Digital Government

Where the innovation really happens

Cartoonist John Klossner peeks inside 18F.

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Weapons-Grade Uranium Not a Must for Nuclear Medicine, Dutch Figure Says

'It's not a matter of money,' Nederlof says. 'It's a matter of solving technical problems.'

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The World Cup Will Open With a Kick From a Brain-Controlled Exoskeleton

The goal is make exoskeletons commonplace, leaving wheelchairs rolling in the dust.

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3D Printing ... with Nutella

A device has found a way to incorporate different forms of 'ink' all in the same nozzle of existing printers.

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Should Federal Personnel Reform Start With IT?

Or do past project failures still have you reeling against any personnel reform?

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Federal Incentive Payments for EHRs to Doctors and Hospitals Edge $24 Billion

Lack of standards and interoperability hobbles exchange of health data.

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Former VA Health Chief Kizer Wants Secretary Job

Believes he can help the department mend.

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What the University of the Future Will Look Like

Tomorrow's higher-education institutions will be accessible, flexible, innovative and job-focused, emphasizing lifelong learning.

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The U.S. Army Says It Can Teleport Quantum Data Now, Too

This kind of tech has implications that extend beyond the battlefield.

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White House Comms from Down Under

Deal requires “Yankee White” clearance.

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Can social media make every civil servant an innovator?

Steve Kelman notes two examples where social media and big data are hinting at big wins for relatively little hassle.

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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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Survey: Up to 70 Percent of Government IT Staff Will Depart Within 5 Years

The top workforce challenge identified by CIOs was workforce planning.

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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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Army Boosts Value of IT Deal by $774 Million

Increases value of $5 billion, 2007 hardware and software contract.

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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.