Digital Government

NSA Creates 'CareerBuilder' for Spies

Slated for launch in the fall, the new website will include a job exploration tool for applicants and will enable them to upload unclassified text that can be sent into NSA's classified network.

Emerging Tech

Amazon Tests Out Robots That Might One Day Replace Warehouse Workers

The company hosted a competition over the weekend to find out if a robot could take the jobs of any of its many employees.

Digital Government

Government's Health Data Website Gets a Refresh

The site aims to make government health-related data sets more available to the public for analysis.

Modernization

Why Haven’t Researchers Built a Better Battery Yet?

Mobile devices could double their power, but researchers are focused on improving bigger batteries first.

Cybersecurity

You Can Now Protect Your Facebook Messages From Snooping Eyes

The social network has added another layer of security for the cautious: encrypted notification emails.

Digital Government

The Patriot Act Just Expired. Here’s What Happens to NSA Surveillance

Three of the law's controversial surveillance authorities have now expired. The two sides of the surveillance debate differ on what that means going forward.

Cybersecurity

Pro-ISIS Activists Take Over New York Healthcare Website

Healthcare and Public Health // United States

Digital Government

How government data is changing the way we understand health care

Physician utilization data from CMS gives developers the raw material to build tools that allow for the comparison of doctors on a number of criteria.

People

GSA taps Starinsky for acquisition institute

Melissa Starinsky was previously chancellor of the Veterans Affairs Acquisition Academy.

Modernization

HP, CSC targeted for data center support

DHS says the sole-source solicitations are necessary to maintain continuity of mission critical services.

People

USAJobs makeover is OPM's summer job this year

OPM plans to address problems with the federal job portal with an agile, continuous delivery approach this summer.

Modernization

A more efficient path to online accessibility

Karen Evans explains why a global accessibility standard is in everyone's interest -- and why agency CIOs should help push for it.

Cybersecurity

Are agencies really ready for the Internet of Things?

From storage to security, the risks are significant — but ignoring the IoT is not an option.

Cybersecurity

New Guidance Aims to Plug Peepholes in City Surveillance Systems

The preliminary guidelines address the personal data of individuals captured by traffic sensors, speed cameras and other Internet-connected government systems.

Digital Government

Nominate Tech Innovators for the Nextgov 2015 Bold Awards

It’s time to recognize the good work being done in government.

Digital Government

‘Data Geek’ Takes Reins as HHS CTO

Susannah Fox joins a CTO shop known for its active and forward-thinking leadership.

Modernization

Rethinking acquisition: Addressing the tectonic shift in telecom services

The General Services Administration is working hard to adapt to changing communications needs. Just don't call it a contract.

Acquisition

The urgency behind DOD's acquisition reform efforts

Better Buying Power 3.0 has a geostrategic urgency and emphasis on cybersecurity that was missing from earlier iterations.