Digital Government

Call for Nominations: What Does It Take to Be Bold?

Nominations are open for the annual Bold program, a showcase of federal innovation on the edge.

Digital Government

U.S. Border Agents Hacked Their 'Risk Assessment' System to Recommend Detention 100% of the Time

The Trump administration has modified that system that was created in 2013.

Digital Government

VA’s Billion-Dollar Health Records Project Will Be Tracked by New House Subcommittee

Lawmakers worry the department’s lack of leadership and hiccups in Defense’s rollout of its MHS Genesis platform could derail the $16 billion project.

Digital Government

Civic Tech in a Time of Technopessimism

Since 2016, the technology industry has been looking for answers. Code for America might have one.

Digital Government

Streamlined Grant Reporting May Be Coming Soon

Survey shows data standardization can boost efficiency, though cultural blocks remain.

Digital Government

Facial Recognition Is Here to Stay. And We Should All Probably Accept It

The public can still push for transparency and pressure for ethical guidelines to be set in place.

Digital Government

Hacking Acquisition

How the federal government uses other transaction authorities to buy tech fast.

Digital Government

$150M in federal funds for election security is already out the door

DHS' money and expertise are helping states secure election systems, but some officials are still wary of federal overreach.

Digital Government

House, Senate bills split on Census funding

House and Senate appropriators differ by $1 billion in their bills to fund the Census Bureau in fiscal year 2019.

Digital Government

Data analytics will fuel the future of military readiness

As DOD modernizes, make better use of its vast data stores is essential.

Digital Government

What Trump’s Space Force Announcement Means

New plan would create sixth service branch, and annoy the Air Force.