Modernization

GSA Softened Some Requirements for Bulk Wireless Buying Program

The agency stepped back on demands to pool minutes and prohibit roaming charges after GAO agreed with complaint from Verizon.

Digital Government

What Google's X Lab Is Cooking Up Next

The company's secretive research office working on a number of neat tech innovations

Modernization

Softbank’s Latest Sprint Nextel Offer Includes a Seat on the Board for Uncle Sam

The seat would assuage fears about Chinese equipment suppliers like Huawei which might compromise the nation’s telecom infrastructure.

Emerging Tech

America's Fuel Source of the Future Could Be 'Pond Scum'

Rejoice, America: Researchers say the nation is equipped to produce "serious amounts" of algae biofuel.

Modernization

For Twitter Users, Two-Step Verification Is Finally Here

The added layer of security will likely help prevent hackings in the future.

Modernization

GSA Inks Bulk Wireless Buying Program With Top Telecoms

The new contracts come on the one year anniversary of the Digital Government Strategy.

Emerging Tech

Massive Catalog of Streaming Government Data Coming Thursday

The list of nearly 300 federal APIs marks the one-year anniversary of the federal digital strategy.

Modernization

Senators Turn Tim Cook's Hearing into an Apple Genius Bar Visit

Sen. John McCain asked Cook why he has to update his apps so frequently.

Digital Government

Student Spies Trade NIH Research to China in Exchange for Tuition

The three scientists accused worked at New York University's Langone Medical Center conducting research on MRIs.

Modernization

250 Million Tablets Will Be Sold in 2013

The tipping point at which tablets become the planet’s dominant personal computing device is nigh.

Modernization

Consumer Smartphones OK'd for Military Use Lack Certain ID Protections

Pentagon disclosed security approvals for Apple iOS and BlackBerry 10 mobile devices.

Cybersecurity

Indians Are Hacking into Pakistani Computers with Promises of Defense Secrets

According to two anti-virus firms, Pakistani government agencies have been targeted by spear-phishing attacks.

Emerging Tech

White House Defends Obamacare on We the People

The petition response came the same day the House voted to repeal the 2-year-old healthcare law.