Digital Government
Is the Digital Wave Creating a ‘Never-Ending Work Day’ for Feds?
While federal managers are enthusiastic about the power of digital technology in the workplace, others worry it’s actually upended a healthy sense of work-life balance.
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Obama Says Too-Strong Encryption Could be a ‘Problem
Obama suggested he may oppose too-tough-to-crack encryption technology.
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US Digital Team Reaches Across Pond to Share Code, Best Practices
The administration plans to send members of the U.S. Digital Service to meet with their British counterparts in the Government Digital Service.
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A Wish List for the New Federal CIO
Agency IT officials and tech implementers are sharing some items they think should be at the top of the as-yet-unknown federal CIO’s to-do list.
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Obama Administration to Disclose New Changes to NSA Spying
The intelligence community will release more information about post-Snowden changes to its surveillance programs by the end of the month.
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Why Republicans Suddenly Love Net Neutrality
Key GOP lawmakers are frantically working to stop the FCC from treating the Internet like a utility.
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Does the US Government Really Want to Get into the Broadband Business?
President Obama has proposed eliminating rules in 19 states that prohibit cities from building out their own public broadband networks.
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Regulations Meant for the Rotary Phone Still Govern the Internet
Virtually all corners of the Internet ecosystem are affected.
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Get Ready to Hear More About the Low-Profile US Digital Service
Thanks to an infusion of new funding from Congress, the U.S. Digital Service is ready to scale up. These are the projects the team of innovators plan to tackle first.
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Agencies, Want a New Website? Talk to GSA
The General Services Administration is now in charge of a 4-year-old effort to streamline thousands of extraneous federal websites.
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Obama Backs Government-Run Internet
The president wants to overturn state laws that restrict cities from building their own Internet networks.
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SEC data, federal pay raise, broadband proposals and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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Agency Leaders are Gung Ho about Going Digital. So, Where are Their Plans?
More than two-thirds of federal leaders in a recent survey were unsure whether their agencies had a documented strategy for harnessing the power of digital technology.
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DISA Reshuffle Shines Spotlight on Cyber
Restructure puts cybersecurity in the limelight, with cyber categorized by as the most important of five “Cs” for which DISA will be responsible.
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Pentagon: Hackers Didn't Get Classified Information
Military Twitter and YouTube accounts were hijacked just as Obama was pushing for better cybersecurity.
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The Hacking of Central Command
Individuals claiming to represent ISIS took over social media accounts of the U.S. military base on Monday, just as the President was delivering a speech on cybersecurity.
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Obama Calls on Congress to Pass Data Privacy Laws
The president will urge lawmakers to pass laws to combat hacking and protect student privacy.
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Using big data to benefit veterans
A VistA expert offers three keys for turning health data into improved care and lower costs.
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The Man from Google Who Came to Fix Federal IT Still Doesn’t Have His Own Website
Nearly six months after the launch of the U.S. Digital Service, the agency still has no discernible Web presence.
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