Digital Government
Lawsuit Says GSA Discriminates Against Blind Contractors
The System for Award Management is not handicapped accessible, the suit claims.
Digital Government
Video: Nanorobots That Hide in Your Blood Like Viruses Could Someday Fight Cancer
The new technology builds structural hangers out of genetic code to attach a fatty covering to the nanodevice.
Digital Government
GSA's Bev Godwin to Retire
The director of GSA’s Federal Citizen Information Center has been a champion of technology innovation.
Modernization
Facebook’s Mobile User Base Has Crossed the 1 Billion Threshold
Roughly 341 million people only use their mobile device to access Facebook.
Digital Government
INSCOM points toward greater use of open standards
The Intelligence and Security Command is the Army’s one-stop-shop for intelligence, and the platform for its recently deployed geospatial database runs on non-proprietary technology.
Acquisition
Industry, agencies talk small business obstacles
Programs aimed at cutting through the weeds of the procurement process can help, but many small vendors feel other federal efforts are stacked against them.
Digital Government
Feds Feeling Less Empowered to Innovate
Number who feel innovation is encouraged and rewarded continues to decline.
Modernization
TASC taps ‘first federal CIO’
Mark Forman joins the defense contractor as vice president for IT services and cloud initiatives.
Emerging Tech
Why Crowdfunding Is Set to Explode in Size Over the Next Few Years
The crowdsourcing market could hit around $17 billion globally by 2015, report predicts.
Cybersecurity
Which agencies reward innovation?
Federal workers lack confidence that their employers will support efforts at innovation, says a new report from the Partnership for Public Service.
Digital Government
Another amazing crowdsourcing app shakes up the world
GiveDirectly employs a simple idea – giving money directly to poor people – and uses technology to facilitate the transaction.
Acquisition
IBM gears up for Pentagon health push
With a major electronic health records procurement looming, IBM is growing its federal health IT footprint.
Emerging Tech
The RFP for the U-2 Spy Plane Was Just Two Pages Long
The acquisition shows how government contracting has changed and stayed the same.
Emerging Tech
How Going to Space Can Mess With Astronauts' Brains
A new study finds that deep-space travel could warp reaction time.
Emerging Tech
The Brutal Bust in Next-Generation Biofuels in One Chart
The U.S. government finally gets it: We won't be powering our cars with corncobs any time soon.
Digital Government
Former FCC Official to Head Cellphone Lobby
Meredith Attwell Baker will leave Comcast for the wireless group CTIA.
Digital Government
New Website Helps Vets Find Jobs, Employers Search Resumes
Employment center includes a “military skills translator” to help veterans create more effective resumes.
Modernization
What the Shift to Mobile Means for Blind News Consumers
The Internet is becoming more accessible, but it's mostly by accident.
Digital Government