Ideas
Can the U.S. Government Get Its DATA Act Together?
The full promise of the DATA Act won’t be realized anytime soon. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
Digital Government
A Snowden Journalist Is Going to Work for the Government
Ashkan Soltani will be the new chief technologist for the FTC.
Digital Government
VA Introduces 'Google-like' Medical Record Search Functions
The new user interface includes patient “newsfeed."
Digital Government
IRS Agrees It Wastes Money on Software -- But Not That Much
Agency CTO disputes IG findings but agrees to manage licenses better.
Digital Government
Hanford Waste Contractors Refuse to Cooperate with IG
Sen. McCaskill slams stonewalling.
Digital Government
Could FOIA work on a Data Act model?
FOIA officers could save money and time by releasing certain types of frequently requested material in a machine readable format, like the disclosure of payment information under the Data Act.
Cybersecurity
Here’s Everything a Hacker Can Learn About You from Coffee Shop Wi-Fi
Over public networks, the barrier to your personal details is pretty darn low.
Digital Government
Where in the World Does the Internet ‘Sleep?’
A peek at the global rhythm of Internet usage.
Modernization
FTC's newest techie, a NOAA staffer indictment and more bad news for USIS
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
CDM-FedRAMP union not on the calendar... yet
The structure of continuous diagnostics and mitigation services complicates coupling the process to FedRAMP.
Modernization
FAA seeks digital tool to aid investigations
The FAA wants to buy a commercial off-the-shelf forensic case management software tool.
Modernization
Workforce, infrastructure and avoiding future crashes: Q&A with Greg Ambrose
FCW sat down recently for an exclusive interview with Greg Ambrose, the State Department's director of consular systems and technology, who talked about how his office is trying to prevent a repeat of the malfunction its visa and passport database experienced July 20.
Emerging Tech
Feds Use New 3-D Printer to Create Bomb-Sniffing Artificial Dog Noses
Dog noses have about 50 times as many olfactory receptors as humans.
Cybersecurity
The Number of Industries Getting Classified Cyberthreat Tips from DHS Has Doubled Since July
The banking, chemical, water, information technology and transportation sectors all recently joined.
Modernization
Is the Chinese Government Hacking Every iPhone in the Country?
China has an estimated 100 million iPhone users, and all of them could be vulnerable
Digital Government
This Tech Giant Thinks Silicon Valley’s Diversity Problem is Overstated
He cites that demand for talent is so high, that any logical company will go anywhere to get it.
Modernization
Mobile Devices Will Transform How Government Fieldwork Gets Done
IPads and iPhones can do more than make field workers more efficient in creating reports and reducing paperwork.
Digital Government