Digital Government
Are Medicaid IT Systems the Weak Link in Detecting Improper Payments?
Only three out of 10 states had ways to evaluate their systems for detecting and preventing improper payments, according to the GAO report.
People
Clinton says she regrets not using .gov address
There are still lingering questions about the former secretary of State’s use of a private email address and server.
Modernization
Will Census be ready for Internet response in 2020?
The Census Bureau hasn't established a time frame for its cloud computing plans, including testing for scalability, security, and privacy protection, as well as determining a budget for cloud services.
Digital Government
Do Tech Companies Owe It to the Public to Cooperate With Surveillance?
Private firms have become uneasy about keeping tabs on customers, but they should put collective safety ahead of profit.
Digital Government
Wikipedia Is Suing NSA
"By tapping the backbone of the Internet, the NSA is straining the backbone of democracy.”
Digital Government
How not to drown in your agency's data
A new case study details the Education Department's efforts to get ahead of data disclosure challenges.
Modernization
CIA Is Trying to Hack Your iPhone
New Snowden documents reveal a decade-long CIA push to break Apple’s encryption protections.
Acquisition
DHS IG: S&T Directorate needs better contract oversight
The Science and Technology Directorate said it will have strengthened contracting documentation processes in place by summer.
Emerging Tech
Stop Hating on Graham’s Email Admission
Let’s bring back the Spice Girls, frosted hair tips and wide-legged jeans: It feels like 1995.
Emerging Tech
What's Stopping Startups From Contracting with the Government?
One D.C.-based company claims it can give startups access to the federal government in six months.
Digital Government
Census Needs to Straighten Out Plans for 2020 Internet Option, Watchdog Says
Five years before the Census is expected to implement its Internet-response tool, GAO has already noticed a handful of glaring blunders.
Digital Government
Why the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Has Eyes on the Arctic
NGA’s focus on the North Pole could allow the agency to go even more open source.
People
Tech jobs, FAA video and OPM recruitment roadmap
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
Applying for Federal Jobs? Uncle Sam’s Career Site To Get a Facelift
The Obama administration wants to make the notoriously creaky federal jobs portal more user friendly.
Digital Government
Video: Open Data in the UK
The sixth installment in our collaboration with Socrata's Open Data TV.
People
No-longer-acting Pentagon CIO holds forth
On his first full day as DOD's permanent CIO, Terry Halvorsen spoke with FCW about his push for hybrid data centers, the commercial cloud and cultivating trust with industry.
Digital Government
Clinton's printed emails a headache for archivists
Printed emails aren't searchable, don't retain all metadata and aren't necessarily threaded in a way that gives a chronological account of an exchange.
Digital Government