Digital Government

Google Knows You Better Than You Know Yourself

Predictive analysis combs through calendars and search histories—and gets in the way of routine self-deception.

Digital Government

TV Stations Sue FCC Over Plan to Auction Broadcast Licenses

The cell-phone industry hopes the lawsuit won't delay the auction of valuable airwaves.

Digital Government

Finding savings in FOIA

An analysis of state-level freedom-of-information requests shows how cost-effective smart open-data efforts can be.

Digital Government

Can You Forecast the Spread of a Deadly Disease?

DARPA has $150,000 up for grabs if you can.

Digital Government

German Intelligence Tapped Clinton and Kerry Calls

The German intelligence agency said that it did not intend to capture the calls.

Digital Government

The Joys and Sorrows of Late-Night Email

For a certain class of workers, nighttime isn't time off work. It's time on email.

Digital Government

Listening In: The Navy Is Tracking Ocean Sounds Collected by Scientists

A network of Internet-connected undersea microphones is picking up more than whale songs.

Digital Government

Here we go again

Wasn't last year's budget deal supposed to make appropriations easy?

Digital Government

Watchdog: The FBI Spied on the Wrong People Because of Typos

A new inspector general report concludes that the agency has collected communications data on the wrong targets due to typographical errors.

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The Public Will Soon Be Able to Buy Military-Grade Satellite Images

The view from space is about to get a lot clearer for the public. And that’s a good thing for the military.

Digital Government

New VA Chief Freezes Central Health Office Hiring

Calls scheduling system antiquated.

Digital Government

IRS Gave Sensitive Data to Convict Sentenced to 21 Years

And failed to do background checks on many other contract workers who handled taxpayer files.

Digital Government

The Pentagon Gave the Ferguson Police Department Military-Grade Weapons

The local community of Ferguson, Missouri, may not look like a war zone, but the Pentagon has helped the police treat it like one.

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Prepare to Be Shocked

Four predictions about how brain stimulation will make us smarter