Digital Government

NASA Taps Citizen-Scientists to Find Novel Ways to Use Earth Science Datasets

The space agency hopes to get the public's help in figuring out innovative ways to use climate and Earth science datasets.

Digital Government

Air Force Awards $1.9 Billion Contract for More Antimissile Satellites

Lockheed Martin birds will help provide around-the-clock intelligence about ballistic missile launches.

Digital Government

IT Reform Finally Heads to Full Senate

Amended FITARA bill advances to full chamber.

Digital Government

Disputed $103 Million DHS Employee Smartcard Project Falls Behind

Government attorneys reject latest protest pitting HP against contract winner XTec.

Digital Government

Chicago Gets a New Surveillance System Straight Out of a Video Game

By the end of the year, Chicago will have as many as fifty sensors on light poles, tracking everything from humidity and air quality to noise level.

Digital Government

CIA CIO Opens Up About Amazon Cloud

Langley's top tech executive calls the AWS cloud “one of the most important” tech procurements as of late.

Digital Government

Privacy Groups Sound the Alarm Over FBI’s Facial-Recognition Technology

Advocates push Holder to assess the privacy impact of the FBI's controversial database.

Digital Government

Google Is Becoming a Domain Registrar

Google has been an ICANN registrar for a while, but they have never before sold domains.

Digital Government

Teachers Give Failing Grade to Obama's Push for Tech in Schools

The FCC should expand the size of its school Internet program, teachers say.

Digital Government

NOAA embraces the business of big data

Building on a February RFI, NOAA has put together its big data partnership business model, mapping out a way for government and industry to take government data to the next level.

Digital Government

Lockheed Clinches $82.5 Million Sole-Source Cyber Range Deal

The defensewide system for simulating hacks depends on the contractor’s source code and expertise.

Digital Government

Happy 70th Birthday to Original GI Bill

Yesterday marked the anniversary of a landmark law.

Digital Government

London’s Pervasive Surveillance Can Now Help You Find a Bus Seat

The local transit authority, is testing a system that will inform passengers before they climb the treacherous stairs whether the effort is worthwhile.

Digital Government

Data mashups on a military scale

With threats growing more sophisticated, the Navy wants ideas on how to unify its troves of data.

Digital Government

Twelve Agencies Seek to Hire Virtual Interns This Summer

The initiative aims to promote innovation and bring in new ideas at no cost to the participating agency.

Digital Government

FDA backs off regulating medical device data systems

The Food and Drug Administration is treating the data systems and IT infrastructure that capture information from medical devices as low-risk, as a way to encourage innovation.

Digital Government

What Government Can Learn From NFL's Foray Into Analytics

The use of big data analytics has helped the league and its teams gain an edge.