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.

Cybersecurity

Brazilian hacktivists mistake NASA for NSA

Government (U.S.) // United States

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

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

Trusted ID programs garner $7 million in NIST grants

Five organizations working to develop and pilot identity protection and verification systems have earned a funding boost.