Digital Government

Who Needs an EHR? Some Defense Hospital Emergency Rooms Still Use Paper

Review of Military Health System faults IT systems.

Digital Government

NASA Awards Flurry of Contracts for IT Services Under SEWP V

The winning vendors reveals a who’s-who of IT defense contractors.

Digital Government

VanRoekel’s Successor: Why the Next Federal CIO Could be a Familiar Face

The search to fill the latest vacancy left by former Federal Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel probably won’t end in Silicon Valley, experts say.

Digital Government

Why a Simple Rubber Glove Could be Key to Fighting Ebola

Basic protective gear was revolutionary for 19th-century medicine, and health workers trying to stop Ebola are recognizing its importance all over again.

Digital Government

NOAA taps NASA satellite manager for NESDIS

Stephen Volz will shepherd programs to build and launch the next generation of environmental satellites.

Digital Government

Navy Celebrates 60th Anniversary of Nuclear Sub Force

Nautilus was commissioned Sept. 30, 1954.

Digital Government

Tangled Up in FOIA Requests, Agencies Turn to Technology

Think user experience to simplify back-end processes.

Digital Government

Veterans Benefits Administration Gets New Communications Chief

Seasoned public affairs director Boone started at VBA last week.

Digital Government

VA CIO: Scheduling System Software Will Be Fielded by 2017, Not 2020

The department says a chart depicting a full rollout not until 2020 was outdated and it's committed to a two-year rollout.

Digital Government

Does the Intelligence Community Really Get Hadoop?

Intelligence experts say the government needs to hire more data scientists to keep up with the big-data savvy private sector.

Digital Government

What We Know About Coming DATA Act Standards

The pile of data needed to track federal spending is an unwieldy, nonuniform mess.

Digital Government

Why This Tech Giant is Impressed with the International Ebola Response

Here’s at least one person who thinks the world is doing a good job.

Digital Government

MAP: Just How Big is the World’s Largest Marine Reserve?

From Esri, the map illustrates the expansion of protected areas in the Pacific Ocean.

Digital Government

Hush-hush Data Firm Palantir Snags ICE Case-Tracking Deal

The deal is part of an $818 million program to replace a 1980s-era watch-list system.

Digital Government

What the CIO Council could learn from the public health community's 'President's Challenge'

Clear and measurable goals can turn information-sharing into real performance gains.

Digital Government

No New VA Patient Schedule System Until 2020 (UPDATED)

VA aims to roll out new software to first 300 users in 2016.

Digital Government

IG: VA Overpays Some Temporary Disability Claims

Report on Chicago and Seattle offices shows slow review of claims

Digital Government

Buying Coffee vs. Visualizing the Life Cycle of Federal Spending

More DATA Act considerations.

Digital Government

‘Beyond the Law?’ FBI Director Criticizes Apple, Google Privacy Features

The companies will prevent the government from accessing phone data—even with a warrant.

Digital Government

Treasury, OMB chart path to Data Act implementation

While OMB is leading the development of data definition standards, Treasury is concentrating on data exchange standards.