Management

From Sensors to Social Media: How Big Data Can Help You Lead

It’s time to embed analytics into every business decision.

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Analysis: Three IT Procurement Problems Worth Solving

If agencies want to tap the expertise of innovative tech startups, they have to fix the process for doing business with them.

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Storify: Nextgov's 2014 State of the Union Tweets

Relive the real-time updates of Obama's speech.

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Obama Establishes Big Data Privacy Panel as Part of NSA Reform

Podesta tapped to lead 'comprehensive review,' consider international norms.

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Edward Snowden and the Power of Cloud Computing

The gap between technology and the law grows wider, with no bridge in sight.

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What to Expect from Open Data in 2014

A leader in the still-maturing field predicts significant innovation in the coming year.

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Thanksgiving Turkey With All the Digital Stuffing

Federal apps, websites and social media channels will work through the holiday.

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How to Build an Effective Government Website

The Recovery Board staff knows a thing or two about creating a complex site for tracking disparate data. Come to Prime and learn how they did it.

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Feds Could Exploit Open Data Policies to Improve Management

At Nextgov Prime, we'll explore how agencies can take advantage of APIs to operate more effectively.

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If You Want to Follow Federal Technology News, This App is for You

The Nextgov iPhone app delivers news and more to mobile users.

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Social Media Provides a Wealth of Data for Unraveling Illicit Financing Schemes

For the first time, “socint” offers financial crimes analysts and investigators access to contemporaneous information.

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NASA Deputy Administrator Steps Down

Lori Garver leaves the space agency after five years.

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Miley Cyrus Fans Petition the White House for a New National Anthem

More than 300 people have signed on to replace "The Star-Spangled Banner" with "Party in the USA."

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Digital Innovations Help Deliver News Under Repressive Regimes

Broadcasting Board of Governors showcases tech to bypass foreign censors.

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Cosponsor.gov Lets You Upvote the Bills You Want Passed

It's the Facebook Like for legislation.

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Meet Jennifer Pahlka: She Wants to Reboot the Way You Work

The founder of Code for America will soon become the deputy U.S. chief technology officer.

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How Feds Fail

The way in which innovations miss the mark can be as important as how they succeed.

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Not All Data Are Equal

The government’s next job is to figure out which data is most valuable, reliable.