Digital Government

Questioned by Congress? Try to share the fun.

There is no place that people are more willing to share than at the witness table in front of a congressional committee.

Digital Government

Defense cuts will spur mergers, says incoming Lockheed Martin CEO

Consolidation among largest contractors would reduce competition, raise prices.

Digital Government

Grimm things happening at DOT

The Transportation Department is looking to capitalize on the renewed popularity of fairy tales.

Digital Government

Southwest video surveillance tech buy undergoes 11th-hour changes

Revisions indicate proposed camera systems will be judged on stricter performance criteria.

Digital Government

HHS readies for Facebook organ donation initiative

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg announced a new campaign for users to publish their organ donor status, an initiative expected to increase organ donations to the registries overseen by the Health and Human Services Department.

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Pentagon wants to build floating battlefield networks

The goal is to create wireless systems without cell towers or fiber-optic cable.

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BYOD catches CIOs off guard

Surveys suggest that federal employees are using personal devices at work, yet most agencies lack policies and tools for managing the risks involved.

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Lost in space: Pentagon wants help keeping track of satellites

Maintaining custody of objects in crowded orbits is a major challenge.

Digital Government

A Tech Evolutionary

Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel is remapping IT strategy for a government on the go.

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No one wants to pay for TSA's new baggage screeners

GAO finds lack of support around $50 billion security update.

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State Department to provide Mexican security agency with surveillance apparatus

Civil liberties advocates say the system could violate Americans’ privacy rights.

Digital Government

Wanted: Developers to quickly create virtual landscapes for missile tests

Graphical rendering of real-world terrain is time consuming and expensive.

Digital Government

Twitter value includes response

If an agency Tweets and nobody answers, did it matter?

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Navy seeks real-time data tool to detect threats at sea

The system would alert officers to unusual ship patterns.

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The real cybersecurity worry

Will agencies become cybersecurity Luddites by necessity?