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.

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.

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

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.