Modernization
Apps aim to help citizens sort through complex economic data
Mobile tools allow users to find student loans, track unemployment and more.
Modernization
America’s Economy app is as mixed as the economic indicators
There’s a lot of useful information but some of it is tough to digest.
Modernization
StudentAid.gov provides loan info on the fly
This mobile site delivers good data, but the graphics are distracting.
Modernization
What the end of Apps.gov teaches
GSA's experiment with Apps.gov has ended, but the experience may open a door to future success.
Emerging Tech
Think tank prescribes social technology to raise Congress’s IQ
Report notes deterioration in nonpartisan, expert advice to lawmakers.
Modernization
The verdict on Gmail's new iPhone app
This is Google's third edition of the email app.
Emerging Tech
North Carolina launches social media records management platform
Developer calls it the first tool to store all data and metadata.
Digital Government
To manage big data, go beyond IT
A new approach to data calls for new thinking on the employees who can best manage the task, experts say.
People
Noel Dickover's TechCamps gaining speed
Not content to rest on any laurels, Fed 100 winner Noel Dickover has stepped up his work bringing technology inspiration to other countries on behalf of the State Department.
Digital Government
ScanEagle: The drone with a wing hook
Technology was originally developed for fishing boats.
People
Where does privacy figure into FTC data discussions?
The Federal Trade Commission is neglecting the privacy concerns connected to data collection and usage policies, especially in cloud-based systems, argues Paul Rosenzweig.
Cybersecurity
DHS: Hackers could manipulate highway sensors
Cyber team discovered encryption flaw in receivers that track drivers’ wireless emissions.
Emerging Tech
The 3D-printed gun for the masses doesn't actually work very well
The weapon's first test at a shooting range only fired six bullets before falling apart.
Cybersecurity
Hackers already are in your network. Now what?
Advice on dealing with cutting-edge intruders.
Digital Government
Defense CEOs brace for fiscal cliff
Sudden drop or gradual slope? Defense firm CEOs, resigned to declines in their business, fear the outcome of drastic budget cuts.
Cybersecurity
Is John McAfee about to come clean?
The tech entrepreneur announced he plans to meet with Guatemalan officials.
Digital Government
Navy denies that Iran captured intelligence drone
Rhetoric comes as U.S. ramps up surveillance over Bushehr.
Digital Government