Digital Government
Why the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Has Eyes on the Arctic
NGA’s focus on the North Pole could allow the agency to go even more open source.
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