Digital Government

Who makes how much at DOD?

The Conversation: FCW's reporters and editors respond to your comments.

Emerging Tech

Get Ready for Mobile Only

More government Web services may be launched without a browser-based option

Digital Government

Is There Such Thing as Too Much Evidence?

Assembling the case against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev won't be as simple as it appears from the news.

Digital Government

How the Smithsonian Cut Fleet Oil Consumption by 44 Percent

The institution’s 1,500 vehicles are used for law enforcement, bus service, animal transport and more.

Digital Government

Pentagon Finally Gets Around to Clarifying the CIO Role

Memo gives position considerable sway over the services’ IT budgets.

Digital Government

Health IT Salaries Lag Behind Most IT Fields

Managers earn higher base pay, but receive smaller bonuses than other IT manager.

People

How to spot a data scientist

The hottest job in tech has vague definitions, but the skills and aptitudes needed are clear. What does the future hold for this rapidly emerging field?

Digital Government

Tech measures in healthcare law come under GOP scrutiny

Republicans are turning their attention to the provision of the healthcare reform law that requires the establishment of online health insurance exchanges.

Digital Government

Poor Mental Health Is a ‘Signature Scar’ of Afghanistan and Iraq Wars

Veterans of those conflicts could require long-term care, according to Defense health surveillance report.

Modernization

3D Printing Chocolate Is a Cool Idea, and Someone Is Trying to Patent It

Observers fear that the young and rapidly growing field of 3D printing could fall into a trap of lawsuits and hefty license fees.

Digital Government

The Bird Flu Has Spread Beyond China, and It's 'One of the Most Lethal' Ever

Previously reported cases had been contained to a relative few hotspots.

Cybersecurity

China’s Huawei Bails on the United States

The giant network equipment manufacturer has been repeatedly accused of threatening U.S. National Security.

Digital Government

... but there IS an 'i' in 'data scientist'

Do data scientists deserve recognition themselves, or just as part of a team?

People

Burwell confirmed for OMB

Burwell takes the reins at OMB as the administration attempts to sell its fiscal 2014 budget on Capitol Hill.

Digital Government

Big dip coming for big data, and that's a good thing

If the usual curve holds, big data is about to lose a lot of its luster, but Kieran Taylor explains that its advocates need not worry.

Emerging Tech

Why NASA Is Firing Cell Phones Into Space

What Android phones in orbit could mean for the future of satellite tech.

Modernization

Good Timing: Twitter Will Soon Release a Two-Step Security Solution

A hack on Tuesday reported to the world that the White House had been bombed and President Obama injured.

People

Metzenbaum leaving OMB

The point person for Obama's performance management agenda is returning to Boston, according to published reports.