Modernization
Google wants to own the airwaves, now
The search company is asking the FCC for a license to create an experimental radio service.
Emerging Tech
We the People petitioners typically wait three months for a reply
The White House’s response time to appeals from citizens varies widely.
Emerging Tech
Access to broadband internet is the new access to ports, rail, and electricity
"State of the Internet" report says Korea leads in high-speed access worldwide.
Modernization
The iPhone app that helped save Algerian hostages in the desert
The compass application guided the hostages for 20 miles.
Emerging Tech
An entire Senate on Twitter. Really.
Senators don’t just have Twitter accounts, they’re sharing useful information.
Modernization
Here come Apple's huge iPhone sales numbers
Apple will soon deliver its earnings report for the end of 2012.
Digital Government
Evidence that Syria used chemical weapons is stacking up
Reports suggest the Assad regime has already crossed Obama's "red line," an offense offensive enough to spur a U.S. military intervention.
Emerging Tech
A 2006 battery fire destroyed Boeing 787 supplier’s facility
A dismissed whistleblower lawsuit alleged the batteries were unsafe.
Digital Government
France wants to tax data mining
The French government would target American companies like Google, Facebook, or Amazon.
Cybersecurity
What the future without passwords could look like
The brains at Google are experimenting with new authentication technologies.
Emerging Tech
FOIA Online gets mixed marks at three months
The shared site isn’t delivering yet on some key functions.
Digital Government
The future of medical records
Designers dreamed up patient records that can actually help and serve patients.
Emerging Tech
FAA grounds all 787 Dreamliners operated by U.S. carriers
Agency expects international regulators to take action.
Emerging Tech
NASA contracted with 787 battery supplier for space station batteries
Agency plans to start using lithium ion batteries on the space station in 2017.
Emerging Tech
New tactics emerge on We the People
Some White House petitioners may not be interested in an official response.
Emerging Tech
Innovation fellows help you navigate the federal Web
New tool will alert dot-gov visitors to related government sites.
Emerging Tech
White House raises We the People response threshold to 100,000 signatures
Only a handful of petitions have crossed the new threshold.
Emerging Tech
Japan's largest airline just grounded its entire fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners
Another emergency landing for a Boeing 787 Dreamliner grounds the planes.
Emerging Tech