Obama's New CIO Will Bring Web Apps to the White House
Vivek Kundra will be charged with overhauling creaky federal IT.
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David Talbot
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I’m MIT Technology Review's chief correspondent, keeping an eye most often on the world of information and communication technologies—and asking my kids when I don’t understand what’s going on. Recent projects have taken me to Kenya to write about mobile-phone-based health initiatives, and Germany to explore how they’ll ramp up renewable power while closing down nuclear plants. My 2008 feature on the Obama campaign’s social-networking operation was selected for The Best Technology Writing 2009.
David Talbot's Stories
Stimulus Analysis Goes Online
Washington promises detailed data on the $787 billion in spending, tax cuts
The Campaign Goes On
In a first, Obama deployes his massive campaign email list toward a legislative goal
Awaiting Obama's Second Web Act
The delay in appointing a CTO makes a technological overhaul of the federal government seem less likely.
The $20 Laptop that Wasn't
India's gadget looks more like a modem.
$40B in Tech Investments = One Million Infotech Jobs
CEOs push for a stimulus package that supports broadband, smart grid, and health-care IT.
Waiting for White House Web
Just asking: where's the YouTube of Obama's do-over oath?
Beyond Change.Gov
Why the Obama White House will have a new-media department at its core.
Limiting Coal Targets to Fight Climate Change
Limited goals for carbon-dioxide capture from coal might mean faster overall progress on climate change.
"Get Coal Out of the System"
Combating climate change requires dealing with coal emissions--and misinformation, an MIT figure says.
