Digital Government
Defense Intelligence Agency’s ‘Shark Tank’ Helps Startups Pitch Spy Apps
DIA analysts who like a product can launch a partnership on the spot.
Digital Government
If the Government Shuts Down, Some of Its Websites, Databases and IT Do Too
OMB’s 2013 guidance requires IT systems related to excepted activity, including national security, stay functional.
Digital Government
Silicon Valley Hires the Most Alumni of These 10 Universities, And None of Them Are in the Ivy League
If you want to work in Silicon Valley, try going to school in California.
Digital Government
HHS Data Gurus Are Saving Taxpayers Hundreds of Millions of Dollars
HHS data modelers are finding fraud in Medicare data and partnering with law enforcement agents to stop it.
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Criminals Will Need a 'Face Off' Machine to Beat Biometrics If IARPA Project Succeeds
The intelligence community’s R&D unit awarded a few groups funds to prevent criminals from tricking biometric scanners.
Digital Government
Orchestrating security technology
To tackle advanced threats in an ever more complex cyber world, agencies must integrate all their security tools, data and processes.
Digital Government
Could Donald Trump Really Send Astronauts to Mars in the Next Seven Years?
NASA hopes to make the trip to Mars by the early 2030s.
Digital Government
Meet the Woman in Charge of Customer Service for Millions of Vets
Dr. Lynda Davis, VA's chief veteran experience officer, will continue working on Vets.gov and getting real-time feedback for veterans.
Digital Government
US Government Websites Might Have Violated Ethics Laws by Promoting Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Resort
US embassy websites refer to Mar-a-Lago as the "winter White House."
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DHS IG Investigates If CBP Abused Authority to Unmask Anti-Trump Twitter User
Twitter sued DHS after it demanded the identity of a user critical of the Trump administration.
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Revelations of Uber’s Business Tactics Are a Good Reminder to Check Your Gmail Permissions
When an online service is free, you are probably the product that’s being sold.
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Tomorrow’s Office Furniture Will Be Rapidly 3-D-Printed in Pools of Goo
Steelcase, one of the largest office furniture firms in the world, has partnered with MIT to create this new form of 3D printing.
Digital Government
White House gives no guarantee on avoiding shutdown
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer told reporters that he couldn't guarantee the government would be funded and open for business after April 28, but said that the administration was confident it would strike a deal with Congress.
Digital Government
Elon Musk's next act -- it involves government again!
Steve Kelman urges more people to find inspiration in the large-scale challenges government faces.
Digital Government
EPA's open data shutdown that wasn't
A notice on Opendata.EPA.gov warned the site would go dark on April 28, but the agency says it's "not going anywhere."
Digital Government
A Search for the Zombie Websites of 1995
The must-visit destinations from early cyberspace are mostly gone now.
Digital Government
Census IT tackling a very long to-do list for 2017
In 2017, the bureau plans to award three IT contracts, scale up its systems, and nail down its partnership with USPS and with state and local governments to shore up its address records, all in time for its August 2017 dress rehearsal start date.
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Justice, 18F Partner for Government-wide FOIA Portal
The goal is a centralized system for processing Freedom of Information Act requests.
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