Digital Government
Incomplete Fingerprint Records May Have Helped Criminals Gain Citizenship
DHS needs to digitize its fingerprint records, according to a report from the Inspector General's Office.
Digital Government
Innovation After Hours: Check Out Nextgov’s Newest Event
We’ve themed our first program in this series of events around open source and analytics.
Digital Government
Video: What You Need to Know About the Latest IT Modernization Act
How will it work without direct funding?
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TB-Tracking Headbands, Mapping Cancer and a Malaria Hackathon: How Data Fights Disease in Africa
Medical researchers are joining forces with IBM's Watson.
Digital Government
Virtual Reality May Help You Control Your Dreams
Research suggests people dream more lucidly after they’ve immersed themselves in virtual worlds.
Digital Government
The Man in Charge of Stopping the Next Snowden
Moving past the summer of 2013 has proven difficult for the intelligence community.
Digital Government
White House Data Scientist: Even Slackers Can Make It To the Top
Despite a lack of focus early on—he "barely graduated from high school," he says—DJ Patil has had a long career in data science.
Digital Government
Everybody wants digital government, but doubts remain about ROI
A new survey shows that agencies want to be more innovative in the digital space, but struggle to show a clear return on investment.
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NOAA Awards 2 Contracts Under Commercial Weather Data Pilot
Under the deals, two companies will essentially act as private sector guinea pigs, using their satellites to collect and distribute radio occultation data to NOAA.
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There's lots of ambiguity in agencies' embrace of agile
GAO report warns that OMB's unclear guidance on agile development is interfering with agencies' ability to report on the status of such projects.
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When Hurricane Hunters Are Replaced by Drones
For more than 70 years, pilots have flown into the center of deadly storms to collect crucial scientific and forecasting data. Is it time to have robots do that work for them?
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VA Innovator Network To Expand, Less Than 1 Year In
It started out at eight pilot sites in November, but could soon expand to about a dozen more this year.
Digital Government
Would Obama Pardon Edward Snowden?
It’s a long shot, but who knows what the president might do in his last months in office.
Digital Government
Military’s Tech Matchmaker Is Getting Ready to Open Its Wallet
Carter says DIUx will also get a new Austin branch, its third after Boston and Silicon Valley.
Digital Government
Hurd Introduces Modernizing Government Technology Act to House
New IT legislation is a combination of Hurd’s MOVE IT act and the IT Modernization Fund championed by U.S. CIO Tony Scott
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18F, USDS lack performance and accountability measures
The U.S. Digital Service and 18F lack the ability to assess whether they have achieved their goals and hold themselves accountable, according to GAO.
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Join GovExec & Nextgov for the Federal Customer Experience Summit
The Obama administration continues to push government toward enhancing CX, and the White House pressure has many agencies trying to get it together.
Digital Government
The Wearable That Lets Amputees Swipe and Scroll Using Their Muscles
Most digital devices aren’t designed for those who have had a hand amputation.
Digital Government
Feds Should Investigate Digital Loss Prevention Protection
Even though most federal networks are already packed with cybersecurity protections, the need for DLP could easily be overlooked.
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