Digital Government
Watchdog Questions HUD’s ‘Inconsistent’ IT Dashboard Data
Agency officials are still manually uploading information about the agency’s eight major IT projects to the IT Dashboard.
Digital Government
Video: Open the Books with Open Data
How data transparency saved money in Los Angeles.
Emerging Tech
Lawmaker Wants to Connect More Federal Buildings to the Internet of Things
Under the bill, the energy secretary would learn from smart buildings in the private sector, and apply those practices to federal buildings.
People
Council makes her case to take over tech at VA
LaVerne H. Council outlined her leadership style and plans to manage the VA's $4.2 billion in annual tech spending.
People
Air Force CIO describes requirements nightmare
Air Operations Centers form the cornerstone of the Air Force's command and control, but the service's top IT officer says an upgrade in AOC architecture has been anything but smooth.
Modernization
Make the cloud fit like a nice suit
Successful cloud acquisition requires agency officials to “do your homework on your system,” says NIST’s Michaela Iorga.
Digital Government
Twitter Data Shows Few Powerful Users Can Control the Conversation
A Twitter user at the 99th percentile for followers will have 50 times as many as the median Twitter user.
Modernization
It's about the customers, not the stakeholders
18F pioneer Greg Godbout proclaims that his "entire career in the federal government has been disappointing stakeholders, and I see that as leading the way to success."
Digital Government
NASA data aids Nepal earthquake recovery
Multiple NASA offices are involved in an effort to upload large amounts of data to a country where Internet bandwidth is limited.
Emerging Tech
DOD OKs 23 Cloud Solutions for Least Sensitive Data
DISA formalized its strategic decision, granting provisional authorizations to 23 cloud service offerings up to Impact Level 2.
Modernization
DISA cloud providers, DHS streamlining, a new IT management bill and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Launch Campaign of Intimidation against Iranian Expat Writer
Media // United States
Digital Government
Do We Need to Add an 'A' to STEM?
The House's education and the workforce committee want art and design included with science, technology, engineering and math.
Emerging Tech
Video: Inside Microsoft's HoloLens
Microsoft's holographic goggles could change the fields of genetics, engineering and paleontology.
Emerging Tech
DHS Scales Back License Plate-Tracking Surveillance
The new system, announced last month, will compile license plate records from "at least 25 states" instead of all states.
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence Is the Next Big Thing for Hedge Funds Seeking an Edge
A trading robot, developed by a team of academic roboticists, mathematicians and ex-bankers, is the brainchild of fledgling hedge fund Aidyia.
Digital Government
The Internet Mapmakers Helping Nepal
How "crisis mappers" activate after a catastrophe
Emerging Tech
What Capital Bikeshare’s Busiest Bike Says About Open Data
Capital Bikeshare releases a plethora of data about its bike fleet. Developers have done some surprising things with the data.
Cybersecurity