Digital Government

Stop Loose Nukes With Big Data and Crowdsourcing, Experts Urge

Defense Science Board says new technologies and a new strategy are needed to counter nuclear proliferation.

Digital Government

The Biggest Land Rush in the History of the Internet Starts on February 4

Get ready for .museum, .游戏 and .شبكة to join .gov, .com and your other favorite URL enders.

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Estimate Your Snow Day Savings Using the New Telework Toolkit

Agencies need not reinvent the wheel when it comes to measuring telework return on investment.

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Data collection up at ports of entry

CBP said it processed more than 360 million travelers at U.S. air, land and sea ports in fiscal 2013.

Digital Government

What makes Chinese students optimistic (and pessimistic) about the future of China?

Steve Kelman details what's really on his students' minds.

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Poll: Most Americans Oppose Sweeping Data Collection, Few Heard About Obama's Speech

Democrats, Republicans and independents are all souring on data sweeps, survey finds.

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The Future of the Army: Fewer Soldiers, More Robots, More 'Lethality'

If Google is doing it, DARPA is also doing it, but with more lethality.

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Hunting Licenses to Shoot at Drones: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Voters in Deer Trail, Colo., will decide on the initiative in April.

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Why Aren't Doctors More Tech-Savvy?

Email access, online scheduling, and electronic records would all make healthcare easier for patients. Here's why some doctors are still reluctant to modernize.

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NSA Reforms: What Will Change, And What Won't

Depending on who you ask, the changes Obama announced pave the way toward serious reform or are merely window dressing.

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Gates Tells Jon Stewart He 'Failed' on Joint Health Record

Could not overcome turf wars, the former Defense secretary says.

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Congress Tries to Curtail NSA Spying, Sort Of

Issue of eavesdropping on specific U.S. individuals’ communications is personal for Senators and House members.

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Education data could smooth financial aid applications

The latest big-data initiative encourages developers to create APIs to streamline the process of applying for college aid, among other activities.

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Experts Say HealthCare.gov Could Be Hacked

Security consulting firms have identified 20 weak points on the site.

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Video: State's new push to recruit citizen mappers

The MapGive project is crowdsourcing tasks to improve geodata for humanitarian efforts.