Digital Government
Big data can Moneyball government services
By standardizing more of its data and sharing it more widely, the federal government could deliver service more efficiently and cut costs.
Digital Government
VA's disability claims backlog pushes 900,000
The Veterans Affairs Department has experienced a 48 percent increase in claims since 2008.
Digital Government
Senator wants approvals for conference spending
Under a forthcoming bill, a senior agency official would have to give approval for any conference costing more than $200,000.
Digital Government
DHS field agents to transition to mobile devices within 5 years
Homeland Security Department CIO Richard Spires outlined plans for upgrading law enforcement technologies and systems at the department.
Digital Government
EPA passes new fracking rules
Natural gas companies can keep drilling per usual, say the Environmental Protection Agency's new rules for hydraulic fracturing or, as everybody who's not a government employee refers to it, "fracking."
Digital Government
Iran seeks partners to bolster its Internet firewall, ramp up censorship
Documents show the information ministry is inviting companies to describe their censorship software and 'suggest frameworks for cooperation.'
Digital Government
Audit finds shortcomings in how FDA manages IT investments
The Food and Drug Administration has an IT investment budget of about $400 million a year that needs to be managed better, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.
Digital Government
IRS cautioned not to give up legacy e-file system yet
The Internal Revenue Service is in the final phase of transitioning to its Modernized e-File system, but recent performance problems suggest it should not give up its legacy system yet, according to a new audit.
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Eurozone crisis, luxury consumption
Is Europe's economy affecting luxury spending?
Digital Government
Issa scolds IG about slow reporting
Issa's oversight committee regularly receives updates from IGs, but not from GSA IG Miller regarding his investigation of the lavish Western Regions Conference.
Digital Government
The mind reader from Maryland
Martha Johnson, the General Services Administration's former chief, testified about the infamous 2010 Western Regions Conference April 16, and, for one congressman, her face said everything she was thinking.
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