Barack Obama

The Obama administration recently announced the need to add 10,000 new engineers to the workforce a year. With only 1.9 million engineers in 2010, Obama is looking to the private sector to help add jobs through incentive programs and doubling the amount internships. The United States proportion of science and math graduates ranks 27th among Continue Reading →

Now we know that Representative Anthony Weiner (D-NY) did not have his Twitter account hacked, he simply lied. A combination of the Congressman’s name, the object of his “indiscretion” and his pathetic attempt at damage control have all combined to inspire headlines like, “What’s Wrong With My Weiner?” But, there is a serious side to Continue Reading →

The U.S. Congress recently passed an extension for the Patriot Act, leading to four more years of the anti-terrorism mandate. The laws technically allow the FBI to access to billions of gigabytes of user information obtained by companies. President Obama signed the bill into law, despite it having many critics. Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110531_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] The U.S. Congress recently passed an extension for the Patriot Act, leading to four more years of the anti-terrorism mandate. The laws technically allow the FBI to access to billions of gigabytes of user information obtained by companies. President Obama signed the bill into law, despite it Continue Reading →

The FCC announced the Personal Localized Alerting Network, which enables the government to send nationwide text messages. The service will only be used for Presidential messages, imminent safety concerns and Amber alerts. It rolls out in New York City by the end of the year and nationwide soon after. Read the full article at LATimes.com Continue Reading →

Federal IT officials admit that government is severely behind the private sector in tech productivity. Over 25-years the private sector has increased productivity yearly, while government has not. One plan is to make more programs self-service—similar to the massive success of filing tax returns electronically. Read the full article at ComputerWorld.com Continue Reading →

President Obama has already kicked off his re-election campaign and is again counting on social media to help spread the word. Obama’s last election successfully mobilized youth voters, with nearly 19 million people “liking” his Facebook page. The new social media campaign slogan is “Are you in?” Read the full article at mashable.com Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110405_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Twitter finally launched a new way to sort through its sea of tweets with interest-based search. You can now search within a category and Twitter will return relevant accounts based on their tweets. The “who to follow” page is now broken down by interest, displaying the top Continue Reading →

The Obama administration is pressuring Congress to pass a “privacy bill of rights” to protect users from being targeted online. The rules would expand the Federal Trade Commission’s power to enforce a do not track tool that would prevent companies from gathering data unless you give them the right to. If a law passes, will Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110317_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] The Obama administration is pressuring Congress to pass a “privacy bill of rights” to protect users from being targeted online. The rules would expand the Federal Trade Commission’s power to enforce a do-not-track tool that would prevent companies from gathering data unless you give them the right Continue Reading →