“The total global surveillance and security market generates revenues of approximately $81 billion per year,” says the summary of the 2013 report,

If Obama wants a high-level symbol of accountability, the attorney general is the only one left standing.

IT-related bachelors degrees and associates degrees up 9% and 16%, respectively.

Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: Reaction to news of the federal government's sweeping, secret, "unprecedented," and allegedly punitive retrieval of Associated

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Apple's waiting list to bypass security controls on latest-generation iPhone and iPad devices means months-long delays for law enforcement investigators.

By Ryan Kamauff
The opening keynote at this year’s FOSE conference was delivered by General Stanley McChrystal.

Websites and media outlets in developing countries or countries with corrupt or repressive regimes struggle daily to fend off hacker attacks, some from their own government — like the Malaysi

Easing up on email usage could save you hours every day.

Last week I had the pleasure of hosting Mailcamp 2013 an annual shindig to discuss all manner of topics regarding email marketing.

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The IRS’s admission that it targeted groups with conservative sounding names for scrutiny will no

Number of exceptions is likely to be expanded.

ProPublica on Monday reported that the same IRS division that targeted conservative groups for special scrutiny during the 2012 election cycle provided the investigative-reporting organization with co

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The city of Indore is home to more than 2 million people and is steadily growing. Prior to 2006, when the city transport agency was formed, there was no organized public transport system.

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Forget Mark Sanford’s win in the Palmetto State. The race to watch this year is Virginia’s gubernatorial contest.

President Obama’s choice for deputy budget director spent a fair amount of time discussing the need for tighter management during a confirmation hearing today.

Federal agencies have a new resource to help them make content and services available anytime, anywhere, and from any device

Civil servants, good government management remain as important as ever to democracy, says former veep.

By Bob Gourley
Everyone in the national security establishment knows of NSA’s Deputy Director, John C Inglis.

Researchers learn about society's movements from your phone data.

By Bob Gourley