Digital Government
Obama to unveil major wireless initiative
As part of this initiative, the White House has embraced a FCC proposal that calls for legislation to allow the agency to conduct incentive auctions.
Digital Government
Obama: U.S. must provide Americans with tools of digital age
"This isn't just about a faster Internet or being able to find a friend on Facebook," Obama said during a speech at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Mich. "It's about connecting every corner of America to the digital age."
Digital Government
Rush reintroduces privacy bill
The bill appears to be similar to the legislation he offered in the last Congress that would allow for the collection and use of information from consumers but require firms to provide consumers with the ability to opt out from such collection.
Digital Government
Report: Hispanics lag behind in technology use
The technology gap narrows when it comes to cell phone use by Hispanics.
Modernization
Lawmakers raises questions about Apple's 'in-app' service
Purchases can sometimes confuse children, lawmakers say.
Digital Government
Oregon Senator criticizes domain name seizures
Senator says the action represents a "major shift" in how the United States combats online infringement.
Digital Government
Internet hits key milestone
ICANN's Internet Assigned Numbers Authority allocated the last blocks, containing about 60 million IPv4 addresses, to the five Regional Internet Registries on Thursday.
Modernization
Lawmakers want more answers from Facebook
In their letter to Zuckerberg, Barton and Markey wanted much more information about the service including whether the proposed feature called for sharing any other information was suspended.
Digital Government
Groups, firms weigh in on privacy report
Several groups and companies have weighed in on the report released in December, which calls for the implementation of "Fair Information Privacy Principles."
Digital Government
Resolution urges White House to keep UN away from the Internet
She introduced a similar resolution in the last Congress. Bono Mack wrote House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairwoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., Wednesday to urge her to advance the measure.
Digital Government
Survey: Republicans now matching Democrats in social media use
Of the social network site users, the survey found that 40 percent of Republican voters and 38 percent of Democrats used these sites to get politically involved.
Digital Government
Survey finds Americans satisfied with federal websites
Satisfaction with government websites remained largely unchanged from last year with a score of 75 compared with 75.2 in last year's survey.
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