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N.J. mayor arrested on hacking, conspiracy charges

(Lucian Constantin) — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:45:00 GMT

The mayor of West New York, New Jersey, was arrested together with his son on Thursday, for allegedly hacking into a website that criticized him and his administration.

Minn. executive branch picks Microsoft to improve email, collaboration

(Juan Carlos Perez) — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:00:00 GMT

The Executive Branch of the Minnesota state government uses cloud-hosted Microsoft email and collaboration software, first as part of BPOS and later, Office 365.

GAO: U.S. gov't IT reform slower than claimed

(Grant Gross) — Thu, 24 May 2012 18:42:00 GMT

The efforts of President Barack Obama's administration to streamline and improve the government's IT systems aren't proceeding as quickly as officials have suggested, a federal auditor said Thursday.

Obama orders agencies to optimize Web content for mobile

(Grant Gross) — Wed, 23 May 2012 20:06:00 GMT

U.S. President Barack Obama has ordered all major government agencies to make two key services available on mobile phones within a year, in an effort to embrace a growing trend toward Web surfing on mobile devices.

Education group: Schools need 100Mbps per 1,000 broadband users

(Grant Gross) — Mon, 21 May 2012 21:23:00 GMT

U.S. schools will need broadband networks capable of speeds of 100Mbps for very 1,000 students and staff members by the 2014-15 academic year, according to the State Educational Technology Directors Association.

Utah CTO takes fall for data breach

jvijayan@computerworld.com (Jaikumar Vijayan) — Wed, 16 May 2012 20:00:00 GMT

The executive director of Utah's Department of Technology Services has resigned over a data breach two months ago that exposed the Social Security numbers of about 280,000 Medicaid recipients.

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