Digital Government
Nuclear Agency Faulted in Nonproliferation Cost Overruns
NNSA failed to analyze 'root causes' of program's expanding price tag, GAO says.
Digital Government
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.
Digital Government
Plutonium Leak Detected Near Underground Nuclear Waste Plant
The storage facility near Carlsbad, N.M., experienced a radiation leak and fire earlier this month.
Digital Government
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.
Digital Government
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.
Digital Government
Nuclear Site Project Official Fired After Airing Safety Concerns
'The Energy Department's overall safety culture is broken,' the government contractor says.
Digital Government
Pentagon to Detail Plans for Spectrum Auction
Fittingly, the news will be streamed live via the Pentagon Channel.
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