Modernization

New online privacy loophole lets Facebook advertise to kids

FTC updated the controversial Children's Online Privacy Protection Act this week.

Digital Government

The best open data releases of 2012

Useful tools, maps, and data visualizations all made the list.

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.

Digital Government

You can download your entire Twitter history now

Twitter will roll out the archiving option over the coming weeks and months.

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

Modernization

North Korea's bunk satellite could float out of control for years

The rogue country's recent launch is now considered space junk.

Modernization

A graphic look at data center closings

By the numbers: How states and agencies stack up for the elimination of unneeded data centers.

Modernization

Video: An astronaut-guided tour of the most amazing house ever built

Fun fact: The space station's pantry is stocked with marshmallow fluff.

Modernization

GSA has yet to approve any cloud products under FedRAMP

Companies are spending as much as $200,000 to go through the certification process.

Modernization

The road to a private cloud

Server virtualization is about more than mobility and efficiency — it can also help agencies succeed in the quest for a secure, private cloud.

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.

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.

Modernization

Google nails the timing on its iOS Maps release

The tech giant released the app the same week that Apple maps made headlines for leading users astray.

Modernization

The Iranian government's lame YouTube clone

With one of the strictest web filters on earth, the Islamic Republic leaves people with few alternatives.

Modernization

Want to save money? Clear up cloud confusion early.

Agencies are expected to increase spending on cloud computing, but should be careful to define expectations and negotiate terms of service carefully to avoid difficulties, experts advise.