Digital Government
Consultant Lists DHS’ Most (and Least) Annoying Contracting Officers
GovTribe has produced scorecards for government acquisition staff.
Emerging Tech
Astronaut to Give UConn Commencement Speech From Space
University of Connecticut alum Rick Mastracchio will tell the engineering school's graduating seniors to reach for the stars.
Digital Government
Trying to Limit the Collection of Personal Data Would Be a Lost Cause
The government should focus instead on making sure that data does the least harm, a White House report says.
Emerging Tech
The World's First Bitcoin Bank Will Open This Summer
The people who brought you bitcoin ATMs are now looking to conquer bitcoin banking.
Digital Government
A Magic 8 Ball, Armed With Data
A new tool promises to harness the power of data to help us make better decisions.
Emerging Tech
OPM Innovation Lab Can't Say If It's Actually Helpful, GAO Finds
The two-year-old lab is prepping to launch several deep dive projects.
Cybersecurity
Feds Would Have a Hard Time Keeping Zero-Days Under Wraps
The White House has established an interagency process to vet the pros and cons of disclosing future vulnerabilities.
Emerging Tech
Want More Renewable Energy? Send in the Drones
Out in the desert it's hard to know when one solar panel among millions has failed. Unless you're a drone.
Digital Government
Congress to Feds: You're On the Hook for Spending Transparency
The DATA Act won’t live up to its potential if the executive branch doesn't live up to its responsibilities, lawmakers say.
Digital Government
The Data Act Is About to Shake Up Federal Operations
Following House passage late Monday, the bill that will require uniform spending data across the government heads to Obama for signature.
Emerging Tech
First Instrument Deemed Ready for NOAA’s Next-Gen Polar Orbiting Satellite
Its timely completion bodes well for the agency's $11 billion program to replace vital weather-monitoring spacecraft.
Emerging Tech
Why Driverless Cars Don't Require a Bunch of New Laws
A new report says the right regulatory framework may be closer than it appears.
Emerging Tech
GSA Wants Contractors to Sign on the Digital Line
The General Services Administration plans to award an agencywide digital signature contract in 2015.
Emerging Tech
The Forever Battery, Brought to You by Old-School Silicon Valley Technologists
A startup has invented an energy storage device that could take an entire neighborhood off the grid.
Emerging Tech
Is Space the Key to Bitcoin's Future?
A satellite-based plan to broadcast bitcoin data could make the digital currency safer and more accessible, advocates say.
Digital Government
Video: Nanorobots That Hide in Your Blood Like Viruses Could Someday Fight Cancer
The new technology builds structural hangers out of genetic code to attach a fatty covering to the nanodevice.
Digital Government
GSA's Bev Godwin to Retire
The director of GSA’s Federal Citizen Information Center has been a champion of technology innovation.
Emerging Tech
Why Crowdfunding Is Set to Explode in Size Over the Next Few Years
The crowdsourcing market could hit around $17 billion globally by 2015, report predicts.
Emerging Tech
The RFP for the U-2 Spy Plane Was Just Two Pages Long
The acquisition shows how government contracting has changed and stayed the same.
Emerging Tech