Emerging Tech

Smart Disclosure Makes Consumers Happier and Markets Better

Government should make data that aids consumers both open and searchable, report says.

People

Werfel selects senior leaders at IRS

New team draws from Veterans Affairs, the Government Accountability Office and the IRS' own Large Business and International Division.

People

Five FAS employees put on leave over Crystal City event

Ongoing investigations center on 2010 awards program that cost more than $250,000.

People

How to spot a young data scientist

John Klossner offers some advice on childhood vocational guidance.

People

Could clearance rules put whistleblowers at risk?

An effort to streamline security clearance applications through easier reciprocity could bring some unintended consequences.

Cybersecurity

TSA completes addition of privacy software to airport scanners

The days of revealing full-body scans that some called a 'digital strip search' are over.

Digital Government

A Good IT Intern Could Set You Back

Competition for tech talent is starting before entry-level positions.

Digital Government

Can Technology Pave the Road for Peace in the Middle East?

New investments in technology may eventually help Palestinians flourish, but obstacles still loom large.

People

Why the IRS dance video shouldn't be a scandal

Steve Kelman explains why federal employees having a good time are not necessarily wasting taxpayer money.

Modernization

Why Google Is Saying Adios to Some of Its Most Ardent App Developers

It’s too hard to pay developers in Argentina for Android apps, so Google isn’t going to anymore.

Cybersecurity

China Patches Cracks in the Great Firewall ahead of Tiananmen anniversary

Instead of censoring, Chinese users' search results are now scrubbed clean of all references to the 1989 protests.

Digital Government

Why We Shouldn't Rely on Smart Growth Incentives to Fix Sprawl

Study shows smart growth is encouraged by the incentives rather than coerced by new laws.

People

Pahlka on the power of code

What the new head of the Presidential Innovation Fellows program said in her 2012 TED talk.

People

Few feds prepared to recover from data loss

A survey finds that a great deal of federal data is at risk in the event of a natural disaster or terrorist act.

People

Adding performance and strategy to risk management

To meet VanRoekel's challenge, government must change the way it thinks about risk.

Cybersecurity

Australia: China-based computer stole diagrams of Aussie spy agency HQ

Government (Foreign) // Government Contractor // Australia

Digital Government

Americans: Furloughs Were So Last Month

Number of Google searches for ‘furlough’ has dipped since agencies finalized plans.