Digital Government

Pentagon and Environmentalists Unite in Opposition to Proposed Power Line Route

Project threatens operations at White Sands Missile Range and riparian areas in Arizona, critics say.

Digital Government

VanRoekel: OMB has no role in approving energy-savings contracts

As lawmakers continue to try to make sense of a hold on an Energy Department project, the U.S. CIO's response at a hearing provokes more questions.

Digital Government

The Data Economy Is Much, Much Bigger Than You (and the Government) Think

The official statistics are wrong about the App Economy.

Digital Government

CBP data to aid maritime regulations

A data-sharing arrangement will help the Federal Maritime Commission keep a rein on cargo shippers.

Digital Government

PTO Lets Some Managers Telework Full-Time

Program follows a successful trial run with 100 volunteers.

Digital Government

Five Ways to Create a Data-Driven Culture in Government

How to train your organization to base decision-making on evidence.

Digital Government

Analysis: How America's Top Tech Companies Created the Surveillance State

Cozy relationships with government go back decades.

Digital Government

Don’t Be Alarmed By the Drone Blimps Hovering Over D.C.

They’re here to stop cruise missiles.

Digital Government

Your essential catch-up of the week's news

Data centers, Amazon's CIA deal and a Russian cyber-theft ring

Digital Government

History of the Atom Bomb Goes Online

Internal documents are full of fascinating tidbits.

Digital Government

White House Could Face Bipartisan Scorn if it Bucks IT Reform

The government will never get a fairer IT buying overhaul, a congressional technology leader warns.

Digital Government

NIST takes center stage in cyber legislation

NIST's work on a cyber framework is already underway. A new bill would give the institute statutory support for its executive-order duties.

Digital Government

How to Hack the System to Change Government

Jennifer Pahlka, government’s new deputy CTO, on pushing innovation in the federal context.

Digital Government

People Are Reading Fewer Marketing Emails Thanks to Gmail's New Inbox

The inbox automatically separates emails into several categories.

Digital Government

Video analytics, facial recognition and justice

The tools for extracting insight from video are rapidly improving, while high-profile cases are showcasing the value.

Digital Government

White House Touts Nearly $1.4 Billion in IT Savings

The U.S. CIO expects to save $2.5 Billion by overhauling how agencies buy IT commodities.

Digital Government

Amendment to Block NSA Data-Collection Loses by Thin Margin in House

The House later passed its overall $512 billion defense spending bill for fiscal 2014.

Digital Government

CIO Council offers social media privacy advice

A new report provides guidance for agency officials tasked with developing social media privacy policies.

Digital Government

Kepler space telescope overcomes latest challenge

With three of its four reaction wheels working, the scope can still be positioned with adequate precision, NASA says.

Digital Government

FBI Data Center Efficiency Program the Way of the Future?

A pilot effort in West Virginia may become a model across the Justice Department.