Modernization
Google wants to own the airwaves, now
The search company is asking the FCC for a license to create an experimental radio service.
Cybersecurity
Inside the eastern European cybercrime network that brought down NASA
Federal authorities charged three men with building and disseminating a virus that crippled NASA computers.
Digital Government
You say Pakistanis all hate the drone war? Prove it
According to the latest Pew research, only a slim majority of them are aware it even exists.
Ideas
Recovery Act money for smart grid was mismanaged, IG says
Audit finds $12.3 million in questionable costs.
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.
Digital Government
Senate resumes cybersecurity push
Democratic bill co-sponsored by Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.)would return efforts to pass comprehensive cybersecurity legislation to the Senate's front burner.
Digital Government
The bright side of obsolescence
COBOL is old, limited and stagnant. But it has one thing going for it.
Emerging Tech
An entire Senate on Twitter. Really.
Senators don’t just have Twitter accounts, they’re sharing useful information.
People
New acquisition chief brings customer perspective
Thomas Sharpe, who is taking the corner office at GSA's Federal Acquisition Service, has been on the other side of the fence for years.
Modernization
Here come Apple's huge iPhone sales numbers
Apple will soon deliver its earnings report for the end of 2012.
Digital Government
Fiscal pressures ignite interest for shared services
If there's a bright side to tightening budgets, it's in the increased motivation among agencies to look for opportunities to share.
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.
People
Agencies learning to measure social media impact
Nearly every agency has embraced at least one of the 60 federally approved social-media platforms, and many have joined several. Now, agencies are turning to analytics to glean meaningful insights, improve their social media outreach and monitor the effectiveness of their platforms.
Digital Government
FBI joins TV’s ‘White Collar’ to uncover real fraud
Campaign seeks viewer tips to help solve actual open cases.
People
Waste in IT spending takes many forms
Committee hearing covers redundant systems, failed programs and lapses in oversight, all of which contribute to billions in misspent funds.
Cybersecurity
Title: East Europeans ransack NASA, U.S. computers with bank password-stealing virus;
Government (U.S.), Financial Services // U.S., Europe
Emerging Tech
A 2006 battery fire destroyed Boeing 787 supplier’s facility
A dismissed whistleblower lawsuit alleged the batteries were unsafe.
Digital Government