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.
Cybersecurity
Obama's 'Privacy Bill of Rights' Gets Bashed from All Sides
The proposal aims to give consumers more control over their own information, but privacy advocates say it doesn't go far enough.
Emerging Tech
Industry’s Take on FITARA? ‘A Good Step Forward’
Yet, fixing a procurement system designed to build warships to buy modern technology is an ask that CIOs will find more complex than any single piece of legislation can tackle.
Digital Government
Video: Open Data Transparency Is Just the Beginning
The second installment in our partnership with Socrata's Open Data TV.
Emerging Tech
CIA’s New Big Data Hub Will be Hosted in the Cloud
CIA Chief Information Officer Doug Wolfe confirmed Wednesday the intelligence agency will start using Cloudera’s Enterprise Data Hub platform by April.
Digital Government
How the Military Will Fight ISIS on the Dark Web
ISIS already is on the Dark Web raising money through Bitcoin. The military is on the Dark Web, too.
Digital Government
Republicans Furious as FCC Chief Refuses to Testify on Net Neutrality
Net-neutrality advocates deride anger as the "latest episode of House Republicans' long-running IRS-Benghazi-death-panels clown show."
Emerging Tech
Economists Say Robots Will Have Dire Effect on US Economy
A new study explores various scenarios for an economy increasingly powered by robots, and none of them look great for human workers.
Modernization
Google Playing Catch-up to Apple in Mobile Payments
Google’s relationship with the big U.S. wireless carriers is complicated.
Modernization
CSC Acquires Cloud Infrastructure Provider Autonomic Resources
With the purchase, CSC becomes an instant player in the federal cloud market.
Emerging Tech
IBM Tries to Sell Government on ‘Brain in a Box’ Technology
The low-power technology was funded by a grant from DARPA.
Modernization
How Cloud Became Integral to Agency Strategy
On March 12, Nextgov will host an event to discuss where cloud technology is going in the government space.
Digital Government