Digital Government
High Ranking Military Health System Folks May Seek VA CIO Job
Position is one of the most influential tech positions in government.
Digital Government
Pentagon Takes Heat for Elevating Cyber Warrior Medal Above Other Honors
Distinguished Warfare Medal will have precedence over the Purple Heart and Bronze Star.
Digital Government
New GSA Offering Could Avert the Next Conference Scandal
Meetings management program vendors would ensure competitive pricing and report spending to GSA and watchdogs.
Digital Government
DOD takes first steps toward furloughs
A notice issued Feb. 20 formally starts the clock on implementing measures to save money that will be necessary under sequestration. Among them: Hundreds of thousands of DOD employees could be forced to take unpaid time off for at least the remainder of the fiscal year.
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How Republicans Are Looking to Close the Digital Divide Against Democrats
The GOP's leading wave of strategists offer advice on how to fix the party's technological woes.
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Most Government Techs Lose Sleep Over IT Security
Forty-six percent feel they have a better security position than they did last year.
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Survey: Feds believe analytics can save lives, money
New study finds hopes for big data are high, but questions remain about proving return on investment.
Digital Government
Is the CDC Wrong to Endorse Tamiflu?
The people clearly proven to be benefitting from the flu medication are its manufacturers.
Digital Government
Coming soon: The university of the internet
Massive open online courses could change almost everything about higher education. And they're coming faster than anyone expected, Steve Kelman finds.
Digital Government
Sequestration clock ticks down the final days
As the window narrows for government leaders to undo sequestration's automatic spending cuts, leaders are ramping up opposition to the measure and warning of the grave impact that the cuts would bring. But other groups are taking a different tack, suggesting that at least some of the cuts could be beneficial for the nation.
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Why does NOAA launch satellites?
The Conversation: Our responses to your questions and comments.
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No Existing Technology Can Ensure Drone Safety, GAO Official Says
Unmanned aircraft operations need more spectrum, could be hit by GPS jamming.
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How Rubber Cement Brought Down a $4.6 Million Drone
The stuff used for minor car repairs isn’t so great for affixing computer chips to aircraft.
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Why Some Scientists Aren't Happy About Obama's $3 Billion Brain Research Plan
Researchers say the project lacks clear goals and gobbles up money that could've gone to better studies.
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Why a Secret Court Won't Solve the Drone-Strike Problem
In our system, courts don't grant indulgences or offer absolution; they decide cases, and they don't advise the president.
Digital Government
Cybersecurity Order Neglects the Workforce
Directive makes little mention of the people who protect our computer systems.
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North Korea's Nuclear Negotiating Game Has It All Backwards
The rogue state says it wants to conduct one or two more nuclear tests.
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FAA Seeks Operators for Six Domestic Drone Test Sites
Texas lawmaker introduces bill to ensure privacy rights.
Digital Government
Veterans Affairs CIO Roger Baker Plans to Resign
The high-profile executive has not set his departure date beyond the near future.
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