Digital Government

Congress Scrutinizes DHS, DOD Silicon Valley Offices

Both departments have until mid-June to provide briefings on their West Coast efforts.

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Can the Navy’s Electric Cannon Be Saved?

The Pentagon’s futuristic railgun may be obsolete before it arrives. But not its high-tech bullets.

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Social confusion: Looming records mandates and social media

NARA guidelines offer a starting point, but agencies must make some important determinations themselves.

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Sen. Cruz pushes 'last chance' to block IANA transition

Sen. Ted Cruz wants to halt the United States' long-standing plan to transfer oversight of the Internet address system's architecture to a multi-stakeholder group.

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Navy hits refresh button on IT inventory

The Navy projects the updated Applications and Database Management System can save it millions of dollars.

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ONC offers health data playbook for patients

To educate patients about their rights over medical data, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT unveiled a series of educational videos and a Patient Engagement Playbook.

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White House Cracks Down on Software Spending

Agencies will have to appoint software managers to centrally manage their software buying.

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FCC revamping comment system

FCC is finalizing a cloud-based comment system that can better handle sudden input surges and make data more readily available.

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Lawmakers Want Review of VA’s VistA Modernization Efforts

Earlier this year, the VA CIO said the agency needed to "take a step back" from a planned upgrade of its long-running electronic health records system.

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Nextgov Ebook: Customer Experience Roadmap

This ebook will discuss what leading agencies are doing to improve customer service and align customers with their missions.

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Report: Federal ‘Internet of Things’ Spending Up by 20 Percent

Agencies spent $8.8 billion on connected technology in the 2015 fiscal year, mostly on wireless devices and sensors.

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Proposals for Multibillion-Dollar Public Safety Broadband Network FirstNet are In

The goal is for public safety agents to have a robust wireless connection on which they can use apps, devices and sensors that help them respond to emergencies.

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Army eyes DCGS reforms on Capitol Hill

Lawmakers are pushing the Army to adopt more commercial products for its intelligence-sharing platform. Can DCGS-A shake its reputation of being beholden to an unwieldy acquisition system that favors incumbent contractors?

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Health world leans on IT in Zika fight

Health organizations are incorporating IT plans into strategies to combat the Zika virus, to promote information sharing and track the spread of infections.

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IT subcommittee seeks GAO probe on VistA upgrade

A pair of IT leaders on Capitol Hill are seeking a GAO probe of efforts to modernize the Department of Veterans Affairs homegrown health record system VistA.

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Watchdog: Defense health IT upgrade risks delays

The huge DHMSM electronic health records push could be in danger of delays, according to an inspector general report that looks at cybersecurity, training and legacy system interoperability.

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Pentagon IG: Timeline for New Electronic Health Records System ‘May be Unrealistic’

The timeline is shaky "because of the risks and potential delays involved in developing and testing the interfaces needed to interact with legacy systems," the IG said.