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July 30, 2010

14:40
State-by-State Report on Health IT Projects
The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) seeks to give clarity on health IT projects and health information exchanges with a state-by-state look at health IT programs and leadership. read more
14:38
HHS to give states $1M each for health insurance exchanges
States can now apply for $51 million in federal money to help build health insurance exchanges. The Department of Health and Human Services wants states to create the exchanges and begin operating them in 2014 as part of the health reform law. read more
14:37
The Power Grid Is So Dumb That ...
The power grid is so dumb that a decades-old networking technology, which has disappeared from pretty much all other industries and has a fraction of the bandwidth of current networks, is still one of the most common choices for digitally connecting parts of the power grid. read more
14:35
US understanding of cyberwar still immature, says former NSA director
The United States has accepted cyberspace as a domain for military activity, but lacks an effective military and political doctrine for conducting and defending itself against cyber war, retired Gen. Michael Hayden said. read more
07:14
Breaking a Promise on Surveillance
Democrats in Congress can remind President Obama of his campaign promises by refusing the request to see the names of anyone's e-mail correspondents and their Web browsing history without asking a judge for permission. read more
07:13
Leahy To Hold Hearings On Administration's ECPA Proposal
On July 29, Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) said he plans to hold hearings this fall before agreeing to change a law giving the government the power to obtain more information on the electronic communications of US citizens. read more
07:11
Google blames China 'blockage' on miscalculation
Google said that its search and advertising services were being blocked in China for first time since its groundbreaking compromise with the Chinese government earlier this month. But Google later attributed the blockage to a miscalculation on its part. read more
07:09
Wylie threatens broad digital expansion
Andrew Wylie, the literary agent whose exclusive deal with Amazon last week stunned the publishing world, has threatened a broad expansion of his digital publishing business to include up to... read more
07:05
FCC Agenda for August Meeting
The Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on Thursday, August 5, 2010. Here's the agenda. read more
07:03
Cable TV, cellphone bills are ripe for cutting
People are in a good position to be able to negotiate some discount for telecommunications. read more

July 29, 2010

17:18
IPhone 4's parts cost more than Droid Incredible's
Customers can buy Apple's iPhone 4 or HTC's Droid Incredible for the same price, but the parts that make up the HTC smart phone cost about $18 less than the parts in its competitor. read more
17:17
Tribune bankruptcy report fit for limited release, judge says
Judge Kevin Carey of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware is allowing limited access to a confidential report that criticizes the debt-laden buyout of newspaper publisher Tribune. read more
17:16
Russia clamps down on Internet, Google frowns
A court in Russia's far east has ordered an Internet provider to block five sites which it said disseminated extreme views, prompting Google to say the move restricted access to information. read more
17:14
Boeing Stands in way of Medical-Monitoring
Technology companies led by General Electric want to revolutionize the nascent medical-monitoring industry by taking to the airwaves. Standing in the way is Boeing. read more
17:11
Broadcast TV Incentive Auction Bill Introduced in House
Reps Rick Boucher (D-VA) and Cliff Stearns (R-FL), the leaders of the House Commerce Communications Subcommittee, introduced a bill, the Voluntary Incentive Auctions Act of 2010, to empower the Federal Communications Commission to conduct voluntary incentive auctions to free up spectrum for commercial wireless providers. read more
16:57
DISH Avoids STELA Noncommercial Mandate
DISH has managed to avoid the expedited noncommercial HD carriage mandate in the newly reauthorized satellite distant signal blanket license law by striking an independent HD carriage deal with at least 30 noncommercial stations. But it still plans to challenge the law that forced it to strike that deal. read more
16:54
How information and misinformation can careen through the current media ecosystem
The furor over Shirley Sherrod opens a window on how information and misinformation can careen through the current media ecosystem. read more
16:52
Broadband could be Maine's communication backbone
The actual construction work won't attract a lot of attention, but the project called the "3 Ring Binder" could be one of the most important Mainers have seen in years. read more
16:49
Agency Chief FOIA Officers Respond to Call for Transparency
Responding to the President's and Attorney General's call for increased transparency, federal agencies across the government have released more documents, made more information available on websites and decreased backlogs in the past year, the Department of Justice announced. read more
16:48
BP, Weingarten Lead news on Blogosphere
Last week, the two most popular stories among bloggers highlighted the roles of -- and differences between -- traditional journalism and digital media in a rapidly changing news universe. read more