Government & Communications

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Just what is Opinion Space?

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT plans to conduct a nationwide survey of public opinion about electronic health information exchange and the privacy and security of personal data that is shared.

Norm Eisen, special counsel to the President for ethics and government reform, said federal agencies and the public, more than the White House, are accountable for sustaining open government.

Federal agencies increasingly are using Twitter to connect with the public, but government employees see less value in social media sites, according to a new study from National Journal Group.

At a time when the Obama administration is pressing for harsher sanctions against Iran for its nuclear program, democracy advocates in Iran have been celebrating the recent decision by the United States to lift sanctions on various online services, which they say only helped Tehran to suppress the opposition. But it is still a long way from the activists' goal of lifting all restrictions on trade in Internet services, which opposition leaders say is vital to maintaining the open communications that have underpinned the protests that erupted last summer after the disputed presidential election.

The creation and shutting down of a web site illustrate the need for clearer policies governing cyberwar.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has suspended work on parts of its huge computer overhaul, dealing the agency the latest costly setback in a decade-long effort to develop a modernized information system to combat crime and terrorism.

Computer and Internet companies spent well over $120 million last year on federal lobbying efforts.

It is time to stop thinking of cyberspace as a new medium or an agglomeration of new media. It is a new continent, rich in resources but in parts most perilous. It is being nationalized rapidly.