Digital Government
Interactive map of Internet access released
Disparities between demographic groups continue, however, with low-income communities and minorities among those lagging in broadband use.
Digital Government
Proposed budget also calls for Patent Office to keep all fees
Obama also proposes a temporary fee surcharge, as well as regulatory and legislative reforms.
Digital Government
NASA largely spared big cuts in Obama budget
Funding for NASA's Exploration directorate got a bump, funneling dollars to the programs developing the next generation of space vehicles and technology.
Digital Government
Technology industry officials grilled on outsourcing
Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, and Maxine Waters, D-Calif., used the hearing to grill the industry officials about outsourcing jobs overseas.
Digital Government
Speier unveils 'do-not-track' online privacy bill
One bill features the "do-not-track" option while a second bill would "give consumers control of their own financial information."
Digital Government
Report touts U.S. efforts to protect intellectual property
White House study suggests progress is being made.
Modernization
Lawmakers raises questions about Apple's 'in-app' service
Purchases can sometimes confuse children, lawmakers say.
Digital Government
Website aims to collect info on 'burdensome' regulations
Stearns is getting input on which laws are thought to be stifling economic growth.
Modernization
Age gap narrowing in use of mobile devices
As expected, the oldest Americans tend to lag behind their younger neighbors in use of new technologies.
Digital Government
Tech CEOs meet with Obama
The tech CEOs who attended the White House meeting included Ursula Burns of Xerox, Sam Palmisano of IBM, Dell's Michael Dell, Michael Splinter of Applied Materials, Steve Appleton of Micron Technology, and Joseph Tucci of EMC Corp.
Digital Government
Net access returns to Egypt
Egypt's tight control of communications networks earned condemnation but also sparked concerns about Internet freedom in the United States.
Digital Government
Federal officials seize sites accused of streaming sports events
The 10 sites provided links to other websites that hosted pirated sports events and Pay-Per-View content, according to the unsealed documents.
Digital Government
Patent reform proponents see potential in new bill
Gary Locke singled out patent reform as an important step to help American companies compete.
Digital Government
American officials, tech groups urge Egypt to restore communications
White House calls Internet a basic human right.
Digital Government
Facebook unveils new security measures
The company suggests users enable the feature if they frequently use public Internet networks. The option is available as part of the "account security" section of the "account settings" page.
Digital Government
Firefox, Chrome browsers to feature "do-not-track" option
According to a company statement, Google's "Keep My Op-Outs" feature will be available as an extension for download on its Chrome browser Monday.
Digital Government
Group urges Hill to investigate Google's relationship with agencies
The report says the Internet giant benefited from access to a government airfield.
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