Digital Government
America’s Network of Secret Bomb Detectors
Can a mysterious device help the government protect Northern Virginia from nukes?
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Is Congress ready for its own internal Data Act?
An open data bill in the House would require all congressional documents to be published in machine-readable format.
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Despite Improvements, Government Still Bottom of the Barrel in Customer Experience
Overall, Forrester rates the federal government’s average index as “poor," with agencies generally rating from “very poor” to “OK.”
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Twitter Can Now Quickly Shut Down Trolls Who Rejoice at Tragedy
In the past, the company’s efforts have fallen short or backfired.
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Defense Intelligence Agency Is Scoping Out Social Media Background Checkers
The effort is part of a shift away from screening intelligence and military staff every five years, as is current practice.
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Can 18F's Cloud.gov pass FedRAMP review?
The Cloud.gov team details its ongoing efforts to secure a provisional authority to operate.
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Social Media Goes Dark During Chaos in Turkey
For a brief period, confusion in the country was compounded by a Facebook and Twitter blackout.
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Navy’s Future Submarines May Go to Sea with Robot Remoras
The sucker-headed fish are drawing attention as the fleet imagines ways to bring drones to the undersea domain.
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Watchdog: DOD's infrastructure push needs scope
The Pentagon's push toward a common IT infrastructure lacks workforce planning and other management details, including a more precise scope, according to a new GAO report.
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In the Future, We’ll Stop Truck Attacks With the Push of a Button
Sound guns, car zappers and pain rays are some of the ways we will (and won’t) stop vehicle-based terrorism in the next decade.
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Video: Take a Peek Inside Facebook's First Data Center
Just about everything is housed here.
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What Would a Trump Presidency Mean to the Pentagon?
An open letter from Silicon Valley leaders suggests a GOP victory would scuttle Ash Carter’s outreach effort.
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White House pushes agency heads to expand open data
New guidance issued by two White House offices outlines best practices for agency leaders to open more data, engage with citizens digitally and solicit public feedback.
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How Snapchat puts a friendly :) on government
A handful of agencies are experimenting with the ephemeral photo-sharing service to reach younger audiences, and they’re doling out information with a healthy dose of entertainment and emojis.
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Justice Department putting smart guns to the test
The National Institute of Justice is conducting a smart gun technology challenge and asking for feedback on ways such tech could be integrated into federal law enforcement firearms.
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Let's put the 'funded' back in FFRDC
Federally funded research and development centers are vital test beds for new IT, but they can't operate without adequate resources.
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The Many Ways to Map the Brain
It takes both science and art to make sense of the organ’s complexities.
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Facebook, Apple, Twitter Execs: ‘Trump Would Be a Disaster for Innovation’
A group of executives co-signed a letter to the presumptive Republican nominee.
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Lawmakers Introduce Alternative to White House’s $3.1 Billion IT Modernization Fund
The Modernizing Outdated and Vulnerable Equipment and Information Technology Act of 2016, or MOVE IT, directs individual agencies to establish IT working capital funds.
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