Digital Government
Updated fish drone monitors dam dangers
Data gathered by the Sensor Fish could aid in redesigning dams' hydroturbine chambers, where abrupt changes in pressure can kill salmon.
Digital Government
VA’s Aggressive Plan for Shedding Its 'Back-to-the-Future' Era Scheduling System
VA is now taking bids for commercial software to replace a clunky 1980s-era system for scheduling medical appointments.
Digital Government
Los Alamos uses Wikipedia to predict disease outbreaks
Researchers aim for "an operational disease monitoring and forecasting system with open data and open source code."
Digital Government
The Number of Works Licensed Under Creative Commons Will Surpass 1 Billion by 2015
The number of creations under open 'Creative Commons' licenses has doubled since 2010
Digital Government
Obama's Net-Neutrality Plan Could Mean New Internet Fees
The president wants to treat the Internet like a utility, which could trigger new government tolls.
Digital Government
Guess which agency Americans think performs best?
A new Gallup Poll finds respondents happier with the oft-disparaged Postal Service than any other major federal agency.
Digital Government
CIA’s Official Book Reviewer Unimpressed with Tomes on Snowden
The spy agency describes Glenn Greenwald’s recent book as full of “bitter ad hominem rationale.”
Digital Government
Government Tech Recruiting Still Overshadowed by HealthCare.gov Blunder
Democrats are concerned Todd Park’s recent grilling could hurt his efforts to recruit top tech talent.
Digital Government
Lawmaker Says NSA Should End Phone Spying On Its Own
Senate Republicans blocked a bill to restrict domestic surveillance. But Rep. Adam Schiff says the administration should act anyway.
Digital Government
Yes, Your Pacemaker Can Get Hacked
Lapses in cybersecurity leave hospital records and patients' medical devices open to exploitation.
Digital Government
Developers, Want to Earn More Money? Learn Ruby on Rails
Though a language currently in high demand like Ruby might get you the best salary, it might not be the best way to make a career.
Digital Government
Ted Cruz’s Plan for Internet Freedom? A Permanent Internet Tax Ban
The legislation would hurt his home state’s bottom line.
Digital Government
Senate Vote to Rein in NSA Spying Falls Short
The defeat marks an abrupt setback for the post-Snowden movement to curb U.S. spying practices.
Digital Government
Can mobility trump bureaucracy at DOD?
Randall Conway, director of C4 and information infrastructure in the DOD CIO office, says the Pentagon has no choice but to embrace commercial off-the-shelf mobile devices.
Digital Government
Will Veterans' Data Ever Truly Be Secure?
"Every day, industry is finding new ways that things can be exploited," VA CIO told Congress.
Digital Government
VA reports improvements, unfinished work on information security
VA's top IT official tells Congress that the legacy of a decentralized management structure still lingers, as the agency tries to promulgate security standards.
Digital Government
In the Workplace of the Future, Say Farewell to Your Desk
More people are working remotely now, creating workstation vacancies that irk those paying the rent.
Digital Government
The Three Essential Skills for the Next Generation of Tech Workers
What do we need to learn that will help us thrive in this new world of work today and 10, 20, 30 years from now?
Digital Government
This US Navy Ship Is Now Armed With a Drone-Killing Laser Beam
Will the laser work in actual warfare? Nobody knows exactly.
Digital Government