Digital Government
Top tech official calls for new panel to help liberate government data
CTO Todd Park seeks to spur data-driven apps in energy, education, safety and nonprofits.
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Big data can save health care--but at what cost to privacy?
Medical research would benefit greatly from massive, publicly shared sets of patient information.
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Pakistan says U.S. drone killed 10 militants
U.S. shows no signs of winding down covert CIA program.
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More than a million fake parts suspected in defense supply system
Senate probe reveals counterfeit electronics are widespread
Digital Government
Evidence-based budgeting: Everything old is new again
Steve Kelman charts the history of evidence-based budgeting.
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NASA moves to protect lunar history
A guideline document seeks to protect Apollo landing sites from harm.
Digital Government
OMB exaggerated 25-point plan performance, GAO says
Federal CIO says the disagreement is a matter of ‘scoping.’
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TSA eyes iPads and iPhones for mobile computing
Agency plans to spend up to $3 million for Apple products.
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Gwynne Kostin to lead new innovation center in digital strategy
Gwynne Kostin will take on a key role in the new innovation center created under Federal CIO Steve VanRoekel's digital strategy.
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Defense-VA electronic health record cost pegged at $4 billion
Deployment planned in stages from 2014 through 2017.
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Navy rolls out 4G network on three ships
The move, a first, portends new uses of tablets on vessels.
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Defense-VA disability evaluation system still broken, Senators charge
VA plans upgrade next month to key tracking system.
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Pentagon enlists scientists to build intel-decoding software
DARPA wants technology that can ‘see through language.’
Digital Government
Federal officials, Hill committees probe Facebook IPO
House and Senate panels join SEC, others, in launching investigations.
Digital Government
White House seeks ‘badass innovators’
Fellows will spend six months to one year on five major technology projects.
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VA DOD joint record to be deployed from 2014 to 2017
Even after the Veterans Affairs-Defense new joint integrated health record system begins rolling out in 2014, many functionalities will still need to be migrated to the new system, according to a senior VA official.
Digital Government
Hopes dim for bipartisan cybersecurity legislation
Two Senate bills are stalled while compromise seems unlikely.
Digital Government
Researcher: Alleged breach of dating site shows flaws in military’s social media policies
Guidelines called inadequate to safeguard sensitive data that soldiers share online.
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White House launches federal digital strategy
Plan aims to make government info mobile friendly.
Digital Government