Digital Government
FBI Director Says Apple Case Will Be ‘Instructive’ to Other Courts, but Won’t Set Precedent
“Sure, a decision by a judge–there’s a judge weighing a decision in Brooklyn right now–all of those decisions will guide how other courts handle similar requests,” he said.
Digital Government
Commerce Official: People Won’t Contribute to Digital Economy if They Think Data is Unsafe
Alan Davidson, Commerce’s director of digital economy, said the government needs to retool to include digital assets when regulating trade.
Digital Government
'If Not You, Then Who?': Advice to Girls from NASA's Top Female Engineers
Currently, only about 14 percent of the engineering workforce in the U.S. are women.
Digital Government
Oversight Chairman: $3 Billion IT Upgrade Fund ‘Hogwash’
A top Capitol Hill Republican is not a fan of the Obama administration’s plan to help federal agencies upgrade outdated IT systems.
Digital Government
FBI Chief: Universal Encryption Would Paralyze Law Enforcement
FBI warns the world that Apple is making is one where the FBI can’t do its job. Apple says the FBI is seeking "dangerous power." Who’s right?
Digital Government
ONC launches tool for electronic health record research
The HHS unit tasked with advancing health IT is behind and effort to coordinate conversation and research around electronic health record interoperability.
Digital Government
The ATF of taxes eyes case management systems
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau is interested in streamlining case management, with an emphasis on interoperability with outside systems.
Digital Government
Only 3 Percent of Federal Job Ads Contain the Word 'Customer'
That doesn’t bode well for the government’s fledgling efforts to improve customer service across agencies.
Digital Government
NOAA’s Weather Forecasts Will Soon be on Steroids
The agency today collects weather data twice the entire volume of data stored within the Library of Congress, but that's paltry compared to its future plans.
Digital Government
FAA Successfully Tests New Drone-Detecting Tech At Airport
New system is geared toward protecting areas from rogue drones.
Digital Government
‘Reprehensible’ Homeland Security IT System 'Pissed Away' $180 Million, Says One Lawmaker
The system's failings could make it more difficult for DHS to remove poor performers, “if that ever happens at all," said Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa.
Digital Government
DOD official: Focus on tech transition, not gross spend
The Pentagon should focus on fielding emerging technologies more quickly, Stephen Welby, a top defense acquisition official, told a House Armed Services subcommittee.
Digital Government
Military-Funded Study Predicts Twitter Uprisings
Who tweets at you, what you tweet back, and why can predict your next protest act on social media.
Digital Government
Facebook Is Making a Map of Everyone in the World
And it's using a brand new AI technique and a whole lot of computing power to do it.
Digital Government
USAJobs update offers tracking to job applicants
OPM released improvements to the federal government's job portal that are aimed at making the application process easier.
Digital Government
Army wants next-level computing
A request for information from the Army Research Laboratory focuses on improving the service's computing power.
Digital Government
Here’s What the Government Gets Right When it Comes to Customer Service
The feds get dinged a lot, but it’s important to shed some light on positive government efforts, too.
Digital Government
High-level management failures doomed HealthCare.gov
A comprehensive inspector general report blames high-level government mismanagement for the failed launch of HealthCare.gov.
Digital Government
Reports Suggest Divide Between Government and Customers it Serves
Citizens' perception of the federal customer experience differs from that of the agencies themselves.
Digital Government