private groups that sued the Bush administration over its e-mail archiving practices are working to settle out of court.
People
Obama appoints Aneesh Chopra as CTO
Aneesh Chopra, Virginia’s Secretary of Technology, will join the Obama administration as Chief Technology Officer.
Digital Government
Obama names Virginia tech secretary as chief technology officer
President says Aneesh Chopra, who worked on the transition team, will look to technology to create jobs, reduce health care costs and secure the nation.
Digital Government