Stories by Kenneth Corbin

Media experts look ahead to coming debates over how to update old cable TV rules for emerging online video players such as s Netflix, Hulu and YouTube.

The health of the IT industry and other technical fields -- and the broader challenge of the United States remaining competitive against emerging foreign powers -- depends to a great extent on the government's ability to facilitate basic research and bolster education, witnesses told a Senate panel on Wednesday.

New study finds that government agencies can net substantial savings by moving mission-critical applications to the cloud, but security remains a top concern.

With the support of eBay, a group of small online sellers on Wednesday formally launched a coalition to lobby against federal proposals to require ecommerce merchants to collect sales taxes.

In the presidential campaign, cybersecurity and Internet freedom won't get top billing as the candidates spar over their plans for creating jobs and cutting deficits, but the two major parties have included positions on several technology policy issues in the platforms ratified at their recent conventions.

Even in the era of Facebook and Twitter, a new survey finds that only a minority of social networking users engage in political activities on the sites.

The Federal Aviation Administration acknowledges that consumers want to use their iPads, Kindles, smartphones and other electronic devices. The agency will form a working group to revisit in-flight usage restrictions, which the CTIA calls 'antiquated.'

As federal agencies develop strategies for an increasingly mobile workforce, the traditional methods of securing a desktop environment have to evolve to account for the growing crop of wireless devices in use. Symantec vice president of public sector urges federal CIOs to embrace BYOD, but to update their security posture to also focus on files and applications.

In the FCC's eighth survey of the broadband landscape it was acknowledged that ISPs have made progress in expanding their network footprints, but significant gaps in coverage still exist. The report has therefore concluded that broadband providers are not moving toward universal service in a "reasonable and timely" fashion.

'It Can Wait' campaign aims to inform users, especially teenagers, about the dangers of texting while driving, reinforcing government and industry efforts to curb the practice.

President Obama's reelection campaign's online efforts far exceed those of GOP challenger Mitt Romney. The Obama team posts more content and is active on nearly twice as many Web platforms, according to a study by the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism.

House members join with labor union to oppose a to blockbuster transaction that would give Verizon Wireless new spectrum and establish joint marketing and operating agreements with cable firms.

Federal watchdog calls on FCC to reassess and update radiation exposure and testing standards for mobile devices. A Government Accountability Office (GAO) study indicates that the current benchmarks, issued in 1996, have not kept pace with the latest scientific findings. Other international organizations and countries have updated guidelines in light of the newest research, the FCC has not.

The next five years will see federal IT budgets drop, but the move to the cloud, data-center consolidation and other initiatives will stimulate new demand federal IT contractors.

Next phase of government IT migration to the cloud could bring opportunity to businesses that can serve as liaisons between federal agencies and cloud service providers.