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D.C. begins issuing REAL ID driver's licenses 05/01/2014 01:41am • WASHINGTON -- Thursday is the day D.C. starts issuing new driver's licenses and ID cards that comply with the federal REAL ID Act. But chances are you don't have to rush to get one. The goal of the REAL ID Act of 2005 was to tackle weaknesses exposed during the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, when Letter to the Editor: ACDC and Libby Garvey 04/26/2014 09:45am • The following letter to the editor was submitted by current Arlington County Democratic Committee Chair Kip Malinosky. The Arlington County Democratic Committee is a welcoming, diverse and open organization with the fundamental purpose of nominating (or endorsing) and electing Democrats at the local Students to be taught cyber civility in Montgomery County 04/25/2014 08:13am • WASHINGTON - Online bullying is a growing problem for teenagers and it recently hit close to home for one local school official. Now Montgomery County schools are taking the first steps to teaching students how to be safer and kinder online. In December, Superintendent Joshua Starr and other scho 6 fired for closing Arizona child abuse reports 04/24/2014 03:15am • By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) -- Five senior Arizona child welfare employees were fired for orchestrating a plan that led to more than 6,500 Arizona child abuse and neglect cases being closed without investigations, officials said. The firings were the first major personnel action Facial recognition software goes commercial 04/23/2014 07:39pm • WASHINGTON -- Everyone may soon know your name the next time you go shopping. It's all thanks to a powerful new facial recognition system that's now commercially available. NEC says its mobile facial recognition appliance could help stores treat everyone like a VIP by sending personal details t Maryland State Agencies Threatened by Cyberattacks 04/18/2014 04:11pm • By MIKE DENISON Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS -- Maryland government entities have suffered at least six cyberattacks since the beginning of 2013, according to incident reports from the Department of Information Technology. The heavily-redacted reports, obtained by Capital News Service through CIA seeking diversity to contend with global challenges 04/18/2014 03:02pm • WASHINGTON -- To achieve its mission in a rapidly evolving world, the Central Intelligence Agency is moving to blend in. "Even going back to the times of the Greeks and Romans, the way you get information is not to look different from the people you're trying to get information from," said Har D.C. to issue new federally compliant driver licenses 04/15/2014 08:38pm • WASHINGTON -- It's about to get REAL in the District. Starting May 1, the District of Columbia will begin issuing new driver licenses -- called the REAL ID credential -- that comply with exacting federal security standards. These new cards will be required for official federal purposes, such as Game of Thrones spawns baby names 04/12/2014 02:29am • WASHINGTON --Don't be surprised in a couple of years if you see some unusual names in your child's preschool class, namely: Daenerys, Arya, and Khaleesi. It's not the first time that a television show or movie has spawned baby name trends, but the speed at which parents have taken to HBO's Game Former Special Ops Innovators Launch Big Data Startup 04/07/2014 12:00pm • Editor’s Note: Sponsored by Monday Properties and written by ARLnow.com, Startup Monday is a weekly column that profiles Arlington-based startups and their founders. The Ground Floor, Monday’s office space for young companies in Rosslyn, is now open. The Me 'Captain America' asks fans: Freedom or security? 04/03/2014 01:47pm • WASHINGTON -- How much freedom would you give up for security? It sounds like a political debate over NSA spying and drone warfare, but it's also the subject of "Captain America: The Winter Soldier," the ninth installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It's Mr. Rogers Goes to Washington, not Phone scammers say they are from Md. sheriff's department, request money 04/02/2014 07:22pm • WASHINGTON -- Imagine getting a phone call from a sheriff's deputy saying there's a warrant out for your arrest. And imagine hearing them tell you the only way out is for you to give out your credit-card information and Social Security number. Someone's doing that and a local sheriff's departmen Metro area personal earnings dampened in 2013 03/30/2014 02:44am • WASHINGTON-- In a key economic measure, Maryland, Virginia and the District stand out, but not in a good way. Personal income growth slowed in every state in the nation last year compared to 2012, according to figures from the Commerce Department. But the growth rates in our area are among the Brush With Predator Inspires Child Safety Tech Startup 03/24/2014 12:00pm • Editor’s Note: Sponsored by Monday Properties and written by ARLnow.com, Startup Monday is a weekly column that profiles Arlington-based startups and their founders. The Ground Floor, Monday’s office space for young companies in Rosslyn, is now open. The Me Another security breach at UMd. College Park 03/20/2014 01:19pm • WASHINGTON -- It's happened again. The University of Maryland, College Park is dealing with yet another cyber attack. The Baltimore Sun reports the breach is unrelated to last month's attack, where a data base with hundreds of thousands of social security numbers were taken by hackers. Accord