Emerging Tech
Commentary: No, really, regulate the bullets
In the era of 3D-printed guns, ammunition may prove a better regulatory target than the weapons themselves.
Emerging Tech
Gun control petition is most popular ever posted to White House site
More than 120,000 people have signed the petition posted after Friday's deadly school shooting.
Digital Government
DHS agrees to outside study on cancer risks of airport body scanners
The National Academy of Sciences will probe the health and safety risks of the airport machines
Digital Government
Navy wants to buy a bunch of 'Black Ops' games
Service seeks Xboxes and Wiis for sailors.
Modernization
Army plans widescale deployment of energy smart meters
Engineers could install them in 20,000 facilities.
Digital Government
Contractors find that doing business with government is increasingly risky
Profits are down markedly, a new survey says.
Digital Government
GSA offers online training in conference etiquette
Agency uses Blackboard platform to draw teachable moment from conference 'mistake.'
Digital Government
What big space data looked like in 1962
Fifty years ago, we recorded the learnings of our space explorers with paper scrolls.
Digital Government
Agencies falter on FOIA
A watchdog group's audit of federal agencies reveals that a startling number have not followed directives issued by President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder to update Freedom of Information Act policies.
People
5 steps to take command of mobile
Careful planning and deliberate implementation lead to mobility success, writes Eric Rife. Read on for 5 specific steps to take.
Digital Government
GAO analyzes federal health IT incentives
Medicaid EHR incentives typically went to nonprofit, independent acute-care facilities in Southern cities last year, report finds.
Digital Government
Forecast: Big data still big kahuna in 2030
Big data and other technologies are likely to continue to expand in influence in coming years, but fears of a surveillance state could play a limiting factor, according to the National Intelligence Council.
Digital Government
Immigration officials struggle with identity management – and mismanagement
As the cache of personal data grows, so does the risk that con artists will exploit it for financial gain and federal authorities will misuse it.
Modernization
The cellphone virus from Hell will eat your money
Toll fraud disguises itself as a run-of-the-mill app and steals your money.
People
First impressions of Mexico
Steve Kelman is visiting Mexico as part of a Harvard University program for Mexican government managers.
Modernization
How the UN's 'game-changing' Internet treaty failed
The document could have changed the Internet -- but probably won't. Here's what went down.
Digital Government
Commentary: When the U.S. shoots a human should pull the trigger
Weapons systems that fire autonomously are the ultimate example of elites insulating themselves from accountability.
Digital Government
U.S. officials refuse to sign new U.N. telecom treaty
Concerns over Internet control prevailed.
Cybersecurity