Digital Government

Spy Chief 'Excited' about Agency’s Modernization Effort

Initial skepticism "has dissipated as we've been able to explain what the purpose is," John Brennan said.

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Interior seeks to 'geofence' wildfires

The Interior Department has unveiled a prototype app to keep private drones from interfering with aerial firefighting efforts.

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How Putin Weaponized WikiLeaks to Influence the Presidential Election

Evidence suggests a Russian intelligence group was the source of the most recent WikiLeaks intel dump, which was aimed to influence the U.S. election.

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How to be a more effective IT buyer

Armed with data on their spending patterns, suppliers and markets, agencies can manage their demand for IT and shape suppliers' behavior.

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A new face of interagency collaboration

The Urban Waters Federal Partnership's entrepreneurial spirit and flair for true collaboration should be a model for other cross-agency efforts.

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Can Better IT Management Save Government $5.8B?

A new report emphasizes shared taxonomy for techies, the business side and executives so all stakeholders speak the same language.

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Trump Doesn’t Understand Cyberwar

The nominee is woefully unprepared for questions about the future of digital conflict.

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How much modernization could the ITMF fund?

The administration has called for a $3.1 billion revolving IT Modernization Fund. That's a small share of the more than $80 billion agencies spend annually on IT, but still counts are real money. FCW puts it in perspective

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NRC sheds 1962 handwriting rule

After 54 years, a rule requiring the atomic energy secretary to handwrite changes to official agency transcripts is being deleted.

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Census moves ahead with 2017 testing plans

The Census Bureau is seeking public feedback on its plan to use Puerto Rico as a proving ground for tech in advance of the 2020 enumeration.

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Facebook’s Terrifying Internet Drone Has Made its Maiden Voyage

The full-sized, carbon-fiber drone is solar-powered, and has a wingspan comparable to a Boeing 737 jet.

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An App Could Soon Tell Airport Agents if Travelers Might be Lying

Customs and Border Protection wants startups' help updating the airport process.

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CMS seeks new CTO

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is looking a new CTO, a job that involves taking a leadership role on the HealthCare.gov website.

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Ebook: State of Federal IT Contracting

Read about the contracts that will help shape the future of federal IT and some of the technologies they'll likely help procure.

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Latest DHS Push in Silicon Valley: Drones for Border Patrol

Officers could use panels embedded in their uniforms to control the systems, DHS envisions.

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After Errant Melania Tweet, DOJ Rethinks Social Media Policy

The department is making "procedural changes" to the way the social media team operates.

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How DOD’s Third Offset Strategy Benefits NASA

The space agency's largest budget account is dedicated heavily to developing technologies that translate well to the defense world.

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Juno's New Images of Jupiter

NASA releases more than 1,300 unprocessed images from the mission.

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Congress worries that virtual monsters are eating up data

House Democrats want assurances that the wildly popular Pokemon Go app is consuming the data of unsuspecting mobile consumers.