Digital Government

Can big data save agencies big bucks?

How advancements in big data can help federal agencies avoid duplication, redundancies and other budgetary challenges.

Emerging Tech

Could a $500 Gadget Have Prevented the Metro-North Tragedy?

Some want to see broader use of technology to control train speed.

People

A PortfolioStat progress report

The Office of Management and Budget launched PortfolioStat last year to help 26 major agencies identify and reduce duplicative IT investments. Here's how they’re doing.

Digital Government

A U.S. decline?

Steve Kelman assesses U.S. standing in Asia -- and finds we still have a great deal to lose.

Digital Government

The Federal Managers' Guide to Tech Trends in 2014

New tools and mandates are fueling unprecedented innovation in government, but they’re also creating new challenges.

Cybersecurity

Chinese pry open European networks with Syria tease

Government (Foreign) // Europe

Cybersecurity

L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center clients hit up for money

Financial Services // Healthcare and Public Health // California, United States

Digital Government

Commentary: Every Federal Agency Needs an Innovation Lab

Safe places to think and act outside the bureaucratic box.

Emerging Tech

Reagan Administration Emails Were the Dawn of Digital Transparency

The NSC's early email system expanded to the rest of the White House in 1986.

Digital Government

Marking Three Years of Telework Progress

Act requires agencies to establish expanded telework programs and notify all employees of their eligibility to telework.

Digital Government

What the First Income Taxes Tell Us About HealthCare.gov

A Q-and-A with tax policy professor Joseph Thorndike.

People

FAA regs render Forest Service drones flightless

The aircraft were bought six years ago to monitor marijuana fields, but can't get off the ground.

Digital Government

NSA Also Spies on Trolls, Orcs and Elves

The agency has infiltrated online games populated by mythical creatures.

Modernization

Obama wants agencies to push the Green Button

GSA, DOE and EPA are tasked with launching a pilot energy data exchange program at federal facilities within 120 days.

Acquisition

GAO: Take account of reverse-auction growth

GAO recommends issuing governmentwide guidance aimed at helping agencies maximize competition and savings when using reverse auctions.

People

DOD's Takai honors IT excellence

The Army Enterprise Email Migrations Team was a big winner in the DOD CIO awards.

Modernization

Wheeler postpones spectrum auction until IT is tested

The disastrous launch of HealthCare.gov looms as an object lesson on proving technology before it is deployed.

Cybersecurity

Eight Tech Giants Urge Obama and Congress to Curb NSA

Open letter says electronic surveillance needs to be restricted by law.

Digital Government

About 10 Percent of Obamacare Enrollment Files Have Errors

HHS has struggled to figure out the extent of HealthCare.gov’s back-end problems.

Cybersecurity

Leading tech firms seek stronger surveillance rules

Open letter urges Congress and the president to ensure U.S. surveillance efforts are "restricted by law, proportionate to the risks, transparent and subject to independent oversight."