Digital Government
Helping Smart Cites Harness Big Data
The open-source mapping company Mapbox is starting a new “mentorship” program to help cities tackle their most pressing urban issues.
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Body Cameras Are Betraying Their Promise
They’re not transparent. They’re not independent. They’re not even turned on when they should be.
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Watchdog: Most agencies have incomplete IT inventories
GAO said most big federal agencies do not have complete inventories of their IT assets, which means they are missing opportunities to identify savings, creating security risks and not complying with FITARA.
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A New Device Approved by the FDA Could Radically Change the Lives of Diabetics
It’s a step closer to giving type-1 diabetes patients an artificial pancreas.
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The Algorithms That Tell Bosses How Employees Are Feeling
Sentiment-analysis software can help companies figure out what’s bothering workers—or what they’re excited about.
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The Global Cost of Electronic Waste
Computers, phones, and other digital devices increasingly are made to be thrown away—which is bad for both consumers and the environment.
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Medicine at Forefront of White House Open Data Initiatives
For at least two projects, the impetus is personal as well as technological.
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Army Racing to Catch Up to Russia On Battle Drones
After watching UAVs dominate eastern Ukrainian skies, the service is seeking counter-drone tech and new families of flying robots.
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New Background Check Bureau Advances with Director, IT Plan
The National Background Investigations Bureau begins operations Oct. 1.
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GSA unveils Data Federation portal
GSA wants new U.S. Data Federation to become source and inspiration for more open data across government.
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Obama nominates new DOD IG
President Barack Obama has nominated acting Defense Department Inspector General Glenn Fine to be the permanent IG.
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Mark Zuckerberg Released Photos of Facebook’s Highly Advanced and Rather Dystopian-Looking Data Center
The company is using the Arctic air in its Swedish location to keep the servers in the massive building cool at all times.
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Microsoft is first through FedRAMP Accelerated
The first cloud security provider to complete the accelerated route through GSA's cloud security authorization program took 15 weeks.
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The CIA Is Trying to Protect the Privacy Rights of Someone Who Doesn’t Exist
This fictional journalist is immune to FOIA.
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Nod More, and Other Absurd Yet Useful Meeting Tips From a Former Google Manager
Don't forget to bring snacks.
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How the 'Data Cabinet' Could Break Down Project Barriers
Chief Data Scientist DJ Patil wants to connect government data professionals so they can help other agencies.
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Want Better Customer Experience? Try Creating 'OMG' Moments
One transportation authority aims to turn customer complaints into potential customer-service victories.
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