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.
Ideas
Can Anyone Actually Use the Data Your Agency Has Opened?
Five tips for better government APIs.
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.
Cybersecurity
It Took Feds 13 Days to Unravel a TSP Cyber Hoax Perpetrated by... Feds
Documents acquired by Nextgov show how retirement fund officials scrambled to dissect a misguided Army cybersecurity exercise.
People
How to 'Pre-Stat' your IT
Managing complex federal IT projects requires not just the best development practices, but across-the-board engagement of agency leaders.
People
Census pushes electronic reporting for company survey
Moving elements of the economic census to the web is part of larger effort by the Census Bureau to move all data collection online.
Digital Government
Not Everyone Loves the DATA Act
Some agency employees fear an added workload for the transparency cause.
Modernization
GSA holds Demo Day for 18F
The General Services Administration's coming-out party for its 18F digital incubator showed off the program's multifaceted capabilities.
Modernization
Stat overflow?
Screening IT projects at the start could be a boon -- but it's got to be done right.
Emerging Tech
How Inkjet Printers Are Changing the Art of Counterfeit Money
Nearly 60 percent of the fake $88.7 million recouped last year was created using inkjet or laser printers.
Digital Government
Russia Mulls a Digital Iron Curtain
Moscow wants to clamp down on the once-freewheeling Russian Internet. Which country's example might it follow?
Cybersecurity