Digital Government

GSA launches satellite communications megacontract

The program will streamline purchases for civilian and Defense agencies to improve communications during emergency situations, analyst says.

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Charges Filed in WikiLeaks Case

Update on the leak of military documents to the website <a href="http://wikileaks.org/">WikiLeaks</a>: The Pentagon <a href=http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/07/06/iraq.soldier.leak.charge/index.html?hpt=T2>charged</a> U.S. Army intelligence analyst Pfc. Bradley Manning, 22, from Potomac, Md., with "eight violations of the U.S. Criminal Code for allegedly illegally transferring classified data, according to a charge sheet released by the military," CNN reported.

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Recall Ready

The Agriculture Department is making it easier on the public to keep track of recalled food and products with a one-stop shop app.

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Gov's Next Generation

The <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBIQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nextgengovt.com%2F&ei=InIzTOKDNMrvnQfCvNn2Aw&usg=AFQjCNHqGUZytIyvYUalAX-SNo_RPztCAg&sig2=Ai6qoZjTOZxv6hBzcEKEOw">Next Generation of Government Summit</a> is taking place on Tuesday and Wednesday in Arlington, Va., and while Wired Workplace is a few too many miles away to attend, I've been following the tweets and live blog posts from the summit. Word is that there's few, if any, feds over 40 years old at the conference, and it should come as no surprise that the overarching theme appears to be technology and open government.

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Will you live long and prosper? Take the quiz.

As medical researchers close in on the "longevity gene," an online quiz lets you get a read on your own expected life span.

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Obama makes $795M in broadband grants

Some $795 million will be spent for broadband development in rural and underserved areas in a second round of grants.

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Were alleged Russian spies undone by technology problems?

The alleged Russian spy ring that the FBI recently busted might still be operating covertly if they had had better tech support.

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Spy case shines light on steganography

Russian spies used ancient and modern means of secret message transmission

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Your federal career: Get ready for the worst

The Office of Personnel Management may have learned a few things in the wake of Hurricane Katrina—and last winter's D.C.-area double-whammy blizzards.

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IRS fails to identify contractors with access to taxpayer data

Many annual security reviews also were not conducted and weaknesses in computer systems were not checked for fixes.

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White House considers clearer instructions for spending reports

Move comes in the wake of a GAO analysis that found the public finds stimulus-tracking website Recovery.gov hard to understand.

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White House wants to hear from nanotechnology experts

The administration is looking for input on research, funding and policy related to the practice of controlling matter at the atomic or molecular levels.