Digital Government
Voting as an irrational act
Steve Kelman suggests that voting, objectively, makes little sense, especially when one has to wait hours for a moment in the voting booth. Yet millions of Americans do it anyway. Why?
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VA struggles to serve New York City veterans after Manhattan facility floods
Some calls to emergency numbers go unanswered.
Digital Government
Google iOS Maps app will be ready by 2013, if Apple will have it
It is unlikely, however, that Apple will accept the mapping app
Digital Government
Electronic filing simplifies review of Medicare payments
Providers have complained a paper-based process is burdensome.
Digital Government
Japan plans development of missile-tracking UAVs
Goal is to deploy drones in 2020.
Digital Government
Telework allows 70 percent productivity at PTO during Sandy
Was your agency also able to carry on during the storm?
Digital Government
Sandy shows storm-prediction progress
As bad as Sandy was, it could have been far worse. Advances in the government's prediction tools allowed early, accurate warning.
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New Jersey to allow voting by email (and fax) for residents displaced by Superstorm Sandy
Anyone displaced by the hurricane just got declared an overseas voter
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Dewatering SWAT Team has been pumping out more than an Olympic-size pool per minute
The Army Corps of Engineers team is overseeing pumps at six different sites
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Op-ed: Agencies are applying a 1 gigabit solution to a 10 gigabit security problem
Managing big data is key to identifying advanced threats in exploding network traffic.
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How much spectrum does a 3-year-old need?
The White House plan pits scientists (and public safety) against consumers.
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Veterans Affairs pushes telehealth expansion
Goal is to better manage chronic diseases.
Digital Government
Basic IT security amiss at IRS
IG report finds software patch management is lacking at IRS -- a problem experts say is all too common in large organizations.
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See the destruction of New Jersey's coastline on an interactive map
Aerial photos from NOAA of a devastated state
Digital Government
Charting agency big data progress
Although much of the federal government has lagged behind local governments and the private sector in pursuing big data solutions in earnest, a number of agencies have made headway.
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Six desks for every 10 workers of the future?
By 2020, U.S. organizations are projected to reduce office space by almost one-fifth.
Digital Government
How big data fights crime
The Memphis Police Department is using big data and some analysis tools to prevent crime -- an effort that holds lessons for federal agencies.
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