Digital Government
We'll always have Paris -- and so will the Chinese
Steve Kelman observes signs of increasing Chinese influence in the City of Lights.
Digital Government
Russia provides a case study in government corruption
Russians are pessimistic, and it's no wonder that they are.
Cybersecurity
DHS won’t require screening for every US-bound cargo container
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said DHS will delay a requirement that all inbound cargo containers undergo screening at their ports of exit.
Digital Government
Good news for America (in my opinion)
A large minority of Boston high school valedictorians are immigrants, and Steve Kelman has some thoughts on what that means for the nation.
Cybersecurity
Hacker groups snipe each other
As LulzSec and Anonymous team up to hack government websites, a third group emerges.
Cybersecurity
Hacker arrested in Britain speculated to be LulzSec mastermind
LulzSec and another hacker group, Anonymous, have declared open season on government websites and threatened to cause havoc.
Modernization
Liability in the cloud: a complex forecast
As data is stored and transmitted across international borders via cloud infrastructures a growing concern is: who should be held liable for data breaches when information flows across jurisdictions?
Digital Government
Stockholm syndrome: Sweden sounds more and more like America
Steve Kelman takes the pulse of Sweden during a recent visit.
Digital Government
Mobile health technologies go global
The World Health Organization details adoption of mHealth applications for health call centers, toll-free health lines and telemedicine.
Cybersecurity
US wants to store European travelers' personal data for 15 years
A proposed rule has unsettled some European leaders, who are rankled by U.S. efforts to collect information such as travelers' addresses and credit card numbers.
Digital Government
Cooperation is in the eye of the beholder
A study comparing American and Chinese workers found differences in perceptions of cooperative behaviors.
Cybersecurity
Bin Laden's tech trove may give up secrets
The Defense Department and CIA are participating in a multi-agency task force to glean actionable intelligence from the large volume of material taken from Osama bin Laden's compound.
People
Defense bill would include cyber warfare designations
The 2012 Defense Authorization Bill would include cyber warfare rules.
Digital Government
Osama bin Laden's technologies uncovered
The military searches for answers into a terrorist's thinking by devouring the technology found at the bin Laden compound.
Cybersecurity
Translating cyber war into Russian
The Critical Terminology Foundations provides definitions for 20 key cybersecurity concepts agreed upon by U.S. and Russian contributors, which is called a "first step for creating international cybersecurity agreements."
Digital Government
The Royal Wedding: Good reasons to ignore it
Streaming video will encircle, nay, strangle the globe, and the Prattle Royale will continue all day. It might not be as pretty as you think.
Cybersecurity
Is China winning the cyber war?
Leaked documents suggest China might be succeeding in its efforts to steal U.S. secrets.
Digital Government
More notes from Israel -- Coca Cola, Purim and struggle
Steve Kelman takes note of Israelis' preference in soft drinks and passion for a holiday.
Digital Government