Digital Government
Today's weather forecast, brought to you by China?
NOAA's best option for bridging its gap in polar orbiting satellite coverage may be to rely on Chinese data -- a solution that could create problems of its own.
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GSA Hopes Better Data Can Drive Travel and Conference Savings
Database ideas could also inform FOIA responses and green initiatives.
Digital Government
Anyone Can Take Pictures of You From a Satellite and There’s Nothing You Can Do About it
Changes in technologies raise questions about who is using satellite imagery and what are they using it for.
Digital Government
More bad news for DOD audit-readiness
The latest in a string of audits and reports critiquing DOD financial management shows deficiencies in the department's risk-management planning.
Digital Government
In-Q-Tel Investment Signals Intel Community Focus on Data Sharing
Deal with Socrata could help intelligence agencies share information more efficiently.
Digital Government
Find Out How Much Money Telework Is Saving Your Agency
New tool tracks return on investment for federal telework programs.
Digital Government
Are government-focused small businesses innovating?
Looking at Washington Technology's Fast 50 list, Steve Kelman wonders whether true creativity can be found in small government contractors.
Digital Government
How Lasers Will Give the U.S. East Coast Precise New Post-Sandy Maps
The survey will kickoff the most revolutionary American mapping project in a century.
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What Politicians Don't Tell You About Federal Employees
Meet 19 people who will make you rethink what government service is all about.
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Will Social Media Get Obama Off the Hook on Syria?
U.S. intel report relies heavily on messages from the public and on videos to overcome America's credibility problem.
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Spy Chief Volunteers Numbers on Court-Ordered Surveillance Targets
Numbers will be updated annually on Tumblr.
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The NSA Pays Some American Companies for Network Access
Companies who provide the agency access to their communications networks are often paid for their trouble.
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Can Twitter Chatter Get Obamacare Defunded?
Here’s why social media isn’t a good way to force action on Capitol Hill.
Digital Government
A New Approach to Archiving Government Email
‘Capstone’ addresses preservation and disposal.
Digital Government
Senior IT Staff Want to be Courted Before They Retire
Advanced planning will be critical for retaining more seasoned workers in federal IT and cybersecurity, where the vast majority of the workforce is over age 40.
Digital Government
Survey tracks rise of 4G LTE
4G LTE services are part of GSA's recent wireless BPAs.
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International pact helps NOAA mitigate satellite data loss
A five-year agreement between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites at least partially helps offset a potential gap in polar-orbiting weather satellite coverage.
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How New Zealand Banned Software Patents Without Violating International Law
The small country has declared that software isn't an invention in the first place.
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More Money Won’t Win the War on Cancer
A broken grant structure, turf wars, and an exodus of scientists for other professions are bigger barriers to progress than a lack of funding.
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