Windows Phones sink, iPhones and Androids swim with Coast Guard
The service plans to gradually replace all its Windows Phones with iPhones and Android-based devices that run provisioning software so that users can access work and personal apps.
Need help? Just text '911.'
Placing a 911 call for help during an emergency would be as simple as sending a text message under a plan unveiled Aug. 10 by the Federal Communications Commission.
VDOT looks to ease commutes in Northern Virginia
A Virginia pilot project looks to empower drivers with the information they need to decide whether to stay the course or bail out to side streets because of traffic logjams.
Using search engines, e-mail now almost universal
Americans are using e-mail and searching online more than ever. In fact, about 61 percent of online adults use both on an average day.
Updating your Facebook status behind bars? Think again.
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is now reporting account activity of prison inmates to Facebook's Security Department.
Homemade drone can snoop nearly anywhere
Two researchers introduced their WASP drone at the Black Hat security conference, and its potential for malfeasance is clear.
News Corp. has an eye in the sky: drones
The embattled News Corp., under fire in a phone tapping scandal, has added a new weapon to its news-gathering arsenal: drones.
Biometric database helps identify repeat illegal immigrants
The IDENT database collects fingerprint data for all foreign nationals entering the United States and allows government officials to cross-check them against the digital prints of known offenders.
Feds to tell kids about 'good' hacking
A computer security workshop will teach children about ethical hacking.
Who wins in the battle of FiOS vs. cable?
A study orchestrated by the Federal Communications Commission shows the real Internet speeds for Internet service providers' connections. Where does your provider land on the list?
ICE to get comms help from new vehicle
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency is expanding its technological reach with the help of a mobile communications vehicle.
Utah police get tips via text messages, apps
Utah law enforcement agencies will start using a national program that allows people to submit anonymous crime tips via text message, through a smart-phone app or online at the program's website.
New York police use IT to detect 'dirty bombs'
A command center in Manhattan will monitor 2,000 mobile radiation detectors carried by officers around the city.
California to test electronic traffic tickets
Officials want California to move from paper-based ticketing to processing traffic citations on handheld devices.
Congressional websites crash amid public response to budget impasse
When President Barack Obama asked people to tell their representatives if they want a “balanced approach to the budget,” the response shut down the websites of at least nine House and Senate members.
County to map cell phone towers to aid first responders
York County, Pa., wants to know the exact locations of more than 200 towers to improve emergency response services.
Cities could cash in by selling domain names
Municipal governments will be able to register their names as top-level domains and make money by selling second-level domains to businesses.
Oklahoma high on UAV testing
A strip of airspace in Oklahoma might become a test zone for unmanned aerial vehicles in which commercial developers could routinely fly UAVs at high altitudes.
What do feds think of the iPad?
GCN's sister publication Federal Computer Week spoke with some avid tablet users in the federal government about how they use their tablets and how these still-new devices are likely to change the game.
Houston streamlines emergency dispatch system
A computer-aided system ends the need for alarm monitoring companies to call a center about alarm notifications.
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