Digital Government

McClure leaving GSA

Longtime IT leader and 2012 Eagle award winner will retire effective May 31.

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GSA's Dave McClure to Retire

The associate administrator of the General Services Administration's Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies was a leader in key initiatives.

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Watch a Congressional Candidate Shoot Down a 'Government Drone'

House contender Matt Rosendale of Montana wants Big Brother out of his airspace.

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Your Photo Could Be Included in the FBI’s New Facial Recognition Database

The database, known as Next Generation Identification, will for the first time combine criminal and noncriminal records.

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When Your Hearing Aid Is an iPhone

A company is trying to remove the social stigma associated with hearing loss.

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Should every agency have an IG?

GAO says there are better alternatives for effective oversight of small agencies. Inspectors general, unsurprisingly, take a different view.

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In-flight Wi-Fi for Con Air

The Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System is bringing broadband to its planes.

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The Electronic-Medical-Records Email of the Day, No. 1

'Just as cars are not all the same, Electronic Medical Records vary greatly...'

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Repurposing Old Drones to Bring Wi-Fi to War Fighters

DARPA’s turning unmanned aerial vehicles into very mobile hotspots.

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Algorithm May Enable Common X-Rays to Identify Tiny Amounts of Uranium and Plutonium

The code is based on a close examination of how radiation passes through various substances.

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Why Nobody Can Tell Whether the World’s Biggest Quantum Computer Is a Quantum Computer

Scientists have been arguing for years about whether D-Wave’s device is really a quantum computer or not.

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Google Just Bought the Drone Company that Facebook Had Its Eye On

The drone maker will help Google with its "Project Loon" initiative, which looks to provide internet access to remote areas.

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Google Knew About Heartbleed and Didn’t Tell the Government

Companies may hesitate to cooperate with the feds after NSA surveillance revelations, ACLU technologist says.

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Boston Considers Banning Deadliest Pathogens From New Biolab

Downtown biodefense lab wants to study some of the world's deadliest disease agents.

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Heartbleed Delays Taxes in Canada

You may want to change your tax software password.

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Are Fed Promotions Merit-Based? Managers, Staff Disagree

Performance awards and innovation also elicit differing views, report finds.