Emerging Tech
House Passes Bill to Put More FOIA Processing Online
The legislation would also require agencies to publish documents requested three times or more.
Modernization
The Bitcoin Industry Embraces What It Was Built to Avoid—Rules and Regulation
The crash of the prominent bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox is the latest sign that bitcoin needs to adopt some sort of oversight if it is going to survive and thrive.
People
DOD must mesh realignment with approaching budget battle
Current plans to trim Pentagon spending are clipping around the edges, and officials fear tougher choices will be hard for Congress to agree to.
Digital Government
Why Drugs Need Horseshoe Crab Blood for FDA Approval
Everyone who has had an injection in the U.S. has been protected by the blood of a forgettable sea creature.
Emerging Tech
Google Fears FCC's New Internet Powers
The Web giant's lobbyists are quietly fretting about a recent court ruling.
Digital Government
NOAA turns to industry for help in sharing its data
RFI seeks suggestions on how best to offer terabytes of weather data -- and to keep taxpayers from footing the bill.
Digital Government
Why Hong Kong is worth watching
Steve Kelman reports on the latest troubles in Hong Kong, and the larger concerns they could signal.
Acquisition
Two bills look to give small business an edge in contracting
Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves hopes that putting teeth in data reporting requirements will give smaller firms a better chance to compete for federal contracts.
Digital Government
White House issues policy guide for administrative data sharing
Detailed guidance spells out what agencies can do to overcome institutional barriers to using data through collaboration across programs and agencies.
Acquisition
House passes FITARA (again)
The IT acquisition bill, modified since it first went to the Senate in 2013, was approved by voice vote.
Emerging Tech
Government Knocks on BlackBerry Continue
The Interior IG’s office is switching to Apple and Android smartphones.
Digital Government
Acquisition in the crosshairs amid DOD restructuring
Frank Kendall, the Pentagon undersecretary in charge of acquisition, outlined some tentative plans to streamline acquisition rules, ideally before the fiscal 2015 defense funding bill.
Digital Government
Army Cancels High-Tech Combat Vehicle Project
Hagel chops buy of Littoral Combat Ships, questions survivability.
Digital Government
Pro tips for using big data
Ignore fads and focus on what the agency is looking to achieve, says Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board CIO Shawn Kingsberry.
Digital Government
Acquisition in the crosshairs amid DOD restructuring
"The idea is to simplify that so that we have a coherent body of law," says Frank Kendall, the Pentagon undersecretary in charge of acquisition.
Emerging Tech
Your Local TV News Station Would Like to Buy a Drone
A recent case in Connecticut is testing whether remote-controlled reporting could one day be a real option.
Cybersecurity
Report: Big data, cybersecurity intrinsically linked
Analysts see 'tremendous value' in data the government collects, but say infrastructure and policy prevent making the best use of it.
Digital Government
How Technology Will Topple the World's Biggest Drug Cartel
After El Chapo's capture, the nation's financial intelligence agency faces a key IT upgrade.
Modernization