Digital Government

China, East Asia Most Vulnerable to a Superflu

Large-scale outbreak could begin near coastal Chinese regions.

Digital Government

Are You More Productive With a Tablet?

Should agencies issue the portable computers or support BYOD?

Digital Government

Mapping the Growth of OpenStreetMap

Looking back over the history of the crowdsourced digital street map, a familiar pattern emerges.

Digital Government

State Department Awards Website Where Nukes Meet Pop Culture

A graduate student this month won a prize for her website, Bombshelltoe.com

Digital Government

Open Data is a '21st Century Natural Resource'

Canadian lawmaker Tony Clement is at the forefront of the country's most important IT reforms.

Digital Government

Pentagon to Field Additional Ballistic Missile Interceptors in Alaska

The 14 new interceptors at Fort Greely in Alaska and a planned radar installation in Japan are intended to counter the missile danger posed by North Korea.

Digital Government

Bipartisan Team Introduces FOIA Reform

The bill would mandate a common online portal for all government FOIA requests.

Digital Government

A Brief History of Applause, the 'Big Data' of the Ancient World

Once, people measured their leaders -- and themselves -- one clap at a time.

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George W. Bush White House Website Frozen in Time

The 1996 election also interesting for website design historians.

Digital Government

Which agencies let their scientists speak freely?

The Union of Concerned Scientists finds that policies at some agencies inhibit the freedom of scientists to express opinions.

Digital Government

Telework Bans Don't Address the Problem

Yahoo and Best Buy could learn from the best telework example out there: the federal government.

Digital Government

John Podesta Channels Rand Paul to Undercut Obama on Drone Warfare

Liberal ally says Americans can't be "kept in the dark" any longer on targeted killings.

Digital Government

Senate breaks with no continuing resolution

Measure to freeze federal hiring fails; dozens of other amendments remain to be considered as clock ticks toward possible government shutdown.

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Obama Says Iran Is a Year Away from a Nuke

The President tried to reassure Israelis that the need for a preemptive strike against is still a long way off.

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GSA's Davie 'happy to be back'

Serving as acting FAS commissioner was 'exhilarating,' she says, and provided good perspective.

Digital Government

Fairly reporting the sequester

The Conversation: FCW's reporters and editors respond to your comments.

Digital Government

Of policy and petabytes: Shaping the use of big data

The future of big data is wide open, but policies and regulations may soon set its course. <br><br> <strong>Plus:</strong> The potential liabilities of lacking policies ... where policies come from ... the role of privacy.

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The A-Bomb and the F-35 Debacle

The aircraft will cost 15 times atomic bomb development, after adjusting for inflation.