Digital Government
One man is now tweeting every known U.S. drone strike
The social media experiment shows the size of the drone program.
Modernization
The Pope has tweeted
The leader of the world's Catholics has sent his first messages to his hundreds of thousands of (Twitter) followers.
Defense
Intelligence community must adapt to era of vast data, study says
DIA Director Flynn praises report by national security specialists.
Cybersecurity
Senate panel takes up electronic privacy issues
The Senate Judiciary Committee is looking to update regulations.
Emerging Tech
CEA chief calls for SOPA movement to block anti-net proposals
“The world needs a PIPA-SOPA moment,” CEA chief Gary Shapiro told reporters during a briefing on Tuesday.
Digital Government
Technology can fix the budget crisis, say former FCC officials
Former regulators have an ambitious plan to accelerate growth.
Cybersecurity
Report: Fifty-eight percent of Energy computers went months without bug fixes
Cyber experts say that figure isn’t surprising.
Digital Government
Get me @WhiteHouse: World leaders congratulate Obama in an age of Twitter
Cameron, Gilliard send congratulations over social media site.
Emerging Tech
Your guide to the election and social media
The role of Facebook, Twitter and newer services in voting, monitoring and calling the results.
Modernization
Mobile apps help campaigns track voters
The Romney campaign's Project Orca and the Democratic Party's Mobile Pollwatcher app are helping count voters.
Cybersecurity
Syria's digital proxy war
Iran and the United States are squaring off in a life-or-death battle for information.
Digital Government
Smarter use of IT could reduce the deficit by $220 billion, group says
Savings would come from using more efficient new technology and by preventing improper payments.
Modernization
All the Internet projects that help us through Sandy
These projects make it easier to send and collect relevant data about the storm
Modernization
FCC: 'Bill shock' plan on track to reduce surprise charges
The plan would make telecoms provide their customers with alerts when they approach or exceed plan limits.
Tech
IRS and SEC detect fraud patterns in heaps of data
Analytics tools exploit volume of information to save money, panelists say.
Modernization
The real problem with Apple’s maps isn’t the maps; it’s Apple’s whole strategy
The company's weakness: it doesn’t have its head in the cloud
Modernization
Google won't be bailing Apple out of its maps problem anytime soon
The company says it is not working on a maps app for the iPhone.
Modernization
ACLU: Public safety network raises police surveillance concerns
Analyst voices concerns about police capabilities and possible privacy abuse.
Emerging Tech