Nextgov - All Contenthttp://www.nextgov.com/Federal technology news, best practices, and web 2.0 tools.en-usThu, 23 May 2013 12:31:59 -0400Softbank’s Latest Sprint Nextel Offer Includes a Seat on the Board for Uncle Samhttp://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2013/05/softbanks-latest-sprint-nextel-offer-includes-seat-board-uncle-sam/63608/The seat would assuage fears about Chinese equipment suppliers like Huawei which might compromise the nation’s telecom infrastructure.Adam Pasick, QuartzThu, 23 May 2013 12:31:59 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2013/05/softbanks-latest-sprint-nextel-offer-includes-seat-board-uncle-sam/63608/MobileSon Masayoshi, left, president of Softbank Corp. shakes hands with Dan Hesse, CEO of Sprind Nextel Corp. Yomiuri Shimbun/AP File PhotoDissidents Fight Back as Governments Step Up Spyware Attackshttp://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/05/dissidents-fight-back-governments-step-spyware-attacks/63602/Spear-phishing attempts are just one kind of attack government agents deploy against citizens.Olga Khazan, The AtlanticThu, 23 May 2013 12:17:33 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/05/dissidents-fight-back-governments-step-spyware-attacks/63602/CybersecurityAmerica's Fuel Source of the Future Could Be 'Pond Scum'http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2013/05/americas-fuel-source-future-could-be-pond-scum/63605/Rejoice, America: Researchers say the nation is equipped to produce "serious amounts" of algae biofuel.John Metcalfe, Atlantic CitiesThu, 23 May 2013 11:59:49 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2013/05/americas-fuel-source-future-could-be-pond-scum/63605/Emerging TechThis NASA satellite photo shows algae blooms swirling on Lake Erie.NASA/APVideo: Jon Stewart Rips Senators for Letting Apple Off Easy on Corporate Taxeshttp://www.nextgov.com/technology-news/tech-insider/2013/05/jon-stewart-rips-senators-letting-apple-easy-corporate-taxes/63593/‘There is nothing Apple can do to get us mad at them,’ comedian jokes.Kedar PavgiThu, 23 May 2013 11:52:47 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/technology-news/tech-insider/2013/05/jon-stewart-rips-senators-letting-apple-easy-corporate-taxes/63593/News - Tech InsiderComedy CentralWe're Only Beginning to Understand How Our Brains Make Mapshttp://www.nextgov.com/health/2013/05/were-only-beginning-understand-how-our-brains-make-maps/63596/The smell of your neighborhood pizzeria and the feel of a cracked sidewalk may be more important than researchers previously believed.Emily Badger, Atlantic CitiesThu, 23 May 2013 11:44:19 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/health/2013/05/were-only-beginning-understand-how-our-brains-make-maps/63596/Healthtakito/Shutterstock.comBill Would Extend Defense IT Worker Exchange Programhttp://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/wired-workplace/2013/05/bill-would-extend-defense-it-worker-exchange-program/63584/Program aims to improve communication, share expertise.Brittany BallenstedtThu, 23 May 2013 11:09:19 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/wired-workplace/2013/05/bill-would-extend-defense-it-worker-exchange-program/63584/CIO Briefing - Wired WorkplaceTesla Is First Green Tech Firm to Pay Back Its Energy Dept. Loanhttp://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2013/05/tesla-first-green-tech-firm-pay-back-its-energy-dept-loan/63566/The government made $12 million on the 2009 loan.Connor Simpson, Atlantic WireThu, 23 May 2013 09:26:59 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2013/05/tesla-first-green-tech-firm-pay-back-its-energy-dept-loan/63566/Emerging TechFor Twitter Users, Two-Step Verification Is Finally Herehttp://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2013/05/twitter-users-two-step-verification-finally-here/63560/The added layer of security will likely help prevent hackings in the future.Brian Fung, National JournalThu, 23 May 2013 09:14:46 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2013/05/twitter-users-two-step-verification-finally-here/63560/Mobilewinui/Shutterstock.com Op-Ed: For CIOs, Size Shouldn’t Matter; Planning Doeshttp://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/2013/05/cios-size-shouldnt-matter-planning-does/63557/Too often, program managers fail to establish realistic, achievable goals within their resources.Jon Dittmer, ARRAYThu, 23 May 2013 09:08:18 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/2013/05/cios-size-shouldnt-matter-planning-does/63557/CIO BriefingGSA Inks Bulk Wireless Buying Program With Top Telecomshttp://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2013/05/gsa-inks-bulk-wireless-buying-program-top-telecoms/63554/The new contracts come on the one year anniversary of the Digital Government Strategy.Joseph MarksWed, 22 May 2013 17:29:06 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2013/05/gsa-inks-bulk-wireless-buying-program-top-telecoms/63554/MobilePavel Ignatov/Shutterstock.comCyber Recruiting, Country Music Style http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/cybersecurity-report/2013/05/cyber-recruiting-country-music-style/63434/Our cybersecurity blogger takes a new approach to attracting top talent to the field.Jessica Herrera-Flanigan Wed, 22 May 2013 17:22:24 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/cybersecurity-report/2013/05/cyber-recruiting-country-music-style/63434/Cybersecurity - Cybersecurity ReportThe Integrated Electronic Health Record Messhttp://www.nextgov.com/defense/whats-brewin/2013/05/integrated-electronic-health-record-mess/63542/Defense’s decision to upgrade its system with commercial software looks like a big setback.Bob BrewinWed, 22 May 2013 16:58:07 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/defense/whats-brewin/2013/05/integrated-electronic-health-record-mess/63542/Defense - What's BrewinTen Key Skills for Landing a Big Data Job http://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/wired-workplace/2013/05/ten-key-skills-landing-big-data-job/63461/Hiring managers want professionals who have a combination of Hadoop and Java expertise.Brittany BallenstedtWed, 22 May 2013 16:57:22 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/wired-workplace/2013/05/ten-key-skills-landing-big-data-job/63461/CIO Briefing - Wired WorkplaceSmart Charging Stations for Electric Cars Are Vulnerable to Hackinghttp://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/05/smart-charging-stations-electric-cars-are-vulnerable-hacking/63539/City or utility systems that run the chargers could be taken down.Scott SmithWed, 22 May 2013 16:50:50 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/05/smart-charging-stations-electric-cars-are-vulnerable-hacking/63539/CybersecurityNASA Contest Winners Offer Microclimate Data on Earth and Spinach on Marshttp://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/emerging-tech-blog/2013/05/nasa-contest-winners-offer-microclimate-data-earth-and-spinach-mars/63494/International Space Apps winners hailed from Kansas City, Philadelphia, Athens and London.Joseph MarksWed, 22 May 2013 16:45:41 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/emerging-tech-blog/2013/05/nasa-contest-winners-offer-microclimate-data-earth-and-spinach-mars/63494/Emerging Tech - Emerging TechVA Halves the Number of Claims Backlogged More Than Two Yearshttp://www.nextgov.com/health/2013/05/va-halves-number-claims-backlogged-more-two-years/63536/Veterans benefits chief says all such claims will be processed by mid-June.Bob BrewinWed, 22 May 2013 16:41:34 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/health/2013/05/va-halves-number-claims-backlogged-more-two-years/63536/HealthShebeko/Shutterstock.comPentagon Says 20 Vendors Can Meet its Electronic Health Record Needshttp://www.nextgov.com/health/2013/05/pentagon-says-20-vendors-can-meet-its-electronic-health-record-needs/63524/Defense acquisition chief says Pentagon will not get locked into proprietary software.Bob BrewinWed, 22 May 2013 16:00:10 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/health/2013/05/pentagon-says-20-vendors-can-meet-its-electronic-health-record-needs/63524/HealthUnder Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Frank KendallDefense DepartmentOp-ed: Combating Blood Money With Big Datahttp://www.nextgov.com/big-data/2013/05/op-ed-combating-blood-money-big-data/63503/The shortest path to criminal networks is through analytics.John A. CassaraWed, 22 May 2013 14:47:40 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/big-data/2013/05/op-ed-combating-blood-money-big-data/63503/Big DataMassive Catalog of Streaming Government Data Coming Thursdayhttp://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2013/05/government-api-catalog-coming-thursday/63485/The list of nearly 300 federal APIs marks the one-year anniversary of the federal digital strategy.Joseph MarksWed, 22 May 2013 13:21:37 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2013/05/government-api-catalog-coming-thursday/63485/Emerging Techramcreations/Shutterstock.comSenators Turn Tim Cook's Hearing into an Apple Genius Bar Visithttp://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2013/05/senators-turn-tim-cooks-hearing-apple-genius-bar-visit/63476/Sen. John McCain asked Cook why he has to update his apps so frequently.Rebecca Greenfield, Atlantic WireWed, 22 May 2013 13:16:00 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2013/05/senators-turn-tim-cooks-hearing-apple-genius-bar-visit/63476/MobileSen. Carl Levin, D-Mich. holds up his own Apple iPhone while questioning Apple CEO Tim Cook.J. Scott Applewhite/APThe Collapse of China’s Photovoltaic Industry Will Spark the Next Solar Boomhttp://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2013/05/collapse-chinas-photovoltaic-industry-will-spark-next-solar-boom/63479/The global solar industry may have hit the doldrums, but it could double again to a $155 billion business by 2018.Todd Woody, QuartzWed, 22 May 2013 12:54:33 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2013/05/collapse-chinas-photovoltaic-industry-will-spark-next-solar-boom/63479/Emerging TechA 20 Mega Watt solar farm in Shilin near Kunming, in southwest China's Yunnan province.APStudent Spies Trade NIH Research to China in Exchange for Tuition http://www.nextgov.com/health/2013/05/student-spies-trade-nih-research-china-exchange-tuition/63482/The three scientists accused worked at New York University's Langone Medical Center conducting research on MRIs.Connor Simpson, Atlantic WireWed, 22 May 2013 12:51:42 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/health/2013/05/student-spies-trade-nih-research-china-exchange-tuition/63482/HealthMobile Data is the New Luxury Good in Southern Europehttp://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2013/05/mobile-data-new-luxury-good-southern-europe/63473/The growth of data usage in Europe has slowed down in places where the economy has been hit by the euro crisis.Simone Foxman, QuartzWed, 22 May 2013 12:21:37 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2013/05/mobile-data-new-luxury-good-southern-europe/63473/Mobilekoya979/ShutterstockChina’s Bird Flu Has Been Conquered—at Least For Nowhttp://www.nextgov.com/health/2013/05/chinas-bird-flu-has-been-conquered-least-now/63467/The total number of infections has not increased since the tally hit 131 on May 8 (including one in Taiwan) but China, and the rest of the world, are not out of the danger zone yet.Jake Maxwell Watts, QuartzWed, 22 May 2013 11:48:59 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/health/2013/05/chinas-bird-flu-has-been-conquered-least-now/63467/HealthLewis Tse Pui Lung/Shutterstock.comTeens Are Turning Away from Facebook Because Tumblr Is Real, and Parent-Freehttp://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2013/05/teens-are-turning-away-facebook-because-tumblr-real-and-parent-free/63458/Young people are maintaining Facebook accounts, but aren't using them frequently.J.K. Trotter, Atlantic WireWed, 22 May 2013 10:53:44 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2013/05/teens-are-turning-away-facebook-because-tumblr-real-and-parent-free/63458/Emerging TechPan Xunbin/Shutterstock.com