Digital Government

Contractors sent to prison for fraud scheme

The fraudulent bidding involved IT contracts at the Environmental Protection Agency, Homeland Security Department, General Services Administration and Agriculture Department.

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DARPA seeks innovative ways to make sense of data

If big data represents the search for a needle in a haystack, DARPA aims to develop technology that explains why the needle is in the stack in the first place.

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New Group Looks to Defend Nuclear Arsenal

But it's not taking a position on modernization -- not yet, anyway.

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Report: Government might expand NSA's database

Pending lawsuits could prompt agency to preserve meta data far longer than planned.

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Half of feds consider looking for jobs outside government

Survey finds widespread frustration over pay, furloughs and general dysfunction.

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Increased disclosure? Or an obstacle for EPA?

Debate over regulatory transparency raises questions of both privacy and process.

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Commentary: Welcome to Algorithmic Prison

The use of Big Data to to profile citizens is subtly, silently constraining their freedom.

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Hackers Endanger Refugees, Snap Selfies and Bug Expats

Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.

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Wikipedia Is a Massively Popular (Yet Untested) Doctor

Nearly three-fourths of Internet users look up health information online. Wikipedia wants to make sure they're not misled.

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Nuclear Agency Faulted in Nonproliferation Cost Overruns

NNSA failed to analyze 'root causes' of program's expanding price tag, GAO says.

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The Mental Health Toll of the Long Wars

Almost a million troops who served in Afghanistan or Iraq have been diagnosed with at least one psychological disorder.

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Plutonium Leak Detected Near Underground Nuclear Waste Plant

The storage facility near Carlsbad, N.M., experienced a radiation leak and fire earlier this month.

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How Government Data Is Fueling a New Economy

Entrepreneurs tell us what’s working and what isn’t in the drive to open up government data.

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The Obamacare Enrollment Crash Is Coming

They've been counting everyone who chooses an insurance policy under the law, even those who haven't paid for it.

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Nuclear Site Project Official Fired After Airing Safety Concerns

'The Energy Department's overall safety culture is broken,' the government contractor says.

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Pentagon to Detail Plans for Spectrum Auction

Fittingly, the news will be streamed live via the Pentagon Channel.