Your Web browser's fingerprints can betray you, study finds

The Electronic Frontier Foundation studies the configurations of nearly a half-million browsers and found that the vast majority of them could be uniquely identified, which means they could be tracked without using cookies.

Can contract info be safely published online?

The General Services Administration and federal acquisition councils are seeking advice from the public and affected businesses on how to publish federal contract text online.

HP shakes up mobile market with Palm acquisition

Hewlett-Packard Co. said today it has agreed to acquire Palm Inc., credited with creating the smart phone, for $1.2 billion.

FDA launches 40 online performance management dashboards

The Food and Drug Administration has started its online performance management system that tracks agency performance measures on 40 Web-based dashboards.

SAIC's support award strengthens EPA information office

Science Applications International Corp. will provide technical services and information technology to the Environmental Protection Agency under a five-year contract that could be worth more than $26 million if all options are exercised.

Wanted: Stunning web design for U.S. Capitol

The agency that operates the U.S. Capitol is looking for a designer to give a fresh new look to the building's popular Web site.

Senators get in on Internet freedom push

A bipartisan group of senators has formed a caucus to thwart Internet censorship outside the United States.

Social media likely coming to Vets health portal

Veterans Affairs officials plan to add social-media style tools to the portal veterans use to access health records, a VA officials said today at the 2010 FOSE conference.

DOD still struggling with best approach to social media

Jack Holt of the Defense Department's Defense Media Activity says a clear doctrine for social media use is needed.

Live from FOSE: Tweets from the show floor and conference sessions

Not at FOSE? Get an inside look at the technology, the conference sessions and the action on the floor by watching the Twitter talk. It's the next best thing to being there.

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Put your broadband connection to the test

FCC adds tools to broadband plan Web site that can show you whether you're getting the speed you're paying for. Here's how to find out.

10 flaws with the data on Data.gov

Even a cursory examination of Data.gov's newly released high-value datasets revealed 10 types of quality deficiencies, says columnist Mike Daconta.

The key to making cloud computing work is more basic than you think

Agencies must consider hardware upgrades when virtualization projects move beyond pilot programs, industry experts say.

Opportunities abound when agencies look to the cloud

Contractors will have a chance to play a significant role in the government's move to make data more open to the public and other agencies, which likely will involve cloud computing.

CollabNet acquires project management provider

CollabNet, the provider of the software development platform behind the Defense Information Systems Agency’s Forge.mil, has acquired Danube, a provider of Scrum project management solutions.

Microsoft-Yahoo search deal gets regulatory approvals

Microsoft and Yahoo got approvals from U.S. and European regulators to proceed with their search-advertising business deal.

A lot of buzz about Google Buzz

In the wake of the new social media tool from Google, the Onion pokes fun at the social media relic Friendster.

Level 3 takes on USGS earthquake network

Level 3 will ensure that the U.S. Geological Survey can deliver earthquake and other natural disaster information across its Web sites.

Washington's snow response GIS mapping system gets a workout

D.C.'s Snow Response Reporting System lets users type in an address and see which surrounding streets have been plowed or salted within a specified date range.