Digital Government

Video: Open Data in the UK

The sixth installment in our collaboration with Socrata's Open Data TV.

Ideas

Collaborate or Perish: What the Internet of Everything Teaches Us About Public-Private Partnerships

The pace of global technology change is accelerating, and the future of the U.S. and of the world will require collaborations across sectors.

Modernization

What to Expect from Today's Apple Watch Event

It’s possible Apple could announce that a big number of apps—perhaps more than 1,000—will be available for launch.

Emerging Tech

Halvorsen Now Defense Department’s Permanent CIO

Terry Halvorsen gets the bump from acting CIO and will exercise authority over the Pentagon’s $36 billion IT budget.

Emerging Tech

‘You Can Make Anything with a 3-D Printer’ and 3 Other Myths

A recent paper by intelligence community analysts and private sector researchers zeroes in on both the opportunities and risks of 3-D printing.

Emerging Tech

FTC Pits Humans Against Robocalls in New Contest

FTC is looking for anyone who can block, forward and predict which phone calls are made by automated systems.

Digital Government

Video: Open Data and Citizen Engagement

The fifth installment in our collaboration with Socrata's Open Data TV.

Emerging Tech

Senators: We Need a National Strategy for the Internet of Things

The bipartisan group urged the United States to articulate a national strategy for developing and deploying the Internet of Things.

Digital Government

Cable and Telecom Giants Take FCC to Court Over Net Neutrality Rules

Here are three arguments cable and telecom giants are likely to use to try to kill the rules.

Modernization

Why the Mobile Industry Wants to Kill the Password

As data rather than voice or text becomes the big reason people use their mobile phones, networks want to extract more value from their users.

Cybersecurity

Sorry Consumers, Companies Have Little Incentive to Invest in Better Cybersecurity

The actual expenses from the recent and high-profile breaches at Sony, Target and Home Depot amount to less than 1% of each company’s annual revenues.

Digital Government

How New US Net Neutrality Rules Are Shaping the Internet Worldwide

Supporters see FCC's decision as the first open-Internet domino, but critics are warning of darker possibilities.

Emerging Tech

Does the Focus on Snowden Undermine Surveillance Reform Discussions?

Exaggerated headlines and narratives overshadow the importance of the Snowden leaks in understanding U.S. government surveillance.

Emerging Tech

House Committee Prods Energy Department to Use More Supercomputers

The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology approved a bill that would require the Energy Department to invest in supercomputing research.

Emerging Tech

Why Big Data Gets a Bad Rap in Government

Believe it or not, big data is not all fire and brimstone, surveillance and mass spying.

Digital Government

The Internet of Things Is So Easy, We Built Our Own

For less than $100, we built a Barack Obama Detector for your desk.

Emerging Tech

When Congress and Cloud Collided

A lawmaker came up with a new meaning for the term “cloud.” But DOD’s chief information officer isn’t smiling.

Digital Government

Video: Open Data and Fostering Citizen Advocacy

The third installment in our collaboration with Socrata's Open Data TV.

Digital Government

The White House Is Now a Great Stepping Stone for Cushy Tech Careers

Some tech companies appear to be placing their bets on influential recruits rather than K Street.