Digital Government

White House Seeks Feedback on Big Data and Privacy

The Office of Science and Technology Policy is hosting a series of events focused on the implications of big data analysis.

Digital Government

Lakota Nation Adopts Bitcoin Rival as Its Official Currency

'I think cryptocurrencies could be the new buffalo,' activist says.

Digital Government

Hodgkins: 'No more three-week funding cycles'

Tech industry lobbyist is upbeat about the way forward for federal IT, as outlined in the president’s fiscal 2015 budget.

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Exploiting the data revolution

Harnessing the era of big data means “overcoming the limitations of our minds,” which will lead to a transformed economy, says author and MIT scientist Andrew McAfee.

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Pentagon Aims to Boost Accuracy of Ballistic Missile Defenses

New investments would give missile defenses 'a high degree of confidence.'

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Defense Health Agency Wants More Money for IT Operations in 2015

Agency also wants $91.3 million in research funds for new electronic health record.

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How Google and the Feds Are Trying to Protect Your Drug Supply

The Internet giant is working with the government to fight illegal online pharmacies.

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Energy Dept. Seeks $8.3 Billion for 2015 Nuclear-Arsenal Work

Some $2.7 billion sought for aging U.S. warheads, including the B-61 gravity bomb.

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Yahoo Has Joined the War for Your Online Identity—About Half a Decade Too Late

For nearly half a decade, Yahoo has been giving away its most valuable asset to its rivals. Now it has decided that that must stop.

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Budget requests for science, research mostly flat

One big winner is likely to be NOAA, which is gearing up to launch new weather satellites in 2016-17.

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Air Force to Congress: Save the Space Fence

The proposal preserves development of new radars aimed at keeping vessels safe from deadly space trash.

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The Only Woman in the Computer Science Department

Irene Greif talks about being the first woman to get a Ph.D. in her field at MIT.

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Op-Ed: Unlocking the Economic Potential of Geospatial Data

Agency IT leaders need to make room on the Federal Geospatial Platform for those who most need the data: users.

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The FY15 budget: IT spending breakdown

The overall changes are modest compared to fiscal 2014, but many individual agency budgets see much larger swings.

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VA Seeks 5 Percent Boost in IT Funding

The department’s budget request includes $173 million for the paperless claims system.

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Pentagon Slashes Army Tactical Radio Buy

The department’s 2015 budget request also pares $800 million from space systems funding.