Digital Government
Oversight Chairman: Obama Needs to Fire OPM Chief
“I think it’s time for them to resign, and if they don’t, I think the president should fire them,” Rep. Jason Chaffetz said of leadership at the Office of Personnel Management.
Digital Government
Privacy Groups Boycott Administration's Facial Recognition Talks
The Commerce Department will forge ahead, but privacy advocates have lost faith in negotiations over software that can identify faces.
Digital Government
OPM Announces -- Then Pulls Back -- Contract Award for Social Media Job Screening (UPDATED)
Social Intelligence's technology provides reports on employees' — and potential hires' — social media use, among other services.
Digital Government
VA Demos Prototype for New Patient Record System
The system pulls patient records from DOD, VA and community clinics into one place, VA officials said.
Digital Government
White House Wants to Build Digital-Savvy Contracting Corps
The new team will be modeled on the U.S. Digital Service, but will be staffed by existing agency contracting officers who undergo specialized training.
Digital Government
How Wi-Fi Will Power Tomorrow’s Battle Gear
Cords and batteries are a burden on the battlefield. Will future devices be powered by radio waves… from space?
Digital Government
NSA Fight Isn't Over Yet; House Votes to Defund 'Backdoor' Spying
The same measure passed the House last year, but went nowhere in the Senate.
Digital Government
Predictions for the future of cloud are sky-high
Cisco's Global Cloud Index projects that data center traffic will nearly triple by 2018, with SaaS accounting for a steadily increasing share.
Digital Government
How did Estonia Become a Global Leader in Digital Government?
Hint: It wasn't because it was was some sort of "digital Narnia," says the architect and adviser of the Estonian Information Security Authority.
Digital Government
Agencies Get IT Reform Marching Orders, but Don't Expect Congress To Sit Idle
The Office of Management and Budget is holding agencies’ feet to the fire to fully implement the new CIO job responsibilities.
Digital Government
Microsoft Is Using Drones to Predict Disease Outbreaks
By catching mosquitoes, these drones could help scientists learn about—and react to—the way diseases become epidemics.
Digital Government
Senate Dems to McConnell: Tying Hacking Measure With Defense Bill Is 'Ridiculous'
“This is a pure political ploy that does nothing to advance America’s national security.”
Digital Government
Going big on Data Act implementation
Senior leadership's message is clear that a half-hearted effort at tracking government spending data just won't cut it.
Digital Government
Nader and Norquist deconstruct the Data Act
If terabytes of data are released in the forest and no one is around to read them, do they make a difference?
Digital Government
Can universal security controls prevent the next big breach?
Never let a good crisis go to waste -- now is the time to push data security standards for more than just federal agencies.
Digital Government
US Will Delay Plan to Give Up Internet Powers
The head of ICANN says his group needs more time to free itself from U.S. control.
Digital Government
Oversight ‘Urgently Needed’ as Agencies Implement IT Reform Law, Watchdog Says
The former DHS CIO will tell Congress some agencies will likely struggle to fully implement the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act, known as FITARA.
Digital Government
IGs want computer-matching rules eased
Restrictions on accessing records across agencies are hamstringing government watchdogs -- but there's hope for a change.
Digital Government
EPA CIO Wants her Tech Team to Take Smart Risks
Though she left private industry six years ago, Ann Dunkin is still evangelizing agile practices -- and encouraging her staff to take risks.
Digital Government