Digital Government

This Agency Has to Write a Government Contract Just to Promote its Facebook Posts

The Defense Commissary Agency wants more people to see its posts, which include recipes and food jokes.

Digital Government

Lack of Funding Means Several Agencies Won’t Be Getting Digital Service Teams After All

Of the 25 largest federal agencies slated for the effort, just three currently have officially chartered digital service teams.

Digital Government

Industry to DOD: There’s Innovation in the Beltway, Too

The West Coast outreach doesn’t sit well with some members of the Beltway’s defense contracting base who feel ignored.

Digital Government

Tracking Earth's Secret Spy Satellites

With the right gear and know-how, anyone can keep tabs on the clandestine ”moons” that surround our planet.

Digital Government

FAA joining the chief data officer movement

The airspace agency is hiring for its newly created data management leadership role.

Digital Government

IRS crowdsources the future look for tax accounts online

After its first-ever crowdsourcing push, the IRS came away with four winning designs to guide its future taxpayer dashboard work.

Digital Government

House Oversight Probes Obama’s Tech Teams: ‘Why Do We Have 18F and USDS?’

18F and USDS were questioned today during a House oversight hearing.

Digital Government

Lawmakers see promise in 18F and USDS, despite a few warning signs

The digital services teams could do more to align with FITARA, but overseers displayed as much optimism as scrutiny following a GAO report on the teams' work.

Digital Government

Defense Digital Service looks to overhaul travel system

The Pentagon's digital "SWAT" team has a new mission: overhaul the much-maligned system that Defense Department officials use to book travel.

Digital Government

Lawmakers probe FDIC response to cyber event

Republicans on the House Science Committee are asking the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for more details on the agency's response to a long-time information leak.

Digital Government

Watchdog warns on 18F's finances

Despite having plenty of satisfied customers, the government startup is losing millions of dollars each year.

Digital Government

Carter Proposes Letting Campus Recruiters Hire Cyber Students on the Spot

Today, recruiters must first send their preferred candidates through the red tape that is USAJobs.gov to, among other things, fill out a resume, upload documents, respond to questions and wait for application processing.

Digital Government

Scientists Build Public, Searchable Database for Cancer Data

The project supports the Cancer Moonshot initiative.

Digital Government

Agencies to Industry: Let’s Chat

“If you are not having the right dialogue with industry, you are not going to bring in any significant innovation whatsoever,” one official says.

Digital Government

Report: Digital Service Teams Sidestep CIOs, Lack Clear Performance Metrics

A GAO report tells OMB to guide digital services teams on working with agency leadership.

Digital Government

Census says tech overhaul is on schedule

Watchdogs are worried the Census Bureau won't be able to successfully juggle 2020 plans and an ambitious tech overhaul.

Digital Government

France Launches New Terror App

With millions of sports fans expected to fill multiple venues during the Euro 2016 Soccer Championship, the French are beefing up security.

Digital Government

GAO: 18F Needs Better Plan to Recover Costs, Track Performance

Agencies that have hired 18F to provide products and services are generally satisfied with the team’s work, according to a new audit.

Digital Government

U.S. poised to offload control of critical internet function

The U.S. is ready to accept a proposal to transfer control of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, but the plan faces opposition in Congress.

Digital Government

For feds, the real-life perils of social media

The State Department trains its workers to avoid social media fails that could potentially be fatal.