Digital Government

Who Wants a Nondeployable Helicopter?

Not the Army.

Digital Government

Are Tech Gadgets Killing Workplace Etiquette?

Majority of CIOs in new survey say they are.

Digital Government

Oversight leader blasts OPM for outdated IT tools

House subcommittee seeks answers as GAO report warns OPM is not 'improving or replacing the legacy systems that support retirement processing.'

Digital Government

How Much Do Automated License Plate Readers Know About You?

System lets law enforcement create a robust picture of your life and what you do.

Digital Government

Executive order makes open data the new normal

Under an executive order, civilian agencies must produce data in open, machine-readable form to promote public access and commercial use.

Digital Government

Auditors Tell Congress to Halt Maritime Worker Biometric ID Rules

Testing to ensure control over employee access to secure locations was flawed, GAO reports.

Digital Government

Commercial Radios Are Better, Cheaper Than JTRS, Army Official Says

That's good or bad news if you're a radio-making contractor.

Digital Government

VA Says it Deferred 2012 Bonuses for Some Health Execs

The deferrals are in addition to an earlier announcement cancelling bonuses in the department’s benefits arm.

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Hospital billing data release grabs headlines

The data set reveals a wide variance in hospital billings for similar services.

Digital Government

Commentary: The Diminishing Returns of Big-Data Campaigning

What if we were wrong about the Obama campaign’s technological advantage?

Digital Government

Key Lawmaker Wants to Ban VA Bonuses for Five Years

The department paid out $17 million in bonuses to senior executives from 2007 through 2011.

Digital Government

CIOs Say They Want Creative Employees, But Most Rate Their Own Staffs Poorly

Budget cuts and pay freezes are causing major problems in IT shops across government, survey shows.

Digital Government

Air Force Yanks 17 Officers From Nuclear Missile Launch Posts

The ICBM unit faces internal 'rot' and a state of 'crisis,' official says.

Digital Government

Getting to the Right Relationship Between Doctors and Drug Companies

There is a way to cultivate, not demonize, collaboration between physicians and pharma.

Digital Government

DHS CIO Departs After Long Leave of Absence

In goodbye message, Richard Spires acknowledges long tenure at the department. says he will miss colleagues.

Digital Government

After Boston, DHS to Install Beleaguered Student Visa ID System

The struggle to fuse databases containing details on foreign youths began a decade ago.