Digital Government
New Performance.gov website faces performance problems of its own
Funding cuts have hurt development of key features; search function fails to return results for common terms.
Digital Government
What's next, locusts?
Here in the capital region, the biggest calamities we experience are usually political in nature. Lately, they have been just in nature.
People
Virus-detection system works in a city near you
Sniffing the air through special filters in hidden detectors throughout the U.S., Biowatch is a main arsenal in the war against pathogens.
Modernization
Hold the phone after a disaster
Use bandwidth judiciously to allow others to make emergency calls after a disaster. It's up to users to be considerate, writes Bill Jackson.
Cybersecurity
FBI deploys fingerprint system for mobile devices
Police officers have access to a new fingerprint checking system that allows them to see if someone is a nationally known 'worst' offender.
Cybersecurity
Agencies use Facebook, Twitter to spread hurricane info
Agencies rush to prepare for major hurricane, using all the technology at their disposal to do so.
Digital Government
Laptops in the classroom: tool or time-waster?
The rising use of laptops and mobile devices in class raises new policy questions and ancient philosophical debates.
Digital Government
White House opens doors to its management
A new online dashboard tracks how well managers get their jobs done in advancing the president's management programs.
Modernization