Digital Government

The Tiny Digital Camera on Every Smartphone Has Had Real Impact on African Lives

Image sensor technology has transformed medical treatments, science and personal communication.

Digital Government

Treasury: No Russia sanctions lifted on U.S. tech

While a Feb. 2 change to licensing rules to allow certain U.S. tech exports to Russia raised hackles among opponents of President Trump, a Treasury official said the policy was in the works for a month in response to complaints from U.S. businesses.

Digital Government

Facebook Is Quickly Closing in on 2 Billion Users

Soon, there won’t be any internet users left to join Mark Zuckerberg’s club.

Digital Government

Some DHS Employees Are Suspicious of ‘Extreme Vetting’

DHS has 30 days to figure out what "extreme vetting" means. Some DHS officials and counterterrorism experts find the concept dubious.

Digital Government

Does the U.S. have new clout over the global internet?

A former NTIA administrator told a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee that the handover of internet address book functions to an international group gives the administration new bargaining cred.

Digital Government

By Lifting Sanctions, Trump Could Hand Russia’s Military a Lethal Technological Advantage

If Trump walks back sanctions, some fear key arms and military technologies could be next.

Digital Government

House approves raft of DHS bills

The House of Representatives passed package of bills covering a range of homeland security issues, from cybersecurity to border security and acquisition.

Digital Government

How Trump’s Immigration Rules Will Hurt the U.S. Tech Sector

Instead of beelining for Silicon Valley, the top minds from countries like Iran may start heading to Canada, Europe, or Asia instead.

Digital Government

How Navy’s Warship Shop Uses Data to Do More with Less

A Navy program office turned to an analytics and visualization tool to help explain its workforce decisions.

Digital Government

Virtual Reality Can Make the Pain of Surgery Easier to Bear

By distracting patients, VR could minimize the cost and risk of operations—and allow doctors to operate on patients outside the hospital.

Digital Government

Top Federal IT Contracts to Watch for in 2017

This year will offer more contracting opportunities valued at far less than the number of contracts that went out to bid in 2016.

Digital Government

The Internet Is Mostly Bots

More than half of web traffic comes from automated programs—many of them malicious

Digital Government

IG reports hiccups in GSA's cloud adoption

IG audits just released show as managed services pioneer GSA had to absorb some early lessons about cloud security.

Digital Government

Will Your Next Job Be Piloting Drones?

With commercial use expected to surge, would-be operators have more options for training.

Digital Government

Former OMB Controller To Join Deloitte

He will take on the role of chief strategy officer for the firm's federal government practice.

Digital Government

Lawmaker Still Wants Feds to Stop Watching Porn at Work, Plus Other Bills to Watch

Rep. Mark Meadows introduced the Eliminating Pornography from Agencies Act in the 113th and 114th sessions in response to a fed who reportedly watched two to six hours of it a day at work.