Emerging Tech
Smartphone friendly, congressional search site unveiled
Thomas.gov replacement will include video.
Emerging Tech
The time of the 'social media' candidate is nigh
How social media can intersect with the lives of politicians and public figures and even bolster them.
Digital Government
Americans are so fat, we need bigger MRIs
Many hospitals don't have equipment strong enough to deal with their injured, obese patients
Modernization
Undercover police used smartphones to keep tabs on protests in Tampa
Cell phones, tablets could be wave of future for police, firefighters.
Emerging Tech
Could a workplace social network replace email and phone? One agency thinks so.
NNSA plans to launch program next spring.
Digital Government
DHS defends acquisition plan for bioweapon detectors
Several auditors and lawmakers have urged the department to pause reassess its effort
Digital Government
Facebook knows how to trick you into voting
Peer-pressure on the social network drove 340,000 people to the polls in 2010, a new study has found.
Emerging Tech
Maryland installs cameras to watch the cameras watching you
The move comes after a rash of traffic cameras were destroyed
Modernization
iPhone 5? Yawn. What will the 'phone' of 2022 look like?
A romp through the weird, scary, awesome future of mobile communications.
Digital Government
Homeland Security pays $46 million for counter-IED tools
A-T Solutions clinched a contract to aid the public and private sectors in stopping domestic bombings.
Modernization
FEC move on wireless campaign contributions could aid Democrats
AT&T is the only nationally unionized wireless carrier.
Emerging Tech
Remember when John Kerry reached out to voters on Friendster?
Social media use in political campaigns has increased drastically in a few short years
Digital Government
State can’t track drone exports
Incomplete database risks releasing sensitive technology to adversaries.
Emerging Tech
Coalition launched to oppose Internet sales tax legislation
Online business are forming group to counter lobbying efforts.
Emerging Tech
Does the Federal CIO Shop Need Bold Vision or Implementation?
VanRoekel didn’t just stick with his predecessor’s plan, he added his own initiatives.
Modernization
All the latest from Apple's big iPhone event
The bigger iPhone 5, prettier iTunes, and better iPods
Emerging Tech
Why pilots can use iPads and you can't
The FAA has given American Airlines pilots permission to use iPads during all phases of flight
Emerging Tech
Video: Marine Corps brings back the cavalry with DARPA's 'robot horse'
The Legged Squad Support System is intended to act like a pack mule and think like a trained animal.
Emerging Tech
Swabbing and hoping: How NASA keeps germs from colonizing Mars
The agency tries to keep humans from inadvertently populating other planets.
Digital Government