Digital Government
Good Cheer to All
A note of gratitude for this digital pulpit – and the NextGov news pages.
Emerging Tech
How Astronauts Nearly Missed Taking the Iconic Earthrise Photo on Christmas Eve, 1968
New NASA video weaves together the audio recordings from inside the orbiter with illustrations and imagery.
Digital Government
Obamacare Deadline Extended Until Christmas Eve
Administration officials are allowing consumers who want Jan. 1 coverage more time, citing heavy traffic concerns.
Emerging Tech
DARPA Contest Lets Robots Compete to Save Humanity From Itself
Competition incentivizes technology that could save lives in disaster scenarios.
Acquisition
10 reports worth a second look
Among the most interesting Critical Read pieces FCW published in 2013 were ones covering the security clearance process, performance management and FISMA.
Digital Government
A fun party game for the holidays?
"Revolutionary Road" by Richard Yates contains a number of colloquial phrases that have all but disappeared from the language.
Digital Government
Most Scientific Research Data From the 1990s Is Lost Forever
Some of it was on floppy disks.
Modernization
Census Dropping BlackBerry, Will Outfit Surveyors with iPhones
The iPhone pilot is the first step to a bring-your-own-device strategy for Census surveyors.
Emerging Tech
Behold: The World's First Digitally Signed International Agreement
Diplomacy, by ID card.
Digital Government
VA Paperless Processing System Shut Down by Software Glitch Last Week
Problem with ratings decisions was fixed by Wednesday.
Emerging Tech
Video: Mistletoe Drone Floats Above San Francisco's Union Square
Can Christmas-themed drones turn around the technology's reputation as killing machines?
Digital Government
The wrong way to engage
John Klossner's take on managers' outreach to agency employees.
Digital Government
NSA Panel Member Recommends Increased Data Collection
Former CIA chief says controversial 'bulk' collection of data should be expanded to include email, and could prevent the next 9/11.
Digital Government
Obamacare Reaches Critical Enrollment Deadline
For people who want coverage on Jan. 1, today is their last chance to get it.
Modernization
The secrets of great teams
At USDA, a handful of IT leaders built a FedRAMP-certified cloud service -- ahead of schedule and under budget. Here's how they did it.
Cybersecurity
Inside the Black Market That Buys and Sells Target’s Stolen Credit Cards
The amount of information crooks can seize at shady online card-purchasing shops is terrifying.
People