Modernization
FCC slams Verizon for 9-1-1 failures
The agency eyes a more reliable Internet-based system.
Modernization
Computing on the fly is replacing the need for desktop computers
Agencies are confronting a new budget line: Mobile management services.
Modernization
FCC publishes proposed text-to-911 rule
Major deployments of new service will begin this year.
Digital Government
NIH to appoint chief data official
The associate director for data science would be one of few top data officers in government.
Modernization
Government Printing Office to publish House bills in XML
This will make it easier to publish bills as e-books or in mobile apps.
Emerging Tech
A tale of 2 strategies: The Twitter genius of Chuck Grassley and Cory Booker
Two of the most successful politicians on social media have different approaches for how they talk to voters.
Emerging Tech
Training, relationships help with social media quality control
A new report aims to bust myths about government's use of social media.
Modernization
FCC plans post-Sandy hearings in New York and New Jersey
Sessions will focus on damage to cellular networks and needed improvements.
Modernization
Video: North Korea shows Eric Schmidt it knows how to Google
The Google executive visited some of the only people in North Korea allowed to access the Internet.
Digital Government
The age of surgical censorship
Iran's "smart" approach involves monitoring, rather than blocking, its citizens' use of social media.
Modernization
FedRAMP ramps up
GSA's program to pre-certify cloud providers has awarded only one certification so far. It won't remain alone for long, experts predict.
Modernization
How much of the Web is archived? Why the answer matters.
Somewhere between 35 and 90 percent of the web has at least one archived copy. That's a pretty big range.
Digital Government
DARPA eyes radio networks with fiber optic speeds
The agency wants to provide high-capacity services for troops on the battlefield.
Emerging Tech
State’s foreign policy compendium, now in e-book form
The agency released 108 volumes of its documentary history on Monday.
Digital Government
What pain killers can teach us about open government
Companies are using raw government data to build applications that help consumers.
Modernization
Facebook's new plan could make your cellphone bill disappear
The just released "voice message" feature for Facebook's Messenger app lets you add audio to your conversations.
Digital Government
FTC clears Google on anti-trust claims
After a two year investigation into Google's possibly anti-competitive antics, the company plans to make some changes.
Modernization
Postal Service to host cloud-based public-private ID protection network
USPS test could pave the way for governmentwide embrace of National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace.
Modernization
Can the government really ban Twitter parody accounts?
Arizona is considering a law that will make it a felony to use another person's real name to create an online profile intended to harm or defraud.
Emerging Tech