Digital Government

Change, technology and the federal workforce

From using data intelligently to adjusting to a younger workforce to training with a purpose, experts analyze the near-future of government.

Cybersecurity

Emails between patients and Catholic hospital system intercepted by hacker

Healthcare and Public Health // United States

Digital Government

Federal Managers Need Better Training in Data Analytics

Agencies aren't sufficiently preparing staff to make the most of the information at their fingertips.

Digital Government

NIH Launches $20 Billion Governmentwide IT Procurement

Contract covers everything from fax machines to genetic sequencing.

Cybersecurity

German iPhone Hackers Pledge to Fund Snowden

The Chaos Computer Club, or CCC, aims to promote technical research and social issues, including privacy.

Modernization

DISA director: Industry has a role in Pentagon cloud

While the Snowden and Manning leaks may have underlined the importance of the Joint Information Environment, it is unclear if they accelerated the timetable for completion.

Modernization

Will shared services disrupt competition?

As the government moves forward with a policy to promote the use of federal shared-service providers for financial management, industry leaders wonder what will happen to the marketplace.

Cybersecurity

Justice reassures ISPs on information-sharing

A DOJ white paper asserts that federal law does not preclude companies from providing aggregate data -- if that data contains no specific, detailed information on customers.

Emerging Tech

Why Google is Making a Big Deal Over a Little Solar Device

Gadgets called inverters are key to making usable solar energy, and Google wants them super small and cheap.

Emerging Tech

Science and Math Don't Have to Be Practical to Be Worthwhile

Even hard scientists and engineers sometimes care more about understanding than real-world applications.

Cybersecurity

DHS looking for a few good private-sector executives

TSA and CBP are now participating in the Loaned Executive Program, which brings private-sector executives into federal agencies for unpaid six-month assignments.

Digital Government

Taking video analytics to the next level

The technology has become more common in the federal space and even in consumer settings, but it still has a long way to go.

People

Projects that didn't make the Fed 100 cut

FCW's cartoonist muses on the federal efforts that probably aren't award-worthy.

Digital Government

It Took the VA Hospital in Phoenix 10 Years to Install an Electronic Waitlist System

The system was available and deployed elsewhere in the agency since 2001.