Digital Government

You say you want a revolution?

In response to a rapidly rising tide of protests, Egypt's government mobilized the police, imposed a curfew -- and turned off the Internet.

Digital Government

Roll Jordan roll

Jordan's tourist industry reflects security measures and an influx of Asian immigrants, in Steve Kelman's observation.

Digital Government

A Facebook scam that almost caught me

Columnist Steve Kelman comes close to falling for a Facebook scam.

Digital Government

Blogging on the road: Sabbath in Jerusalem

Blogger Steve Kelman observes some of the interesting Sabbath customs in Jerusalem.

Digital Government

Israel: Start-up nation

Steve Kelman and the authors of a book ponder why Israel produces so many entrepreneurs.

People

NORAD follows Santa's trip with new apps

For the 55th year, the North American Aerospace Defense Command continues its tradition of tracking Santa Claus as he makes his way through the world delivering gifts. This year NORAD taps Twitter, Facebook, Google Maps and mobile technology as its little helpers.

Digital Government

Thanksgiving in Florida and on Facebook

Blogger Steve Kelman reports on the cultural currents in southern Florida and on Facebook.

Digital Government

NATO mulls cyber alliance proposal

Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn III discussed a five-pillar strategy in late September with NATO leaders in Europe in efforts to promote joint cybersecurity initiatives

Digital Government

Winning the immigration lottery -- literally

Blogger Steve Kelman is impressed with a U.S. immigration policy that draws qualified applicants from all over the world.

Digital Government

Why international aid needs a viral social media presence

Networking on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube enables agency to advance its 'Third Goal': Sharing the experience with other Americans.

Digital Government

Taiwan launches cloud initiative

Taiwan's government has a five-year program to make that nation more competitive in the global cloud computing market.

Digital Government

Muslims in the U.S.: Reader comments and further reflections

Blogger Steve Kelman responds to readers who commented on his recent blog post about Muslims who feel unwelcome in the United States.

Digital Government

A new domain signs on with DNSSEC

Another top-level domain has been digitally signed to enable DNSSEC, the first step in a project by Internet Registry Afilias to expand the DNS Security Extensions to 13 more top-level domains by the end of the year.

Digital Government

Yes, Canada is different

Globetrotter Steve Kelman's travels take him to the Great White North.

Cybersecurity

U.S. approach to global cybersecurity falls short, GAO says

White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt should take action to deal with problems posed by global cyberspace policy questions, a report says.

Digital Government

Were alleged Russian spies undone by technology problems?

The alleged Russian spy ring that the FBI recently busted might still be operating covertly if they had had better tech support.

Digital Government

Spy case shines light on steganography

Russian spies used ancient and modern means of secret message transmission

Digital Government

Twitter lands State Department staffers in spotlight

Two State Department employees' innocous tweets while on a visit to Syria raise eyebrows back in Foggy Bottom.

Cybersecurity

Australia taps ISPs to fight 'zombies'

Australia's Internet Industry Code is aimed at reducing threats posed by computers that have been hijacked to act as zombies and participate in botnet attacks.

Digital Government

Final impressions of China: Land of contradictions

Blogger Steve Kelman is fascinated by the contradictory images that people have of China.