Digital Government

GSA's Dave McClure to Retire

The associate administrator of the General Services Administration's Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies was a leader in key initiatives.

Digital Government

Watch a Congressional Candidate Shoot Down a 'Government Drone'

House contender Matt Rosendale of Montana wants Big Brother out of his airspace.

Emerging Tech

The Obama Administration Is Taking Another Try at the Program That Funded Solyndra

Energy Department calls for applications for up to $4 billion in financing.

Digital Government

Your Photo Could Be Included in the FBI’s New Facial Recognition Database

The database, known as Next Generation Identification, will for the first time combine criminal and noncriminal records.

Digital Government

When Your Hearing Aid Is an iPhone

A company is trying to remove the social stigma associated with hearing loss.

Modernization

E-Filing Enables IRS to Issue Refunds Faster Despite Shutdown, Smaller Staff

A rise in computer tax filing helped the agency process more returns faster

Acquisition

DOD aims to improve procurement communications

Assistant Secretary for Acquisition Katrina McFarland tells industry that draft requirements could be shared earlier in the process.

Digital Government

Should every agency have an IG?

GAO says there are better alternatives for effective oversight of small agencies. Inspectors general, unsurprisingly, take a different view.

Digital Government

In-flight Wi-Fi for Con Air

The Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System is bringing broadband to its planes.

Emerging Tech

How Government Data Could Make College Cheaper

The Education Department is asking developers how they could use APIs to make college a better value for students.

Digital Government

The Electronic-Medical-Records Email of the Day, No. 1

'Just as cars are not all the same, Electronic Medical Records vary greatly...'

Modernization

Amazon and Google Are Battling to Dominate the Cloud -- and Amazon May Already Have Won

Whatever the endgame, it could take decades to reach. In the meantime, this is a fight that rewards scale.

Modernization

FirstNet leader D'Agostino resigns

The general manager's departure comes as the First Responder Network Authority is in the process of developing a business plan and expanding its staff.

Modernization

DARPA explores drone-powered Wi-Fi

Research agency's program would put hotspots in the air to bring broadband to troops in the field -- much as Google is looking to do for consumers with its Titan Aerospace acquisition.

People

DISA's Bennett shifts to private sector

Former deputy CTO joins Suss Consulting.

Emerging Tech

Get Ready to Pay for Things With Your Veins

Fingerprint scanners are so iPhone 5S. Up next: the geometry of the veins in your hands.

Emerging Tech

How to Generate Solar Power in the Dark

Meet 'photoswitches,' a breakthrough set of materials that act as their own batteries, absorbing energy and releasing it on demand.