Digital Government
DHS defends acquisition plan for bioweapon detectors
Several auditors and lawmakers have urged the department to pause reassess its effort
Digital Government
Facebook knows how to trick you into voting
Peer-pressure on the social network drove 340,000 people to the polls in 2010, a new study has found.
Digital Government
Feds expect to shell out $20 billion for electronic health records
Flow of EHR incentive funds continues unabated.
Digital Government
Obama releases sequestration report
The White House has outlined plans for implementing $1.2 trillion in budget reductions across the federal government.
Digital Government
Commentary: IT is critical to preventing fraud and waste in austere times
Three lessons from Recovery.gov that should guide future transparency initiatives.
Digital Government
Homeland Security pays $46 million for counter-IED tools
A-T Solutions clinched a contract to aid the public and private sectors in stopping domestic bombings.
Digital Government
EADS, BAE deal could roil U.S. defense industry
The merger of European aerospace giants might spur consolidation among military contractors.
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Events for the week ahead
Census previews new ACS data, a House panel explores international technology transfer and David Wennergren speaks at an AFCEA luncheon.
Digital Government
Biggest federal crowdsourcing challenges aren’t technical
Organizational, political and legal difficulties hamper efforts, panelists say.
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App Developers and Physicist Nab Prestigious SAMMY Awards
Service to America Medals honor outstanding federal employees.
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State can’t track drone exports
Incomplete database risks releasing sensitive technology to adversaries.
Digital Government
General Services Administration will reorganize CIO shop
Move is aimed at improving the cost and performance of the agency’s IT portfolio.
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Aging activists draw attention to lax security in uranium storage complex
82-year-old nun and two others slip past security equipment.
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Study: On Facebook, voting is contagious
Large-scale study of more than 60 million users conducted during the November 2010 election finds social network has discernible effect on participation.
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Electromagnetic pulse could knock out U.S. power grid
EMPs triggered by weapon or space weather threaten electronics and communications, officials warn.
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Feds work one month less per year than private sector peers, study shows
Data is based on a survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Online-gambling bill stalled by tactical spat
After months of negotiations, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., appear to have come to an impasse
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Moondoggle: The forgotten opposition to the Apollo Program
For most of our lunar adventure, a majority of Americans did not support going to the moon. On the 50th anniversary of JFK's "We choose to go the moon" speech, we examine why.
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