Digital Government
It’s Hard to Ban GPS Stations in Russia That Don’t Exist
Many media outlets seem to be confusing the Global Positioning System with a NOAA system for monitoring earthquake activity.
Digital Government
Russia Aims to Ground the Pentagon's Satellites
In sanction return-fire, Russia is cutting off access to rocket-engine sales and cutting the lifespan of the International Space Station.
Digital Government
Defense Plans to Replace 19-Year-Old Retiree Pay System
Time to leave the COBOL-based application behind.
Digital Government
The mosaic effect and big data
Big data, inside government and out, is leading to a reconsideration of what is meant by privacy.
Digital Government
Computers See Your Face as a Child. Will They Recognize You as an Adult?
As facial recognition systems improve, they will get better at identifying people at different ages, even very young children.
Digital Government
A Breathalyzer That Can Diagnose Cancer
Breathprints can give doctors information that patients won't or can't offer.
Digital Government
Europe Will Let Its Citizens Edit Google Search Results for Their Names
Instead of a mere conduit for information, Google and its ilk should be considered “controllers” of personal data, the European Court of Justice said.
Digital Government
Change, technology and the federal workforce
From using data intelligently to adjusting to a younger workforce to training with a purpose, experts analyze the near-future of government.
Digital Government
Federal Managers Need Better Training in Data Analytics
Agencies aren't sufficiently preparing staff to make the most of the information at their fingertips.
Digital Government
NIH Launches $20 Billion Governmentwide IT Procurement
Contract covers everything from fax machines to genetic sequencing.
Digital Government
More Cyber Scholarships for Vets
Up to 12 awards in 2014-2015 season, (ISC)2 says.
Digital Government
Taking video analytics to the next level
The technology has become more common in the federal space and even in consumer settings, but it still has a long way to go.
Digital Government
It Took the VA Hospital in Phoenix 10 Years to Install an Electronic Waitlist System
The system was available and deployed elsewhere in the agency since 2001.
Digital Government
Not Everyone Loves the DATA Act
Some agency employees fear an added workload for the transparency cause.
Digital Government
Russia Mulls a Digital Iron Curtain
Moscow wants to clamp down on the once-freewheeling Russian Internet. Which country's example might it follow?
Digital Government
Agencies Can Drive the Next Wave of Digital Innovation
Four factors executives should consider when evaluating their technology plans.
Digital Government
Nominations Are Now Closed
Help us recognize feds who are applying technology in innovative ways to make government work better.
Digital Government
IT Reform Should Focus More on Outcomes Than Tactics, VanRoekel Says
Federal CIO releases 2014 PortfolioStat guidance.
Digital Government