Presidential Technology

Think Progress:

After running “the most technologically savvy presidential campaign in history,” President Obama’s staffers encountered “a jumble of disconnected phone lines, old computer software, and security regulations forbidding outside e-mail accounts” on their first day at their new jobs. “It is kind of like going from an Xbox to an Atari,” said Obama spokesman Bill Burton.

It appears that President Obama will get to keep his Blackberry. More specifically, he’ll get a “spy-proof” alternative that is “reportedly capable of encrypting top secret voice conversations and handling classified documents.”