Digital Government
Intel Exec: Internet of Things Isn’t Scaling As Fast As We Thought
Actual connected devices may fall short of the 50 billion experts were predicting would join the internet by 2020.
Digital Government
Washington Failed to Regulate Big Tech—And Now it’s About to Discover That It Can’t
Companies like Facebook, Google, and Amazon dominate their markets, and have deep pockets and armies of lobbyists.
Digital Government
Senate Gives Ajit Pai Another Term at FCC
The Senate reconfirmed Pai to a four-year term.
Digital Government
Technology Is Destroying the Most Important Asset in Your Life
The most important asset in your life isn’t time, but attention.
Digital Government
The Scariest Part of Facebook’s Safety Check in a Mass Shooting
Facebook’s algorithms do not favor original reporting.
Digital Government
What CIO Vacancies Mean For Modernizing Government
A Congressman leading the tech upgrade movement says Congress should just treat acting CIOs like permanent ones.
Digital Government
Former Maryland CIO Steps in as OPM CIO
David Garcia replaces Dave DeVries, who left the federal government for Michigan.
Digital Government
IGs Band Together for a Common Website to Share Results of Investigations
Project eases access to reports governmentwide while promoting watchdogs’ work.
Digital Government
Are USDS and 18F becoming part of the govtech ecosystem?
Steve Kelman talks to both digital recruits and longtime feds about the benefits -- and lingering tensions -- that come from digital service teams.
Digital Government
Free In-Flight Wi-Fi Means We’re Quickly Losing an Unexpected Haven for Deep Productivity
By 2035, in-flight wifi is expected to be ubiquitous, with the potential of $30 billion in added revenue for airlines.
Digital Government
Diabetics Can Now Test Their Blood Sugar Levels With a Mobile Device
No more pricking fingers.
Digital Government
Congress Takes Up FITARA, Healthcare.gov Outages and Has a Lot of Equifax Questions
Then there are the matters of White House staff using private email and how Russians used Facebook and Twitter during elections.
Digital Government
Democrats Push for Billions to Bring High-Speed Internet to Everyone
Lawmakers believe faster, better broadband will help bring underserved rural communities into the 21st-century economy.
Digital Government
Outraged Programmers Forced a Rare Concession From Facebook on Its Open-Source Software
Facebook’s open-source software is wildly popular among developers and has been used to build countless websites.
Digital Government
Social Media is ‘First Tool’ of 21st-Century Warfare, Lawmaker Says
And buying Facebook ads is much cheaper than an F-35 fighter jet, said Sen. Mark Warner.
Digital Government
OMB Data Guru: If Your Manager Doesn’t Get Open Data, Take Them To A Hackathon
White House tech teams are going to more public tech events not only to network but also to demonstrate the value of open data projects.
Digital Government
Can Congress put evidence-based policymaking into practice?
A bipartisan commission wants the government to use program data to determine whether policies work, but there are political barriers.
Digital Government
How U.S. Digital Service’s Login.gov Team Works With Other Agencies
The U.S. Digital Service team building out the governmentwide login has a separate staff that markets the system to other agencies.
Digital Government
The Future the US Military is Constructing: a Giant, Armed Nervous System
Service chiefs are converging on a single strategy for military dominance: connect everything to everything.
Digital Government