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.

Digital Government

IT Reform Bill Passes House

A similar bill is pending in the Senate.

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

More People Around the World Have Cellphones Than Ever Had Landlines

There are 6.8 billion cellphone subscriptions.

Modernization

The Largest Bitcoin Exchange Was Possibly the Target of a $350 Million Theft

Mt. Gox, the world's largest Bitcoin trading site has gone offline.