Digital Government
Get to Know a Chief Data Officer: Scott Shoup, FEMA
Nextgov sat down with five agency chief data officers across government. Read edited excerpts with Scott Shoup, chief data officer of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Cybersecurity
Medical Data Exposed As Another Blue Cross Insurer Succumbs to Hackers
Healthcare and Public Health // United States
Emerging Tech
Another Gender Equality Fail: Top Tech Execs Still Clueless About Women
Google chairman's gaffe seems more the tech industry standard than an isolated bout of ignorance.
Digital Government
UK, US Most Committed in G8 to Unleashing Data
A new ranking finds the United Kingdom most committed to a G8 Open Data Charter, with Canada and the United States tied for second place.
Emerging Tech
Can HP's 'Security-as-a-Service' Product Change How Agencies Secure Apps?
Government customers can use it to perform security assessments of new or existing application code, websites and end-to-end mobile app security testing through the cloud.
Cybersecurity
When Americans approve of government surveillance
A new survey finds broad support for certain types of electronic monitoring -- including keeping tabs on U.S. government leaders -- but the more people learn, the more their confidence in surveillance efforts wanes.
Digital Government
Senate looks at interoperability for electronic health records
Experts tell committee that business models, not technology, are the main obstacle to better sharing across systems.
Cybersecurity
McCaul readies cyber bill with added liability protections
The Homeland Security Committee chairman said the White House's proposal does not do enough to alleviate private-sector liability concerns.
Emerging Tech
The Space Suit You Could Be Wearing In a Few Years Is Being Designed in a Small Workshop in Brooklyn
Fashion and space flight have a long history together.
Digital Government
Donovan to Congress: Data Act implementation isn't free
The OMB director also asked House appropriators to boost funding for the U.S. Digital Service.
Emerging Tech
Watch New 3-D Printing Technique Create Intricate Objects From a Pool of Goo
Most existing consumer-grade 3D printers print in layers that fuse together to make the final object. Carbon3D takes a different approach.
Emerging Tech
FCC Chairman: 'No Secret Instructions' From Obama on Net Neutrality
Wheeler will testify Tuesday at the first of three high-profile congressional hearings on the agency's net-neutrality order.
Acquisition
SEWP V is live (sort of)
NASA is on track to launch the new acquisition contract in May, Program Manager Joanne Woytek said. But some of SEWP V's improvements have already been folded back into SEWP IV.
People
Who wants to be the .gov gatekeeper?
The General Services Administration is seeking input on plans to improve the registration and management system for government Web addresses.
Acquisition
SEWP: An acquisition pioneer is still going strong
Protests have delayed SEWP V, but industry experts say the contract vehicle offers agencies service and value that are hard to find.
Digital Government
Republicans Have Less Faith in the NSA than Democrats
And that’s probably good news for Rand Paul and Ted Cruz.
Cybersecurity
FBI’s Plan to Expand Hacking Power Advances Despite Privacy Fears
Google had warned that the rule change represents a “monumental” constitutional concern.
Digital Government
Coast Guard's Fingerprint System Used to Nab Terrorist Suspects is Flawed, OIG Says
Personnel on Coast Guard ships use handheld devices to collect intercepted persons' fingerprints and images of their faces, as part of the Biometrics at Sea System.
Cybersecurity