Digital Government
New CIO Wants Fresh Pair of Eyes to Look at Federal IT Problems
The IT Solutions Challenge will consist of several working groups of "rising stars" from the IT world tasked with zeroing in on tech issues in the federal government.
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Cable and Telecom Giants Take FCC to Court Over Net Neutrality Rules
Here are three arguments cable and telecom giants are likely to use to try to kill the rules.
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NTIA looks for UAS answers
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is kicking off the process to implement President Obama's memorandum on domestic drones.
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Pentagon Adds Social Media Whiz to Team
The new director for digital media and strategy will revamp DOD's communication via social media.
Digital Government
4 Things to Know about the Federal IT Budget Proposal
Big-ticket IT procurements and system modernizations provide a road map of agencies’ spending priorities in the year ahead.
Digital Government
GAO: CMS Isn't Doing Enough to Address HealthCare.gov Failures
After the botched Healthcare.gov rollout, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services haven't adequately improved itsIT processes, a recent report found.
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How New US Net Neutrality Rules Are Shaping the Internet Worldwide
Supporters see FCC's decision as the first open-Internet domino, but critics are warning of darker possibilities.
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Video: Open Data and a More Effective, More Efficient Government
The fourth installment in our collaboration with Socrata's Open Data TV.
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Commerce Department Launches Private Sector Data Brain Trust
The members of the newly created Data Advisory Council stem from some of the private sector’s leading tech companies.
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You Don’t Have to Know How to Code to Make it Big in Tech
There are some characteristics of the tech world that have nothing to do with coding or technical preparation — and everything to do with attitude, emotional intelligence and flexibility.
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Time is Running Out to Reform NSA Mass Surveillance
Nearly two years after Edward Snowden’s explosive revelations, surveillance reform remains in doubt as the window of opportunity closes.
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Kinder, gentler... sort of
FCW's cartoonist comments on Congress' new IT overseers.
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EXCLUSIVE: Energy Department Gets New CIO
Michael Johnson, an official with the White House science office, is stepping into the role.
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Rollout of New CIO Powers Could be 'Uneven,' DOJ CIO Says
At a recent conference, Justice Department Chief Information Officer Joe Klimavicz said some agencies will be quicker to enact the federal IT reform.
Digital Government
Why US Officials Stopped Talking about 'Cyberwar'
A future awaits where countries share intelligence one minute, and hack and cyberattack each other the next.
Digital Government
What Clinton's Email Habits Reveal About Federal Records Laws
Federal regulations don’t outright ban the use of personal email accounts to conduct official government business.
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Feds Say They Finally Have a Database of Every Cyber Job in Government
Federal cyberwarriors hail from more than 100 different job categories scattered across agencies.
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Silicon Valley's Best and Worst Jobs for New Moms and Dads
A look at major differences in the tech industry’s approach to parental leave
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8 mobile trends for 2015
A major trend is cost, says a DMI survey. If agencies continue using three or four devices per employee, the total price of ownership is going to get prohibitive.
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