The National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace represents a shift in the way the U.S. government is approaching identity management, privacy, and the...Ari Schwartz From Communications of the ACM | June 1, 2011
It's time to reverse the trend of centralized information technology that has been the hallmark of most companies for at least 10 years. Control of IT shouldn't...The Wall Street Journal From ACM Opinion | May 9, 2011
Highlighting the significance of the often overlooked underlying software used to produce research results.Juan A. Añel From Communications of the ACM | May 1, 2011
In early 1935, a man named Clarence Hickman had a secret machine, about six feet tall, standing in his office. Hickman was...Tim Wu From Communications of the ACM | May 1, 2011
Rethinking the design of computer science courses and broadening the definition of computing education both on and off campus.Brian Dorn From Communications of the ACM | May 1, 2011
Studying how privacy regulation might impact economic activity on the advertising-supported Internet.Avi Goldfarb, Catherine E. Tucker From Communications of the ACM | May 1, 2011
Since the beginning of the debate on network neutrality, and perhaps as an inheritance of that beginning, the controversy has been restricted...José Luis Gómez-Barroso, Claudio Feijóo From Communications of the ACM | April 1, 2011
Programming is a creative endeavor, and therefore there is such a thing as coder's block. What does it take to clear the blockage?George V. Neville-Neil From Communications of the ACM | April 1, 2011
Reflections on recruiting and training programmers during the early period of computing.Nathan Ensmenger From Communications of the ACM | April 1, 2011
Successful global IT team managers combine general distributed team management skills enhanced with cultural sensitivity.
Fred Niederman, Felix B. Tan From Communications of the ACM | April 1, 2011
James Gleick's first chapter has the title "Drums That Talk." It explains the concept of information by looking at a simple example.The New York Review of Books From ACM News | February 28, 2011
Mathematics is no longer the only foundation for computing and information research and education in academia.Marc Snir From Communications of the ACM | March 1, 2011
Changing the trajectory of participation in computing for students at various stages of development.
Daryl E. Chubin, Roosevelt Y. Johnson From Communications of the ACM | March 1, 2011
Professionals overwhelmed with information glut can find hope from new insights about time management.Peter J. Denning From Communications of the ACM | March 1, 2011
The Age of Data is just around the corner, right where it has been for years. As someone who spends a lot his time creating visualizations, I've been hoping for...Slate From ACM News | February 22, 2011
A new organization is being proposed that is solely intended to promote and recognize the ethical and moral behavior in graduates of computing-related degree programs...John K. Estell, Ken Christensen From Communications of the ACM | February 1, 2011