Digital Government
Contracting Groups Blast 'Flawed' Approach to $17.5B Pentagon Contract
The groups take issue with the Pentagon’s choice to source the Encore III contract through the "lowest price, technically acceptable" selection process.
Digital Government
Here Are Google, Amazon and Facebook’s 'Secrets' to Hiring the Best People
No, it’s not that list of popular Google interview questions you googled.
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GSA Announces New Governmentwide Tech Unit That Will House 18F
The new unit -- called the Technology Transformation Service -- aims to help other federal agencies take advantage of emerging technology.
Digital Government
Police Can Force You to Use Your Fingerprint to Unlock Your Phone
But they can’t make you cough up your passcode.
Digital Government
Hundreds of comments shape final Data Act schema
One year before the Data Act’s big reporting deadline, the Treasury Department dropped a finalized picture of how all the government's spending data will actually come together.
Digital Government
OMB tells agencies to focus on transition
With a new president due in 2017, OMB is asking agencies to get ready for the transition rather than focus on fiscal 2018 budget plans.
Digital Government
GSA unifies tech groups into single service
18F, the Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies and the Presidential Innovation Fellows program are being combined into a single technology office.
Digital Government
Treasury Finalizes Guide to DATA Act Standards
The DATA Act requires federal agencies to publish their spending data.
Digital Government
New Bill Says Enough of 'E-Gov' Already
The 2002 legislation aimed to push the government toward using “Internet-based information technology to enhance citizen access to government information and services.”
Digital Government
The Futuristic Aircraft That May Replace the Black Hawk Will Fly Next Year
But don’t expect the V-280 or SB-1 to hit battlefields until after 2030 — unless their builders find other customers first.
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Feds Have Found ‘Unbelievable’ Amounts of Child Porn on National Security Computers. Is This the Solution?
Currently, managers only look for aberrant computer behavior on internal, agency-owned IT systems.
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DOJ wants a picture of the body-cam market
Seeking to update its market survey, the Justice Department wants to hear what body-cam vendors have to offer.
Digital Government
New Labor Department employment portal targets veterans
The Labor Department is officially launching a "first stop" website to bring together the resources of multiple agencies for job-seeking veterans.
Digital Government
You Can't Escape Data Surveillance In America
The Fair Credit Reporting Act was intended to protect privacy, but its provisions have not kept pace with the radical changes wrought by the information age.
Digital Government
The Supreme Court Expands FBI Hacking Powers
The justices signed off Thursday on a new procedural rule for warrants targeting computers.
Digital Government
Introducing the New FITARA Channel
The new addition will cover the ins and outs of Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act policymaking.
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Pentagon CIO in Hot Seat Over Windows 10 'Endorsement'
Halvorsen’s remarks in support of the Microsoft operating system are “unprecedented,” according to one trade group.
Digital Government
USDS-built web app seeks to help with student loans
As part of a new initiative to modernize student loan repayment, the U.S. Digital Service designed a web app that breaks down options for borrowers.
Digital Government
The Increasingly Automated Hunt for Mobile Missile Launchers
The trick is training computers to filter the normal from an ocean of imagery, alert human analysts sparingly, and learn from their feedback.
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