Government

The "Government" section includes articles that hightlight broadband innovation increasing online services and communication between local and federal governement for public agencies and citizens.

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Will Illinois' New Laws Streamline Procurement?: Oct 29, 2014; Illinois is in the midst of modernizing its purchasing rules to help better communicate with vendors and encourage cloud adoption in state agencies.
Chicago Transit Authority Tests Controversial Sensor Technology: Oct 28, 2014; The agency is looking at how the technology can be used to give riders tracking information. But one digital privacy expert is calling the beacons a "massive invasion of privacy."
Governor Quinn Announces Coyote Logistics to Expand in Illinois, Create 500 New Jobs: Oct 27, 2014; Chicago- based Coyote Logistics to expand and contribute to Illinois' job growth.
How Nebraska Built a Network with the Lowest Internet Costs: Oct 27, 2014; A multi-year effort to build a statewide network has resulted in a service that has not only lowered internet costs, but has increased bandwidth, improving the ability for schools to share…
USDA Announces Funding for Rural Broadband and Telecommunications Infrastructure: Oct 22, 2014; USDA announces $190.5 million in funding for rural broadband infrastructure projects and improvements.
Chicago-area voting machine casts Republican candidate’s vote for Democratic foe: Oct 21, 2014; Voting machine error casts vote for Republican candidate's foe.
The UnDigital Nation: NTIA Finds Persistent Gaps in Home Internet Use: Oct 17, 2014; A recent NTIA report found that despite recent home Internet adoption, persistant gaps still exist.
What to Do with a Gig? Applications for Hyperfast Gigabit Internet: Oct 10, 2014; A recent study imagines the ways hyperfast online connections will begin to transform everyday life, enabling new technologies while rendering contemporary ways of life obsolete.
Broadband in America: Improving Speeds & Access: U.S Telecom, Oct 9, 2014; Demand for faster broadband is growing, and the marketplace is responding to this demand.
FCC Announces Extended Filing Deadline for Rural Broadband Experiments and Other Information for Applicants: Connected Nation, Sep 26, 2014; The FCC has extended the deadline for Rural Broadband Experiments.
WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU ANNOUNCES FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING THE RURAL BROADBAND EXPERIMENTS: Federal Communications Commission, Sep 26, 2014; FCC announces deadline for Rural Broadband Experiments extended.
Google Balloons Take Flight In Vast Remote Broadband Launch: Leo King, Forbes, Sep 24, 2014; Google is on track to launch balloons to provide broadband service to remote areas in 2015.
New Voter Registration App for Indiana Residents: Dan Carden, McClatchy News Service, Sep 22, 2014; The IndianaVoters App enables users to register to vote or confirm their voter registration, find their polling place, look up candidates on their ballot, track their absentee ballot and contact…
3.7 Million Comments Later, Here's Where Net Neutrality Stands: Elsie Hu, NPR, Sep 17, 2014; FCC to review 3.7M comments on net neutrality before moving forward.
Jesse White to focus on Technology and Highway Safety if re-elected: Tobias Wall, The State Journal Register, Sep 17, 2014; Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White detailed his focus in a meeting the State Journal Register staff.
What Apple's Big Announcement Means for Government: Dustin Haisler & Paul W. Taylor, Government Technology, Sep 9, 2014; Larger iPhones, Apple Pay and the Apple Watch will all impact the public sector.
The Internet of Everything: Sep 7, 2014; The "Internet of Everything" is making our lives much easier.
F.C.C. to Promote Choices for High-Speed Broadband: Edward Wyatt, New York Times, Sep 4, 2014; Americans lack real choices among providers of high-speed Internet service, FCC Chairman says.
Commission Publishes Additional Resources Regarding Areas Potentially Eligible for Connect America Funding: Federal Communications Commission, Aug 29, 2014; Additional information now available for Connect America Funding.
Guns, butter and broadband: How technology has finally emerged as a viable campaign issue: Brian Fung, The Washington Post, Aug 28, 2014; Political candidates have used digital technology since the dawn of the Internet, now it's time they discuss it.
Despite the Latest Creaks, the Internet Isn’t Close to Breaking: Mike Orcutt, Technology Review, Aug 20, 2014; The complexity of the Internet is overwhelming some older routers, but these systems can easily be upgraded.
Report Ranks Top Open Data States: Colin Wood, Government Technology, Aug 18, 2014; Six states earn top rankings for their open data policies and portals -- and eight states are at the bottom.
States Watching Congress on Internet Access Taxes: Adrienne Lu, Stateline, Government Technology, Aug 6, 2014; Congress is debating whether to extend or make permanent a moratorium on state and local Internet access taxes. The issue could get tied up with a controversial proposal to tax online sales.
U.S. FCC asks if Broadband Should Mean Faster Internet Speeds: Alina Selyukh, Reuters, Aug 5, 2014; New FCC proposal would change how it measures high-speed Internet and require speeds of at least 10 Mbps to qualify as broadband.
In Partisan Vote, FCC Passes a Modified E-Rate Proposal for Spending Funds on Wi-Fi Connectivity: Marcus Hedenberg, Broadband Breakfast News, Jul 15, 2014; The FCC voted to modernize of its E-Rate program Friday, reallocating funds from technologies considered obsolete to Wi-Fi based connectivity in schools and libraries.

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