Barack Obama

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Article | 14/02/2012 Obama's 2013 IT budget: Less for DOD, less overall
U.S. President Barack Obama will request a 2013 federal IT budget of US$78.9 billion, a decrease of 0.7 percent from the government's 2012 budget.
Article | 4/02/2012 Who really was behind the SOPA protests?
Some critics have blamed Silicon Valley tech firms for the massive online protests last month against two controversial copyright bills. Other groups ...
Article | 2/02/2012 White House: No comment on call to investigate MPAA for SOPA bribery
The U.S. White House has declined to respond to a petition calling for authorities to investigate the head of the Motion Picture Association of Americ...
Article | 28/01/2012 White House CTO Chopra leaving his post
Aneesh Chopra, who has served for the past two-and-a-half years as the first CTO for the U.S. government, is stepping down in early February.
Article | 18/01/2012 Sponsor: SOPA markup hearing to resume in February
A hearing to amend and debate the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act should resume in February, its chief sponsor said, even in the face of new oppo...

Features about Barack Obama

Article | 10/12/2008 Obama can't have a BlackBerry. Should your CEO?
The press has been all over President-Elect Barack Obama's addiction to his BlackBerry and the possibility that he might have to give it up for reason...
Article | 8/12/2008 FAQ: Why Obama may give up his BlackBerry
Could Barack Obama ever expect to continue using his BlackBerry once he officially becomes president?
Article | 21/10/2008 Where the US presidential candidates stand on tech issues
The 2008 presidential election gives CIOs and other IT executives a choice of two major-party candidates who are interested in technology-related issu...