Digital Government
GSA Wants Transaction-Level Purchasing Data
A new rule would change reporting requirements for contractors.
Emerging Tech
Video: Facebook is Bringing Internet to the Masses with a Solar Drone
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's internet access!
Digital Government
White House Launches Federal Software Code's New Home
U.S. Chief Information Officer Tony Scott unveiled Code.gov on Thursday.
Modernization
Report: 97% of Government Has an IT Plan
Agency plans include ubiquitous mobility and connectivity.
Digital Government
America's Great Science and Technology Divide
More urban and diverse blue U.S. states score highest on an updated technology and science index.
Digital Government
Judge: US Army Must Let Palantir Compete to Build Combat Data System
The much-maligned DCGS-A combat data system program is put on hold, thanks to a Silicon Valley company's lawsuit.
Ideas
How Government Can Improve the Customer Experience
A new report from Forrester ranks government last when it comes to customer experience, but that could quickly improve by adopting some commercial best practices.
Digital Government
Here’s How the Pentagon Wants to Use Social Media On the Battlefield
Artificial intelligence will weave open-source and satellite data into useful intelligence in real time, the Pentagon’s No. 2 says.
Emerging Tech
Agencies Try a Tool That Digs Up What Google Doesn't
Parts of the government are using a deep web search engine that teaches itself to return better search results.
Emerging Tech
NOAA’s New Environmental Satellite Launch Delayed 4-6 Months
The decision came after a NOAA-convened team conducted a risk-based evaluation of cost, schedule and performance issues for JPSS-1.
Modernization
Internet Shutdown Could Cost Ethiopia’s Booming Economy Millions of Dollars
Mobile internet remains down across the country since the government announced a six-month, nationwide emergency in early October.
Digital Government
Half of American Adults Are in Police Facial-Recognition Databases
Cities and states are investing in biometric scanning technology, with few laws in place to restrict what they can do with it.
Digital Government
What IARPA Knows About Your Canceled Dinner Reservation
It could predict impending disease outbreaks.
Digital Government
The Apps They Carried: Software, Big Data and the Fight for Mosul
A variety of digital tech tools aim to provide coalition forces some sense of the dangers around the next bend.
Digital Government
Tracking the World's Emotions, in Real-Time
A new app is collecting data to create a snapshot of global mental health.
Digital Government
A Google Maps for the Human Body
A group of scientists has taken the first important steps towards creating the Human Cell Atlas—a complete inventory of our staggeringly diverse cells.
Digital Government
How Publicly Posting Data Can Cut Through Red Tape
U.S. Chief Data Scientist DJ Patil said federal open data is in the beta stages.
Digital Government
White House Expands Employment, Housing Data Effort
Fitbit, LinkedIn and other companies are collaborating on the Opportunity Project.
Emerging Tech
GAO Gives Congress Emerging Tech Handbook
The 100-page report dives into big data, analytics, artificial intelligence and the internet of things.
Digital Government