Digital Government

China patterns: Universities, government and the Internet

The Chinese government hasn't forgotten Tiananmen Square Steve Kelman learns.

Digital Government

Limiting conference attendance fixes the wrong problem

Legislation that would restrict conferences is already having a chilling effect on government/industry communications, write FCW's Anne Armstrong.

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Obama administration plans to arm Italy's drones

Move could open the door for sales of drone technology to other allies.

Digital Government

DOD, Navy developing pirate-fighting apps

A new DOD-funded research project is targeting sea piracy with web-based apps.

Digital Government

SES members fed up with slackers

New poll reveals that SES members are generally happy with their role, not so much with their lazier colleagues.

Digital Government

Can Michael Daniel make a difference?

Howard Schmidt's successor will take over during the period when getting anything done in Washington is at its hardest: Just before an election.

Digital Government

UK researchers discover backdoor in American military chip

Glitch presents potential for a ‘large scale Stuxnet-type attack,’ paper says.

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Drone strike continues thanks to Obama's 'kill list'

A New York Times report raises questions about the Obama administration's list of terrorist targets.

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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.

Digital Government

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.

Digital Government

Pakistan says U.S. drone killed 10 militants

U.S. shows no signs of winding down covert CIA program.

Digital Government

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.

Digital Government

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.