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.
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ITAPS, AT&T and cross-country drones
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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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.
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White House to Agencies: We’ve Told You Enough About Software
OMB still rejects GAO recommendation to issue further guidance.
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FCC Plans Next Move on Net Neutrality
The commission hints at some possible new approaches for regulations.
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Data shines at the Sammies
Many of the winners of the Partnership for Public Service Sammie awards work with government data.
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Needs to Protect Consumer Data Better
Agency agrees with watchdog recommendations.
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Is This the Best Source of Ebola Info?
The UN-run website is rich with details on the crisis and the response.
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Printing Office Releases Digital Version of Report on JFK Assassination
Includes 26 volumes of hearing records and documents
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8 predictions to put on your calendar
Cisco's Alan Balutis shares his thoughts on what will happen in the coming year.
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GAO: Joint Basing Does Not Increase Efficiency
Only one-quarter of joint bases consolidated IT systems.
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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.
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'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.
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DC Seeks First 'Civic Hacker in Residence'
Full-time developer will help improve access to public data by using open-source tools.
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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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