Digital Government
Radiation Levels Spiked for Navy Responders to Japan Nuke Disaster, Report Says
Officials maintain the worst-case exposure for crew members was less than 25 percent of the annual radiation exposure from natural sources.
Digital Government
DHS Taps Contractors to Continue Supplying Biometric IDs
Temporary move comes as department reevaluates $103 million award to HP for developing iris and facial recognition credentials.
Digital Government
U.S. Ranks 8th in Citizen Satisfaction With Digital Government
Nonetheless, online services for Americans are the most mature in the world, researchers say.
Digital Government
FCC Moves to Revive Net-Neutrality Rules
The agency will try to protect access to Netflix, Google, and other websites.
Digital Government
NASA ups ante on crowdsourcing patents
NASA now has 35 patents on its Marblar page, where it invites the public to propose practical applications of the agency's technology.
Digital Government
Analysis: DHS Explores Mass Surveillance of Car Trips
The government wants a national database noting where license plates were spotted. Congress should regulate the runaway data-collection industry instead.
Digital Government
FCC plans new basis for old network neutrality rules
The goal is to provide a legal rationale that does not ban certain activities, but Republicans on the commission are skeptical.
Digital Government
Pentagon to Ask for More Cyber Spending in Next Budget
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said the department would focus more on intelligence gathering, reconnaissance.
Digital Government
U.S. ranks sixth in use of digital government
Singapore, Norway and the United Arab Emirates were the top three in Accenture’s digital government survey.
Digital Government
Energy Department to Approve Billions in Nuclear Backing
Nuclear power accounts for about 20 percent of the nation's electricity.
Digital Government
GSA offers prizes for travel data tool
The top three entries in the Travel Data Challenge will share $90,000 in prize money.
Digital Government
VA Needs to Embrace Tech-Savvy, Mobile Veterans
More than 30 percent of the agency's employees and half of its senior execs are eligible for retirement.
Digital Government
DISA Signs $40.5 Million Adobe Software Deal
Pact covers DISA, Army and Air Force.
Digital Government
Edward Snowden Just Got Yet Another New Job
University of Glasgow students elect the former NSA contractor to represent them as rector.
Digital Government
Under Fire, GOP Adjusts Fake Democratic Campaign Sites
NRCC changes the donation page to make it clearer who benefits from contributions.
Digital Government
Underground Plutonium Waste Plant Hit by Radiation Leak and Fire
Facility stores 3.2 million cubic feet of waste in salt caverns.
Digital Government
Map of the World key to full immersion in geospatial data
Advances in cloud computing, mobile technology, networking, data transfer and computing speed allow for immediate access to geospatial data, and the intelligence community is ready to put that data to use.
Digital Government
Women Fleeing Science, Tech Fields
Women make up nearly half of college students in these fields, but a third of them feel stalled after graduation.
Digital Government