Digital Government

Months After Huge Hack, OPM Finally Completes IT Inventory

The agency is still cleaning up from the breaches it announced this summer.

Digital Government

FDA Crowdsourcing its Way to Precision Medicine. But What About Security?

A team at FDA is in the midst of launching PrecisionFDA, a cloud-based platform so researchers can work together.

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Is Congress All Bark and No Bite on Encryption?

Even critics of the tech industry aren’t quite sure how to guarantee government access to terrorist communications.

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New 'Playbook' Details What It's Like to Work with 18F

Eight comprehensive principles aim to make it easier for agencies to work alongside 18F when building innovative services.

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DARPA seeks to map 'systems of systems'

Systems of systems, such as those found in 'smart cities,' hold great promise for integrating several types of functions, but DARPA officials see much room for improvement.

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Tornadoes Are Still Difficult to Predict. Supercomputers Can Help.

Even the best forecasting tools can't predict monster twisters quickly enough.

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FAA drones task force recommends online registration system

As promised, a Federal Aviation Administration task force released recommendations that include requiring the operators of privately owned unmanned aerial vehicles to register with the government.

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Alexander Lin

At TCG, Alex Lin was assigned to the Integrity.gov project, where his innovative thinking and risk-taking exceeded expectations.

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Lindsay Burack

Lindsay Burack helped streamline the National Cancer Institute's Cancer.gov website, making it more user-friendly and adding support for social sharing.

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Andrew Yuen

Andrew Yuen completely revamped the EPA's website to make it easier for users to find the information they need.

Digital Government

The Crisis in Federal IT That’s Scarier Than Y2K Ever Was

Fossils in federal IT are a potentially multibillion disaster years in the making.

Digital Government

Do Computers Make Better Hiring Decisions?

When it comes to reviewing job applications, humans are relatively bad at selecting the best humans.

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Pentagon Rolls Out New Office Devoted to ‘People Analytics’

A first tranche of reforms omits some highly anticipated fixes, but seeks to lay the groundwork for more.

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Education Department faces tough criticism from Congress on its IT security

The department’s CIO fielded questions from Democrats and Republicans alike during a House oversight hearing on information system shortcomings.

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Pentagon and VA set to certify on health record interoperability

The 2014 defense bill required the VA and the Pentagon to get their acts together on sharing health data. The agencies' two giant health systems are about to certify that they have complied.

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This Tool Could Sniff Out a Paris Bomb More Than a Football Field Away

The US military is working to refine and improve a multi-sensor device that could one day deploy to detect suicide vests.

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What Happens When the CIA Joins Twitter

A podcast discussion of the agency's unique social media strategy.

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Why Is NSA's Largest Data Center in the Middle of a Desert?

Taking a trip to the agency's largest surveillance storehouse.