Modernization
Obama, Romney aren’t all that sociable on social media
Pew study suggests Obama leads in the medium, but does not engage.
Digital Government
Education wants to tailor Web content to visitors’ disabilities
Department plans to make more websites mobile-optimized and interactive.
Modernization
Meet the little printer the tech world is excited about
This compact printer makes use of cloud subscription services.
Modernization
Federal employees union opens digital door to members
AFGE members will have easy access to updates from the organization thanks to its adoption of some new-ish technologies.
Modernization
Google's growing web of street traffic surveillance
The phone in your pocket could be monitoring traffic.
Modernization
Israel tests missile text-messaging warning system
SMS alerts will inform people in the case of possible ballistic missile attack.
Modernization
NASA uses Amazon Web Services for Mars mission
Jet Propulsion Lab previously used cloud services from Microsoft, Google, Lockheed Martin Corp.
Modernization
FTC finalizes privacy deal with Facebook
The FTC found that Facebook was sharing user information with advertisers and misinforming users about how they could control their own personal information.
Modernization
GSA's proposed cloud brokerage grabs industry attention
There have been so many responses to a recent RFI that GSA has extended the deadline to allow for more, agency says.
Modernization
Google agrees to pay record fine for privacy violations
The FTC said that the search giant's actions violated a consent decree.
Modernization
Census debuts new economic indicator app
Gives the raw numbers for each piece of data as well as a graph charting a two-year trend line covering indicators.
Modernization
Confessions of a PowerPoint convert
A reluctant professor finds that PowerPoint presentations can enhance the quality of his teaching.
Cybersecurity
Apple's reconsidering their security measures after epic hack
The tech company has put a temporary freeze on one of their password reset options until they reach a decision.
Cybersecurity
Security questions: The biggest joke in online identity verification
When hackers broke into Mat Honan's Apple account last week, they couldn't answer his security questions. And Apple didn't even care.
Emerging Tech
Software runs the world--how scared should we be that so much is bad?
When software works, you can buy an airline ticket and sell a stock. When it fails, you can miss a flight and a bank can lose a billion dollars. Do we respect the power of software as much as we should?
Modernization
What Mitt Romney's VP app learned from Zynga
The presidential candidate's new app is addictive and effective.
Digital Government
Can Wikipedia foretell Romney's VP announcement?
Entries for Sarah Palin and Joe Biden both saw spikes in edits in the days before their selections.
Modernization
Homeland Security to fund next-generation emergency wireless service
DHS wants low-cost, interconnected video and data systems for first responders.
Modernization