Digital Government
What Your Agency May Look Like in 2020
Will bulky buildings be a thing of the past?
Digital Government
NASA, NOAA chastised over testimony
Lawmaker finds agencies 'inconsiderate' during hearing on satellite coverage.
Digital Government
Google Is Starting a New Company to Monetize Life Extension and Disrupt the Death Space
The new firm Calico is using big data to determine what really extends life.
Digital Government
Here's Where You're Most Likely to Die From Air Pollution
A new NASA map of the planet lays out the depressing geographies of smog and premature death.
Digital Government
Senator Blasts Security Process That Cleared Navy Yard Shooter, Edward Snowden
Susan Collins, R-Maine, wants a 'thorough congressional investigation' of the clearance system.
Modernization
Postal Service eyes digital dollars
In its efforts to bolster a flagging bottom line, the USPS is exploring non-traditional services it could provide using its existing electronic and physical delivery infrastructure.
Cybersecurity
Mark Zuckerberg's Advice to the NSA: Communicate
Facebook learned the power of transparency the hard way. Now, it wants the government to benefit from its education.
Modernization
Apple CEO Not Interested in Cheap iPhones
Tim Cook says: Tech giant is not in the 'junk business.'
Digital Government
GSA encourages mobility to reduce real estate needs
Total Workplace program will modernize the federal workforce while reducing costs for office space and energy, GSA argues.
Digital Government
Congress wants answers on clearance for alleged Navy Yard killer
The congressional inquiry joins other investigations launched after the deadly shooting rampage.
Digital Government
GAO critiques NOAA satellite programs
Congressional hearing, new reports explore program-management challenges and the problems that launch delays could produce.
Digital Government
Procurement Sleight of Hand Gave Contractors Access to Naval Bases
Navy tapped government purchase cards, piggybacked on other contracts to acquire access control system.
Digital Government
A Ten Year Old Boy and the Navy Yard
Mourning innocent days and the victims of the senseless shooting this Monday.
Digital Government
Everyone Agrees It Should Be Easier to Say How Much the Government Spends
DATA Act's proposed common codes and data standards win broad praise.
Digital Government
One ID for Military Benefits, Bank Accounts -- and Movies?
NIST funds test of a single, secure login to access government forms and secure consumer sites.
Digital Government
Give Up Your Office Space, Federal Teleworkers
Effective mobility requires moving beyond real estate, CIO says.
People
Deadly shooting prompts examination of clearance process
Aaron Alexis, the assailant in a shooting rampage at the Navy Yard, had been awarded a security clearance despite a past that should have raised red flags. Now the DOD, the Navy and an independent board will examine the process by which the clearances are evaluated.
Digital Government
SEC taps analytics to predict risk
Predictive analytics could provide early identification of firms heading for trouble.
Cybersecurity