Digital Government

Turn your smart phone into a microscope

The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is pushing out its mobile phone microscope tech to the public.

Digital Government

ITAPS, AT&T and cross-country drones

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Digital Government

Oracle, the CIA and government's role in picking winners

The database giant was effectively launched via agency contracts. That's not a bad thing, Steve Kelman notes, but it begs the question of when government should go beyond basic research and standard procurement.

Digital Government

FCC Plans Next Move on Net Neutrality

The commission hints at some possible new approaches for regulations.

Digital Government

Data shines at the Sammies

Many of the winners of the Partnership for Public Service Sammie awards work with government data.

Digital Government

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Needs to Protect Consumer Data Better

Agency agrees with watchdog recommendations.

Digital Government

Is This the Best Source of Ebola Info?

The UN-run website is rich with details on the crisis and the response.

Digital Government

Printing Office Releases Digital Version of Report on JFK Assassination

Includes 26 volumes of hearing records and documents

Digital Government

8 predictions to put on your calendar

Cisco's Alan Balutis shares his thoughts on what will happen in the coming year.

Digital Government

US CIO Steven VanRoekel Steps Down

In his new role as USAID chief innovation officer, VanRoekel will be responsible for advising the agency on using technology and data in its response to the Ebola epidemic.

Digital Government

'Social as an enterprise strategy'

GSA CIO Sonny Hashmi offered attendees at a Digital Government Institute cloud and data conference insight into the evolving nature of government-citizen relations.

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Congress approves stopgap spending bill

Continuing resolution will fund agencies through Dec. 11.

Digital Government

DC Seeks First 'Civic Hacker in Residence'

Full-time developer will help improve access to public data by using open-source tools.

Digital Government

Boosting Hispanic Share of Tech Workforce Could be Key to Closing STEM gap

As the young demographic grows, public-private partnerships are working to place Hispanic millennials in one of the country's fastest-growing fields.

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Breached HealthCare.gov Server Still Had Default Password

Hack did not compromise any data or personal information, DHS official tells Congress.

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Census data scandal 'not as bad as we initially thought'

A Commerce Department IG report and a joint congressional investigation effectively cleared the Philadelphia Census office of allegations that it manipulated data for political purposes but found plenty of other problems.

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Congress to Decide Whether to Tax Your Internet

The price of surfing the Web—or buying things online—could soon go up.