Debra D'Agostino

With roughly 33 percent of all voters using new electronic equipment to cast their votes in the Nov. 7 midterm election, there was little surprise when precincts began reporting problems with the machines. In fact, counties in at least seven states—Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and South Carolina—extended polling hours as a result […]

Gerry McGovern spends the majority of his time focused on what he calls “the impact of the content revolution.” As one of the worlds leading thinkers on the development and management of web content, McGovern is the author of several books, including “The Caring Economy,” “Content Critical,” and “The Web Content Style Guide.” But lately, […]

Hardly a day goes by without electronic voting making headlines. In mid-July, voter-rights group Voter GA filed a lawsuit against the Georgia State Election Board opposing the use of electronic systems, calling them too insecure. In Texas, a state district judge refused to block the use of e-voting machines in Travis Countys upcoming November elections. […]

Its a Tuesday afternoon, and a group of 14 students have gathered in the back room of a computer lab at Columbia University in New York City. Its a sociology class, and the focus of todays session is the science of learning. The atmosphere is casual and conversational, though slightly hesitant as class begins, so […]

For Barbara Koster, IT isnt only about alignment and meeting business goals. The global CIO of Prudential Financial, a $37 billion financial services firm, feels a palpable responsibility to help a new generation of IT professionals into the fray, particularly at a time when enrollment in technological fields of study are declining. As part of […]