Digital Government

The forgotten mapmaker: Nokia has better maps than Apple and maybe even Google

It's impossible to create a perfect map, but that hasn't stopped Nokia from trying. Here, we go inside the company's neverending drive to create a digital copy of the world.

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Big ideas about big data could win prizes

NASA and other agencies are hosting a series of competitions to gain ideas regarding some challenges of big data.

Digital Government

Fed IT workers watch private-sector colleagues get raises

Government pay freeze especially tough for techs.

Digital Government

The VA mobile gadget management contract mystery

A tech company without a Web page.

Digital Government

Domestic security fusion centers draw fire

Programs generated ineffective intelligence reports and false leads, congressional probe finds.

Digital Government

Eleven tips for building a stronger cybersecurity workforce

Homeland Security task force releases recommendations.

Digital Government

Launch your movie career with a health IT short film and win $3,000

White House wants an ‘edgy’ video to promote electronic access to personal health information.

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Email Is getting harder because everything else is so much easier

Since the beginning of this year, several news sites have seen a significant drop in email shares.

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Start small to succeed with big data

A report from TechAmerica urges agencies to get started on big data initiatives, and offers guidance on how to make the efforts pay off.

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Senators challenge administration on layoff advice

The Obama administration's pledge to pay the legal fees of contractors who run into trouble for sequestration-related layoffs might not be legal.

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Texas paper chronicles veterans' drug overdose deaths

Autopsy reports and other records expose a hidden pattern of early deaths.

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Sandia's 'MegaDroid' connects 300,000 virtual mobile devices

Research project aims to develop tools to bolster security for smartphone networks.

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FDA goes after online pill pushers

While Internet suppliers have the potential to revolutionize access to medications, currently, these online companies are potentially unsafe or illegal 97 percent of the time.

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What Facebook is learning from your offline purchasing data

The social network's partnership with Datalogix is changing the way it advertises.