Carolinians let their fingers do the walking
A Web-based system lets people record their legal documents online, saving about $174,000 a year.
Groups ask FCC to stop local officials from disrupting mobile service
As part of the fallout from BART officials' efforts to quell a protest in San Francisco, several groups have petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to forbid intentional disruptions of mobile service.
Virus research goes viral with Facebook app
Videos or memes that gain wide popularity through social networking sites are said to have "gone viral." Now researchers are using a Facebook app to see how the same principle applies to actual viruses.
USCIS readies forms for long-delayed online system
Employees of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will stop typing on documents traditional numbers and titles for some benefit claims.
311 app streamlines service requests in Salt Lake City
The process for submitting service requests for such things as pothole repairs has gotten a lot more streamlined in Salt Lake City thanks to a new citizen reporting app.
FCC seeks probe of post-quake 911 problems
Problems with emergency wireless phone calls to first responders in the aftermath of the 5.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the nation's capital have attracted the attention of the Federal Communications Commission.
Give electronics a break on Power IT Down Day
August is typically a month for taking a well-deserved break. And giving computers and workstations some rest is a good idea, too.
Little quake stokes officials' fears about a big one
Defense Department and other officials are concerned that a major earthquake would overwhelm relief efforts.
North Carolina lawmakers KO municipal broadband
The legislature has passed a law that makes it nearly impossible for cities to offer services.
Telcos in 16 states to get more than $100M for broadband access
Telecom companies get money to expand broadband Internet access in rural areas.
Know how to use the 'Find' function? Most people don't.
Nearly 90 percent of users don't know how to use the Command/Control-F "find" function to locate something in a document or on a Web page.
DISA to roll-out platform for rapid app development
Platform-as-a-service offering will allow agencies to run apps without worrying about network infrastructure
Virginia police deploy 3-D tech to reconstruct accident scenes
A multi-jurisdictional police forensics team is using two secondhand 3-D scanners to build models of crash and crime scenes.
FEMA iPad tool helps rescuers visualize disaster scene
The tool enables linking modeling and simulation tools with the underlying event data, thereby improving the emergency planning, training, evaluation and response cycle.
Doomsayers strike out on comet curveball
Doomsayers will have to find another end-of-the world theory, now that NASA has allayed fears about Comet Elenin.
Cheap SpyEye code threatens to proliferate malware
A French researcher cracked the licensing code of the SpyEye Trojan, allowing cyberattackers to inexpensively obtain and spread the malware.
App helps find Arlington gravesites
Arlington National Cemetery visitors will have an easier time locating the graves of fallen veterans thanks to a new smart-phone app.
Colorado counties can't afford scanners to make homeland security program work
The ICE-state illegal immigrant reporting program requires digital electronic scanners that cost $40,000 to $50,000 each.
Spear-phishers change their bait to lure high-level feds
Attackers, possibly from China, are tempting would-be victims to hand over their Gmail personal information.
DARPA loses contact with aircraft traveling at Mach 20
Hopes for successful use of a hypersonic vehicle to aid the Defense Department's Prompt Global Strike plan were dimmed by a second unsuccessful test Aug. 11.
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