Digital Government
NWS Says 'No Involvement' from China-Owned Unit in IBM Supercomputer Deal
The National Weather Service will get forecast-boosting supercomputers that will increase processing capacity by almost tenfold.
Digital Government
CIA Watchdog Who Revealed Senate Hack is Resigning
Inspector General David Buckley will step down at the end of the month, the agency said.
Digital Government
SEC moves to ease access to financial statement data
The move could empower data scientists and programmers to build securities analysis tools that scale across the entire U.S. market.
Digital Government
Accenture retained, Army database approved, drones descend and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
How a New Social Network Could Help Close the Cyber Worker Shortage
By this spring, organizers aim to have 10,000 registered users participating on the CyberCompEx site, a partnership of the U.S. Cyber Challenge and Monster.com.
Digital Government
Engineers and Computer Scientists Don’t Really Like Working From Home
Telework has raised the question of whether, despite the interruptions and agitations of office life, people who do collaborative work are better off working from one place.
Digital Government
Here’s What People Did Before They Could Google Things
Before there was Google, there were librarians.
Digital Government
Most Americans Still Want Landlines at Work
Cell phones still aren't as important as their old-school counterparts, according to new Pew survey.
Digital Government
What US Airlines Can Teach Us About the Debate Over Net Neutrality
In other words, it's the fast-lane effect.
Digital Government
When Will Santa Drop by Your House? Track His Every Movement With NORAD
Thousands of government volunteers will keep tabs on St. Nick.
Digital Government
Agencies take different paths to mobility, GAO finds
A new study surveyed six agencies' strategies and their reliance on GSA for support in complying with the Digital Government Strategy.
Digital Government
Why the US Government Should Learn to Fail Fast Like Silicon Valley
The failure mantras of Silicon Valley—“fail fast,” “fail often,” “fail forward”—have spawned a movement to view mistakes as opportunities to learn and change.
Digital Government
The big question for agencies and open data
GSA's Myehsha Boone gets at the critical question for those trying to decide what data, practically speaking, is worth sharing.
Digital Government
From FITARA to FISMA Reform: 5 Key Tech Bills Passed by Congress in 2014
When it comes to a few key pieces of technology and cybersecurity legislation, the 113th Congress was surprisingly fruitful.
Digital Government
Inside the quest to prevent suicides through better data
FCW investigated efforts by the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs to improve a joint data repository on military and veteran suicides. Something as impersonal and mundane as incomplete datasets could be exacerbating a national tragedy.
Digital Government
Ready... get set...
FCW's cartoonist gets to the troublesome part about planning for the future.
Digital Government
The CIA Has a Problem with Biometric Surveillance
The same technology that flags terrorists could blow a spy's cover at European airports.
Digital Government
Bob Brewin, 1944-2014
The passing of a legendary reporter and a beloved colleague.
Digital Government
Google Reveals Government Attempt to Scrub Alleged Prisoner Abuse
The search giant’s latest transparency reports offers granular detail about the takedown requests it receives from governments around the world.
Digital Government