Emerging Tech
White House Releases Climate Data Set, Challenges Developers to Use It
The first data set focuses on coastal flooding and sea level rise.
Digital Government
White House launches climate data website
The aggregation of climate info and tools is designed to help foster application development and entrepreneurial opportunities.
Digital Government
The Myth of the Science and Engineering Shortage
American students need to improve in math and science—but not because there's a surplus of jobs in those fields.
People
GSA launches 'digital incubator'
The agency's new 18F program is intended to work like a tech startup aimed at helping build federal Web services.
Emerging Tech
We Already Live in the Age of Robots—We Just Don’t Call Them That
We've been using ATMs and GPS for decades.
Digital Government
USGS unveils new Web presence, seeks feedback
The new site is part of a two-year effort to make the U.S. Geological Survey's online resources more accessible and user-friendly.
Digital Government
How Twitter Could Help Police Departments Predict Crime
Public Twitter data improved the predictions in metropolitan Chicago compared to historical comparisons, study finds.
Digital Government
What Federal IT Managers Are Doing Instead of Hiring
Hardware skills and IT procurement were the only two areas where IT leaders said they had adequate talent.
Cybersecurity
In search of buy-in for continuous monitoring
CDM is designed to provide a steady flow of security data that enables agencies to identify and mitigate cyber threats quickly and efficiently, but in some ways the technology is still in its infancy.
Cybersecurity
Target Could Face Federal Charges for Failing to Protect Customer Data From Hackers
FTC taking a hard look at the incident, former officials speculate.
Digital Government
China’s Secret Antisatellite Weapons Should Be on Everyone’s Radar
The Internet is making what governments do in space, like everywhere else, less mysterious.
Modernization
Is data center consolidation losing steam?
The federal government is lagging behind similar efforts in the private sector aimed at boosting security and saving money, says Brocade executive Anthony Robbins.
Emerging Tech
Here's How NASA Thinks Society Will Collapse
Too much inequality and too few natural resources could leave the West vulnerable to a Roman Empire-style fall.
People
CIOs focused on training
Sixty percent of those surveyed said training is the answer to squeezing more efficiency out of a reduced workforce.
Cybersecurity
Employee brings home thumb drive detailing 20,000 IRS colleagues
Government (U.S.) // United States
Digital Government
NSA 'Time Machine' Includes Spying on Americans' Phone Conversations
Program collects '100 percent' of an unnamed foreign country’s calls, including content from Americans abroad.
Digital Government
How Twitter Tracks the Flu
The social-media site can raise flags about the spread of the flu weeks before CDC data becomes available.
Digital Government
I’ll Pass on the Medical Grass to Treat PTSD
Sounds too much like street grass, which didn’t help.
Digital Government
Administration Calls for Program to Continously Probe Personnel
After Navy Yard Shooting, officials want to connect computer systems used for issuing security clearances and ID cards.
Digital Government