Digital Government
Things People Googled After Britain Voted to Leave the EU
In times of uncertainty, search engines become oracles.
Digital Government
DHS to Host Industry Day for Agile
The department wants its own blanket purchase agreement for agile services.
Digital Government
Do Federal Bosses Speak Data? They Should.
It may sound counterintuitive, but sometimes too much data can make decision-making more difficult.
Digital Government
Pentagon's Digital Service Team Snags Google Veteran
Matt Cutts, who headed Google’s Webspam team for 10 years, is heading to work at the Pentagon.
Digital Government
Social confusion -- looming records mandates and social media
NARA guidelines offer a starting point, but agencies must make some important determinations themselves.
Digital Government
Can ISIS be stopped online?
Experts tell lawmakers that alternative approaches are needed -- including a less-visible government footprint.
Digital Government
VA's digital health platform not dependent on VistA
The Department of Veterans Affairs' under secretary for health told a Senate panel on Wednesday that the future of the agency's health IT is not linked to maintaining the home-grown health records system VistA.
Digital Government
Better Data Just Saved Taxpayers $900 Million in Medicare Fraud
HHS recently hired a chief data officer and has aggressive plans for a cadre of new data gurus.
Digital Government
Smartphones and video apps powered House Dems' gun control sit-in
House Democrats used social media, personal tech and congressional Wi-Fi to disrupt and bypass the majority's authority, raising the question of how to enforce 18th-century rules of decorum in the Information Age.
Digital Government
Boss of GSA’s 18F Tech Team Steps Down
The director of the Presidential Innovation Fellows is also leaving.
Digital Government
Chrousos to depart as head of GSA's Technology Transformation Service
Hot on the heels of a reorganization that elevated 18F to a key service inside GSA, TTS Commissioner Phaedra Chrousos is planning a July exit from the agency.
Digital Government
Farmers and allies seek looser drone rules from Congress
After hearing testimony from the farm data industry, lawmakers might push the FAA to relax line-of-sight rules for drone operators.
Digital Government
The US Military Can’t Train To Fend Off the Worst Cyber Attacks on Infrastructure — Yet
Digital wargames that ‘truly represent a realistic and relevant threat’ are coming in 2019.
Digital Government
Government projects are not agile enough
A leading proponent of Scrum argues that even partial adoption will pay dividends.
Digital Government
Federal Appeals Court: Internet Is a Public Utility
This means your internet service provider can’t slow down your access to particular sites, nor let others pay to be in a faster lane of service.
Digital Government
House passes bill to expand IG powers
The Inspector General Empowerment Act would ensure that federal IGs can gain access to all the agency information they request in the course of an investigation.
Digital Government
Students Will Pay $200M for Coding Bootcamps This Year
Bootcamps have become a normal part of the tech hiring landscape.
Digital Government
Congress Wants More Answers About US Digital Service
Weeks after a House oversight hearing, the committee requested a deeper look into the group’s priorities.
Digital Government