Digital Government
NASA's new view of asteroids
NASA is partnering with Slooh, which has a global network of web-connected telescopes, to engage citizen scientists in helping track asteroids that might pose a threat to Earth.
Digital Government
Is Your Manager Becoming Less Committed to Telework?
Some 45 percent surveyed perceive a waning commitment to flexibility from their employers.
Digital Government
Data.gov Turns Five
The public repository for government data sets is nimble because it’s had to be.
Digital Government
The House Science Committee Has Held More Hearings on Aliens Than on Climate Change
Debate about Earth's atmosphere isn't as fun as speculating on the atmospheres of other planets.
Digital Government
FITARA in play in House defense bill
The House is revisiting IT reform as part of the annual Pentagon policy measure, but it's not clear if the Senate will play ball.
Digital Government
Personnel Reform and Better Technology Are Intrinsically Linked
It isn't enough to ask employees to do more with less -- they must do things differently.
Digital Government
Accused Proliferator May Try to Build Ballistic-Missile Parts
Newly uncovered information suggests Chinese businessman Li Fangwei has obtained substantial stakes in a number of sensitive enterprises.
Digital Government
New Mexico Sees 'Imminent' Danger From Nuclear-Waste Barrels
New Mexico Environment Secretary Ryan Flynn gave Los Alamos National Laboratory until Wednesday to propose steps for locking down the barrels.
Digital Government
Paper Medical Records Are Vanishing Into the Cloud
Going in for a checkup with your physician? You'll probably see a screen, too.
Digital Government
Women Are Still Scarce in IT Leadership Roles
Researchers expect a decline in female CIOs will reverse in coming years.
Digital Government
AT&T Promises to Protect Net Neutrality—If It Gets to Buy DirecTV
The telecom giant appears to have learned from its failed bid for T-Mobile.
Digital Government
The NSA Is Listening to Every Phone Call in the Bahamas
Analysts are spying on virtually all cellphones in a Caribbean nation that poses 'little to no threat' to Americans.
Digital Government
Innovating in Government Is Harder Than It Looks
"It’s something we’re not set up to do effectively."
Digital Government
Wanted: Bold Leaders Who’ve Taken Risks to Make Government Work Better
We know they’re out there; help us find them.
Digital Government
Auditors Fault Pentagon Sorting of Biggest Bioweapon Threats
DoD rules require the agency each year to revisit its list of top biological-weapon threats.
Digital Government
Former NSA Director: Big Data Is the Future
NSA’s only failure was letting Snowden breach its data, Keith Alexander says.
Digital Government
In the Next Big Data Breach, Crowdsourcing Could Find the Culprits
Personal finance app Billguard hopes to address financial data theft.
Digital Government
These Teenage Girls Are Ready to Change the Male-Dominated Aerospace Industry
Currently, only 24 percent of aerospace professionals are women.
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