11 posts and columns on Air Force

USAF Command Signs Big iPad 2 Deal, Fails to Check eBay First

in News on March 2 at 12:11 pm PT

U.S. Air Mobility Command could purchase as many as 18,000 iPad 2s.
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Air Force Grounds Plan for Cockpit iPads

in News on February 23 at 5:00 am PT

So much for the U.S. Air Force’s big iPad buy.
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The U.S. Army’s Guide to Pinterest (Really)

in Social on February 21 at 4:19 am PT

Better than an infographic!
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Here's an Unlike.ly Tale: Gadhafi Does Swimming.ly on the Internet

in News on April 8, 2011 at 8:40 am PT

Where have the United Nations, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the U.S. Air Force directed Twitter followers to learn more about military action in Libya? To an Internet domain controlled by the regime of Col. Moammar Gadhafi.

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Air Force Blocks Media Sites

in News on December 15, 2010 at 8:30 am PT

The U.S. Air Force is blocking its personnel from using work computers to view the websites of the New York Times and other major publications that have posted classified diplomatic cables, people familiar with the matter said.

PBS's "Frontline" Considers the "Digital Nation"–A Lot of Handwringing Over the Inevitable, but Watch It Anyway

in News on February 4, 2010 at 5:26 am PT

Earlier this week, the reliably erudite PBS public affairs program, “Frontline,” aired a documentary called “Digital Nation.” The show’s team races hither and yon interviewing a pile of smart folks–most of whom, thankfully, are not from Silicon Valley–to uncover what’s up with this Internet thing, which the kids seem to love. This egads-no-one-knows-where-this-geekery-is-taking-us worrywartness is probably appropriate, and though nothing new, is well told.

Dude, Where's My Czar?

in News on August 4, 2009 at 5:01 am PT

Add Melissa Hathaway to the list of cybersecurity experts who don’t want the job of White House cybersecurity czar. Hathaway, a former Bush administration official who led President Obama’s recent 60-day review of the federal government’s cybersecurity efforts, was thought to be a leading contender for the position. But according to The Wall Street Journal, she asked not to be considered for that post about two weeks ago, citing personal reasons. And now she’s resigned her current post as well.
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Dude, Where’s My Czar?

in News on August 4, 2009 at 5:01 am PT

Add Melissa Hathaway to the list of cybersecurity experts who don’t want the job of White House cybersecurity czar. Hathaway, a former Bush administration official who led President Obama’s recent 60-day review of the federal government’s cybersecurity efforts, was thought to be a leading contender for the position. But according to The Wall Street Journal, she asked not to be considered for that post about two weeks ago, citing personal reasons. And now she’s resigned her current post as well.
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New York City's Emergency Text Alerts In the Spotlight

in News on May 12, 2009 at 5:01 am PT

A warning would have been welcome when an Air Force jet flew unannounced over the New York Harbor weeks ago and sent frightened workers in lower Manhattan into a tizzy. (When it turned out the flyover was for an expensive photo op, the White House official who approved it resigned from his post over the scandal.)

How to Comment on a Blog: The Air Force’s Flowchart

in Media on December 31, 2008 at 9:57 am PT

Blogging is supposed to be easy, and commenting on a blog even easier. But just in case you need some pointers, here’s a step-by-step guide, courtesy of the U.S. Air Force.