Digital Government
The Air Force Wants You To Build Its Next Drone Engine
The Pentagon hopes the next Predator is in someone's garage.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Prod Agencies to Retool Energy-Guzzling Data Centers
The Energy Efficiency Government Technology Act would require federal data centers to run on more energy-efficient technologies.
Digital Government
OMB Releases Guidelines for Government Spending Data
The DATA Act requires federal agencies to report how much congressional funding they receive, or how much money they're spending on specific projects, and post it to USAspending.gov.
Digital Government
Republicans Make Dubious Claims in Defense of NSA Surveillance
Mitch McConnell and his cohort of security hawks are stopping at nothing to renew the spy agency’s phone dragnet. But how fair is their defense?
Digital Government
This Startup Wants Mothers and Daughters to Hack Together
General Assembly, which offers coding classes to entrepreneurs, is hosting a Mother-Daughter Hack day at its office in Washington on Saturday.
Digital Government
US Army Is Serious About Developing Invisibility Cloaks
Previous attempts at achieving invisibility have involved everything from the use of funky lenses to hidden projectors paired with cameras.
Digital Government
Outside techies clean up at Hackathon
Before teams from academia and the private sector could build apps and searchable databases at GSA's Hackathon, they had to do some housecleaning.
Digital Government
White House Dispatches Digital Squad to Salvage Electronic Immigration System
The Obama administration has dispatched the U.S. Digital Service to study deep-seated problems and experiment with new development techniques for the new system.
Digital Government
Video: Innovation in Data-driven Government
Why open data will help build a better society.
Digital Government
Federal Appeals Court Rules NSA Spying Illegal
The phone data collection program “exceeds the scope of what Congress has authorized," a judge ruled Thursday.
Digital Government
5 ways to turn big data into better government
USDS's Mina Hsiang says big data offers simple solutions to the vast majority of customer complaints.
Digital Government
FAA partners with 3 companies to test real-world UAS uses
Agency also unveils the B4UFLY app, which is designed to help novice users fly their drones safely and legally.
Digital Government
6 questions to ask before any big data migration
Resist the pressure to jump right in, and make sure there is clarity on these fundamental goals and scope.
Digital Government
Senators look for answers on FOIA reform, Clinton emails
Legislation can accomplish only so much when up against "an instinct of secrecy," says Sen. Chuck Grassley.
Digital Government
OPM Gives Agencies Permission to Fast-Track Hiring of Digital Teams
Agencies will now have greater latitude to hire digital services experts on a temporary basis.
Digital Government
Lessons Learned from Australia's Chief Technology Officer
Australian government’s chief technology officer, John Sheridan, is a big proponent of taking small steps to achieve large, federal IT service goals.
Digital Government
Watchdog Questions HUD’s ‘Inconsistent’ IT Dashboard Data
Agency officials are still manually uploading information about the agency’s eight major IT projects to the IT Dashboard.
Digital Government
Video: Open the Books with Open Data
How data transparency saved money in Los Angeles.
Digital Government
Twitter Data Shows Few Powerful Users Can Control the Conversation
A Twitter user at the 99th percentile for followers will have 50 times as many as the median Twitter user.
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