Digital Government

Report: Almost Half of IT Migrations Doomed to Fail

Successful migrations are likely to play a large role in the success or perceived failure of modernization efforts across the federal landscape.

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New White House Open Source Policy Makes it Easier for Agencies to Reuse Custom Software

The new Federal Source Code Policy will also include a pilot program to release some federally funded custom code to the public.

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White House wants more sharable, reusable code

Federal CIO Tony Scott is pushing out a plan to allow custom code developed by or for the government to be shared across agencies, and in some cases released to the public.

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US Is Going to Let Foreign Students Stay Longer—If They Studied STEM

Tech companies have long argued for immigration reform to let in more skilled workers.

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GSA Looks for New Schedule 70 Manager to Oversee $15B in Tech Contracts

The agency is looking for someone to lead the largest IT acquisition vehicle in government.

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IT Fund Gets a Thumbs Up from CIOs. But is $3 Billion Enough?

The federal government is planning to spend nearly $90 billion a year on IT next year.

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DHS creates intel fast lane for select analysts

Report to Congress reveals the department has given some workers special accounts that bypass DHS data access control policies.

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A New 50-Trillion-Pixel Image of Earth, Every Day

Thanks to a small group of Silicon Valley’s satellite startups, we may never look at our planet again the same way.

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The Government Is Secretly Huddling With Companies to Fight Extremism Online

A coalition of civil rights groups wants to be included in the meetings to keep the feds in check.

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What’s happening in agile

Steve Kelman checks in with a CIO who champions "continuous delivery" about what it means for government software development.

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5 Charts that Show Where the Federal IT Budget is Headed Next Year

Of the 25 largest civilian agencies, 19 are due for an increase when it comes to IT spending.

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The Most Anticipated IT Contracts in 2016

"This is the biggest year for federal IT contract vehicles in a decade," according to one analyst.

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IRS security tool goes down over security concerns

The IP PIN program was taken down, possibly over concerns similar to those that gutted the "Get Transcript" app last year.

Digital Government

Remembering Raymond Tomlinson, the Father of Email

The computer engineer who sent the first piece of electronic mail died Saturday. He was 74.

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Is Digital Privacy Becoming a Partisan Issue?

It’s historically brought together Democrats and Republicans—but the Apple-FBI fight is starting to align along party lines.

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How agile principles are driving digital development

USAID is adapting its international development efforts to rapid advances in technology, bandwidth and access.

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Obama administration rallies new open data push

The Obama administration opens another front in its long-standing bid to push open data as fuel for private sector innovation.