Interactive tool for climate researchers that offers access to metadata about thousands of federal government datasets related to health, the environment, and climate science.  From the U.S. Global Change Research Program

Curious, declassified primer on Internet searching, apparently aimed at agency employees, where Wikipedia is listed as a specialized search tool.    From the National Security Agency

A catalog of state government mobile apps for smart phones and tablet computers. Searchable by a list of 20 broad topic categories.  From the National Association of State Chief Information Officers

Describes what online identity is, British government projects to secure online access to public services, and issues  arising from a more online society.  From the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology

Argues that transnational criminal organizations pose a threat to U.S. economic and national security interests, that the threats vary by region, and are aided by modern technology. Also examines elements of contemporary life that enable large criminal organizations to thrive and ways to defeat them.  From the Homeland Security Digital Library

Analyzes data on Congressional member use of Twitter and Facebook as collected by an academic institution during a two month period between August and October 2011 to answer such questions as what proportion of members use them, how often, and for what purposes.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Measures progress made toward the 2020 goals set out in the Federal Communication Commission’s 2010 Connecting America: The National Broadband Plan. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Tries to answer the following questions: What legal protections are in place for information stored in the cloud? What legal process must the government follow to obtain this information? How do these rules differ from those applied in the physical world? From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Reports the decision of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to take down its website for technical reports, apparently due to concern about security lapses.  Posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Testimony of James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, in March of 2013 about the changing nature of threats to U.S. security.  Focuses on the threat posed by cyber warfare.  From the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.

Press release announcing federal action to revise regulations relating to best practices in network design to sustain service during emergencies such as the 2012 derecho storm in Washington DC.  From the Federal Communications Commission

Presents estimates of the prevalence of driver distraction related to mobile device use for the U.S. the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain and three other countries.  From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Conclusions from an April 2012  workshop on mobile payment technologies and three major issues they raise for consumers.  From the Federal Trade Commission

Discusses the issuance of Executive Order 13636 in February 2013 which aims to tighten security relating to critical infrastructure including the threats and the dangers they pose, whether the order exceeds the authority of the president in such areas, and the relationship of the order to recent legislative proposals. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Reports there are nearly as many mobile cellular subscriptions as there are people in the world (7 billion) but that Internet access ranges from 75% in Europe to 16% in Africa.  From the International Telecommunication Union

Report on progress from a group created to harness the power of the Internet and other information technologies to reach the 2015 development goals.  Provides examples of how to harness the power of broadband and communications technologies for quality education, especially in the developing world.  From the Broadband Commission for Digital Development and UNESCO

Third annual report on residential broadband performance in the U.S. and the first to include results on satellite technology.  Based on data collected in September 2012.  Finds that ISPs continue to meet or exceed the speeds they advertise and that customers are migrating to faster speeds.  From the Federal Communications Commission

Discusses the program for funding library technology development through the federal government’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration and provides examples of state projects launched with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds.  From the American Library Association

Describes the provisions of the bill to strengthen penalties against espionage, hacking, fraud, password trafficking, and other crimes against computer systems.  The bill was introduced but not acted on during the 112^th Congress.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

A collection of information on various aspects of the media including employment, types of media industries, earnings, and more.  From the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Press release which describes how the search tool works and provides links to the Technology Transfer website.  From the Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Report on the disruption of 911 communications to 3.6 million people in 6 states due to a destructive storm in June 2012.  Finds that much of the disruption was caused by avoidable planning and system failures by communications providers.  From the Federal Communications Commission

Explains what cloud computing is and discusses the implementation of the Federal Cloud Computing Initiative since its 2010 inception.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Examines the controversies over the federal role in funding public broadcasting and whether  reducing or ending federal funding would destroy public broadcasting.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/97-868.pdf

Describes what the Domain Name System is, how it is run by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), and current issues for Congress such as Internet stability, security, competition, and the new generic top level domain program.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Agency press release on the outcome of an investigation into possible unfair trade practices by Google in favoring its own products in search results.  From the Federal Trade Commission

Final regulation that strengthens children’s privacy protections online and gives parents greater control over the personal information that websites and online services may collect from children under 13.  From the Federal Trade Commission

Explores what the FCC is, what it does, and the controversies related to its oversight or regulation of the telecommunications industry.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Reports the number of American homes with only wireless phones continues to grow to 35.8% of homes.  Also shows the demographic characteristics of householders with only wireless phones.  From the National Center for Health Statistics

Reports little progress made by apps developers or apps store operators in disclosing privacy practices and interactive features for childrens’-related apps since an earlier 2012 FTC study first raised the issue.  From the Federal Trade Commission