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Cybersecurity
Facing Foreign Election Foes, States Hire ‘Cyber Navigators’
Local election officials are on the front lines of election defense, but they often are underfunded or lack the technical knowhow to protect systems from cyber threats.
Cybersecurity
Despite Security Concerns, Online Voting Advances
Online voting is likely to become more popular as technology improves and as election officials seek ways to expand access to the ballot. But security experts warn of hacking threats.
Digital Government
Election Disinformation Fears Came True for State Officials
Some state and local Republican officials are refusing to concede elections and claiming voter fraud.
Cybersecurity
How Your Local Election Clerk Is Fighting Global Disinformation
Russians don’t have to change votes. They can change minds.
Digital Government
Trump’s Attacks on Vote-by-Mail Worry Some Election Officials
For months, President Donald Trump has been one of the loudest opponents to vote by mail.
Digital Government
Iran's Own Internet
The country has been blocking certain websites for more than a decade. Now, it’s creating an intranet entirely Iranian.
Digital Government
What Private Information Did Uber Give the Government?
The ride-sharing service has released its first-ever transparency report, detailing the user and driver data it provided to local and state regulatory agencies.
Emerging Tech
Will Your Facebook Friends Make You a Credit Risk?
The social-media giant just patented a system that can calculate credit-worthiness based on your friends’ credit scores.
Digital Government
These Teenage Girls Are Ready to Change the Male-Dominated Aerospace Industry
Currently, only 24 percent of aerospace professionals are women.
Emerging Tech
D.C.’s Top Google Searches for 2013 Are So D.C.
Results show Washingtonians are searching for today's top news and ways to escape from work.
Modernization
Cash Is Dead. Are Credit Cards Next?
Tech start-ups across the country offer new ways for payment, which could make carrying credit cards a thing of the past.
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Digital Government
Obama: 'I Was Not Informed Website Wasn't Working'
Obamacare Fix Allows Outdated Insurance Plans Through 2014
Modernization
Website Connects Drunk People With Random Lawmakers
Want a solution to the government shutdown? Try drunk dialing Congress.
Digital Government
U.S. Providing Aircraft That Afghans Can't Fly
Defense also awarded a $550 million contract to a Russian agency that provides aircraft to Syria.
Emerging Tech