Emerging Tech

Space is the new frontier of the 2012 presidential campaign

A Romney presidency, the candidate says, would "rebuild NASA" without more funding.

Digital Government

China's first aircraft carrier won't carry aircraft yet

The carrier has been in sea trials since last August, and in the near future will be used mostly for research and training.

Digital Government

DOD teams with Census Bureau in search of novel solutions to common problems

In an unlikely partnership, DOD and Census are looking for new solutions related to data, mobility and communications.

People

The mobile revolution could transform the next-generation federal workforce

Today's children are tomorrow's workforce -- plugged in, connected and ready for an office without walls. Will the government be ready for them?

Digital Government

Study claims drones haven't made Americans any safer

Study concludes that only about 2% of drone casualties are top militant leaders.

Digital Government

How much data can Facebook collect before the FTC gets involved?

Social media network says tracking partnership with Datalogix does not violate any regulations.

Digital Government

Senate votes to lighten GAO workload

A bill that passed the Senate unanimously would take some reports off the audit agency's docket.

People

GSA unravels snag in digitizing contract files

The General Services Administration is working to resolve the management mistakes and unclear priorities that have hampered its digitization effort.

Cybersecurity

Lieberman calls for cybersecurity executive order

Senator's letter to the White House wants presidential order.

People

The 50 most-mentioned agencies on Twitter

Twitter mentions have become an important measure of prominence and importance -- or notoriety -- for organizations. Find out which government institutions are mentioned most often in our list.

People

Rising Star: Haley Van Dyck

Haley Van Dyck, a policy analyst at OMB, played a key role in creating the Digital Government Strategy.

Digital Government

A new breed of mercenary: Tweeting for hire

More governments are paying tweeters and bloggers to defend them online.

Digital Government

Army plans to buy battlefield radio that performed poorly in Pentagon tests

JTRS manpack radio will be fielded to combat brigades deploying to Afghanistan next year.

Emerging Tech

Law enforcement UAV wanted in Fort Jackson, S.C.

Tender comes as drones have been cleared in U.S. skies.

Emerging Tech

Lawmakers offer Internet radio legislation

Bill would require the same standard for setting rates for paying performers as it does for satellite and radio.

Cybersecurity

Google is the latest victim of Iran's war on the Internet

Some speculate the decision to restrict the search engine is connected to the widely despised anti-Muslim video that recently went viral on YouTube.

Acquisition

Incentives: Cheering on the bargain shoppers

Employees like being recognized for their good work, but these days there are more negative incentives than positives.

People

Videoconferencing slow to gain ground in government

Videoconferencing technology could save the federal government nearly $13 billion every year, according to at least one estimate, but agencies face hurdles in adopting it.