Digital Government

House VA Committee Eyes VA eBenefits Mess

Investigation would look at the hundreds of thousands of unprocessed eBenefits claims.

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Pentagon Won’t Demolish Alaskan Radio Research Site Until 2015

Defense wants research institutions to take over operation of HAARP.

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The U.S. Just Found Some Rogue Smallpox In a Closet, No Big Deal

Vials of a smallpox-causing virus in a lab's storage room.

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The Latest Snowden Leak Is Devastating to NSA Defenders

The agency collected and stored intimate chats, photos, and emails belonging to innocent Americans—and secured them so poorly that reporters can now browse them at will.

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Why the Government Is Probably About to Go on a Spending Spree

Agencies usually buy 39 percent of their IT in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year.

Digital Government

GitHub: A Swiss Army knife for open government

What started as a version control system for code has become a platform for ideas and collaboration.

Digital Government

Thoughts coming off the 4th of July

Steve Kelman reflects on global reaction to the United States' fundamental idea.

Digital Government

How I Celebrated July 4 in 1965

Cold beer after hitting the beach in Da Nang.

Digital Government

Google Scrubs BBC Article Because Someone Wanted It 'Forgotten'

The action plays directly into fears that Google would allow illegitimate requests to slip through the cracks.

Digital Government

Exclusive: Hundreds of Thousands of VA Electronic Disability Claims Not Processed

Many claims incomplete and removed from system after 365 days.

Digital Government

A new face, renewed vision at GSA policy office

Christine Harada has two distinct focuses for what she wants to achieve at the Office of Governmentwide Policy.

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DARPA seeks online news provider

The defense research shop wants to say on top of the latest tech news.

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The U.S. and Iran's YouTube Diplomacy

The U.S. and Iran take to YouTube and the op-ed page to communicate directly with the other country’s citizens.

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Vets, Service Members Say They Worry Less Than Civilians

"The military experience is defined by resilience," Gallup consultant says.

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Which World Leader Craves the Most Attention on Social Media?

Obama has the most followers, but Pope Francis gets the most engagement.

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Spy Agencies Disclose Data on 'Backdoor' Spying of Americans

NSA, CIA release the numbers of Americans searched under a controversial foreign-surveillance program in 2013.

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Oracle Protests $427 Million DISA Cloud Storage Contract

The pre-award protest is for the Enterprise Storage Services II, currently held by VION Corp.

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Cat Litter's Role in Nuclear Leak Still Unproven

Labs fail to replicate the reaction hypothesized to have ruptured a storage drum.

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Inside the Hidden World of Offline Auctions for Online Property

You might expect internet domain names—the basis of any website address you visit—to be sold on, well, the internet.

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I Broke the Army’s Rules and Won a Medal in Iraq—for Coding

As a programmer, I found a way to make my job more efficient.