Emerging Tech
CDC Wants Trainees to 'Temporarily Forget' Exercises Aren't Real
Virtual simulations can be an 'emotional vaccine' for staff before they go out in the field.
Modernization
Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon Are Trying to Turn Into the Same Über-Company
Huge tech companies all appear to have a shared vision.
Digital Government
White House Orders Agencies to Follow New Open Data Standards
The new directive requires machine-readable formats for all new government datasets.
Modernization
iPhones and iPads Poised to Win Key Pentagon Security Nod Next Week
The devices also earned a long sought-after governmentwide encryption certification last week.
Modernization
VA Awards National Cell Phone Contract to Three Carriers
The IDIQ deal covers voice and data airtime plus voice phones, smartphones and tablets.
Emerging Tech
New Tool Could Free Syrian Rebels From Reliance on State Internet
The Commotion project also kept some Brooklynites online during Hurricane Sandy when larger Internet providers were overloaded.
Modernization
Technology from Africa Ensures the Cloud Works When Your Connection Doesn’t
For large swathes of the globe, reliably accessing remotely-stored files is a problem.
Modernization
Meet Nicole Wong, Obama's New Internet Privacy Czar
President Obama has tapped a former Googler for the job.
Modernization
Interior Storage Heads to the Cloud
Award to Verizon, IBM and others was slowed by a contract dispute resolved in March.
Emerging Tech
How a Startup Will Stream Video from Space Without Paying for a Satellite
The company struck a deal with a Russian contractor to install cameras on the International Space Station.
Modernization
$1 Billion in Bitcoin Was Traded in April—16 Times the Previous Record
Just a month prior, only $60 million in bitcoin was traded.
Digital Government
Are You Ready to Pay for YouTube?
A new strategy may help YouTube compete with other online outlets and major television networks.
Modernization
Apple and Others Could Stop Smartphone Theft. Here’s Why They Don’t
According to the FCC, 30% to 40% of robberies in major US cities involve smartphones.
Modernization
Ghana’s ISPs Are Dying Out Because the Mobile Web Is Booming
Ghana boasts Africa’s highest penetration of mobile broadband, at 23% of the population in 2011.
Modernization
Pentagon Approves Use of Samsung Android and New BlackBerry Devices
Apple devices still awaiting the Defense nod.
Digital Government
Many CIOs Support IT Reform Legislation
Tech chiefs also praised PortfolioStat in survey, but have moved on from the 25 Point Plan.
Modernization
Obama's FCC Pick Has Some Surprising Allies
Tom Wheeler may be a former telecom lobbyist, but industry critics are backing him.
Modernization
DARPA Seeks 'Far Out' Ideas for Mobile Networks
Research agency wants new approach for an ad hoc network with thousands of nodes.
Emerging Tech