Digital Government

The Promise of a New Internet

It's not too late to rebuild this thing for the people.

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IBM's new cloud offering and DOE's storm tracking app

News and notes from the federal IT community.

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DEA Spy Unit Seeks to Hasten Surveillance Using IT

The agency is drafting a potential contract for help with "rapid prototyping," data analysis and other tech services within its Office of Special Intelligence.

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VA Schedulers Failed to Fully Use Wait List Software Created in 2002

Ignored internal system at least once on 731 facilities probed.

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IBM Partners with Epic in Battle for Pentagon’s Multibillion-Dollar EHR Deal

Big blue and a leading EHR provider join forces to compete for the $11 billion Defense Department’s Healthcare Management Systems Modernization contract.

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Amazon takes up HealthCare.gov role

Adding AWS as a subcontractor is one piece of the plan to overhaul HealthCare.gov before the next open enrollment period.

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Survey Identifies Old IT Culprits As Top Barriers To More Open Government

Data sensitivity, a perceived lack of funding, and privacy concerns remain challenges to unleashing more government data.

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Amtrak Eyes Broadband Wi-Fi DC-Boston

Rollout will require a whole mess of access points.

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Computers Are Getting Better Than Humans Are at Facial Recognition

Technology could chip away at freedom of expression—including our "right to lie."

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A brief history of open data

From eight simple principles to today's vast ecosystem, here's what's happening -- and how to take full advantage.

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DHS Misses Congressional Due Date to Show That Port ID Cards Work

Assessment is in draft and awaiting TSA and Coast Guard sign-off, spokesman says.

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2 1/2 cheers for GSA, Donald Trump and the Old Post Office

Steve Kelman reflects on what the development deal says about procurement and politics.

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Hackers Compromise Database of South Koreans Who Work for the U.S. Military

Contact info, education history, work experience and Korean ID numbers may have been breached.

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DHS Shifts Nuclear-Screening Focus to 'High-Risk' Cargo

A new international standard known as “ISO 37120” lays out 46 performance measures.

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When Federal CIOs and Hiring Staff Work Together for IT Talent

Fostering that relationship will be one topic at this year’s CIO Council Boot Camp.