Cybersecurity
U.S. and China to fight online pedophiles together, State says
Bilateral crime forum coincides with reports that Justice plans to prosecute Chinese hackers.
Modernization
New online privacy loophole lets Facebook advertise to kids
FTC updated the controversial Children's Online Privacy Protection Act this week.
Emerging Tech
The trash we've left on the moon
The lunar surface is strewn with hundreds of manmade items, from spacecraft to bags of urine to monumental plaques.
People
CIO Council proposes digital privacy measures
As agencies put the Digital Government Strategy in motion in their offices, the government is addressing the hot-button issue of privacy with the release of recommendations from the CIO Council’s Privacy Committee.
Digital Government
The best open data releases of 2012
Useful tools, maps, and data visualizations all made the list.
Emerging Tech
Prediction: Gun control legislation will come with We the People response
Obama and Congress should include petitioners in the deliberative process.
Digital Government
Alaska native firm played role in failed medical review board software project
Contract to build a database for officer candidates is $7 million over budget and behind schedule.
Digital Government
Don’t throw vets over fiscal cliff, senator says
Bernie Sanders warns COLA changes would hit disabled veterans hard.
Modernization
A new NASA image of North Korea’s lack of electrical infrastructure
The agency's Suomi NPP spacecraft reveals the country's energy bankruptcy.
Emerging Tech
Data.gov moving to an open source platform
India and Ghana are already using the open source platform for their data sharing sites.
Acquisition
Rule would speed payments for small contractors
An Obama administration proposal would make an accelerated payments provision part of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
Acquisition
8 acquisition provisions in the defense bill
Congress is attempting some procurement reform in the National Defense Authorization Act. We look at the most important measures.
Digital Government
You can download your entire Twitter history now
Twitter will roll out the archiving option over the coming weeks and months.
Emerging Tech
An American went to space today
NASA astronaut Thomas Marshburn and two others were blasted towards the International Space Station.
Digital Government
Outlook for telehealth market: Global warming
Fifty-five percent revenue growth projected for 2013.
Digital Government
TechAmerica sued by three Midwest members
Illinois companies say the industry group breached its contract by closing its Midwest office.
People
Census encourages other agencies to share data collection system
Allowing online responses to the American Community Survey will improve data collection while reducing costs, and other agencies can use the underlying technology for their own purposes.
Digital Government
Is telework too much work?
Off-site employees work five to seven hours more each week, survey finds.
Modernization
Do the United States and China need a cybersecurity hotline?
A red telephone for the Internet age, and four other ways digital security in the People's Republic could move ahead in 2013
People