Digital Government

Obama explains the pay freeze

At the White House's Twitter Town Hall, President Barack Obama said he imposed the two-year federal pay freeze to prevent layoffs. But are targeted reductions in the federal workforce worth considering?

Digital Government

Hurricane center cautiously tests social media waters

The National Hurricane Center in Miami is on Facebook and Twitter for the first time during the 2011 storm season, but don't look for big changes.

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Los Alamos lab to restart supercomputers

After a wildfire forced the lab's closure, officials are preparing to restart the Cray and IBM supercomputers used for weapons research.

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Group claims credit for Fox News Twitter hack

A group of hackers named the Script Kiddies has taken responsibility for a series of messages posted on Fox News' Twitter account over the July 4 weekend claiming that President Barack Obama had been assassinated.