People
Cloudy with a chance of furloughs at NOAA
Agency charged with watching the weather plans to shut down for four days during hurricane season.
Digital Government
Why NOAA-17 was put to sleep
The Conversation: FCW's reporters and editors respond to your comments.
Digital Government
We're One Step Closer to On-Demand Organ Transplants
Scientists say they have successfully "grown" a kidney in a laboratory environment and transplanted it back into a healthy animal.
Digital Government
A road map for oversight to come
House details committees' planned reviews and investigations of the executive branch this Congress.
Digital Government
Pain Rays and Robot Swarms: The Radical New War Games DoD Plays
An insider's look at why ethics, policy, and law matter to current and future warfare.
Digital Government
OMB reasserts its gatekeeper role between agencies and Congress
Memo stresses need for feds to clear all testimony and other legislative communications before heading to the Hill.
Digital Government
FDA Let Drugs Approved on Fraudulent Research Stay on the Market
To this day, some drugs remain on the market despite the FDA having no additional scientific evidence to back up the safety and efficacy of these drugs.
Digital Government
The SSA Employee Behind All the Great Data on Baby Name Popularity
Michael Shackleford was determined to avoid giving his child a common name.
Modernization
How to Save $1 Million Annually for Every 7,500 Email Users
Agencies are cutting energy consumption through cloud computing and data center consolidation.
Digital Government
DISA announces cloud progress, contract action
New framework in place to govern agency's mission as DOD's cloud broker.
Cybersecurity
House passes FISMA update, cyber training bills
Three bills now move to the Senate, where Homeland Security Chairman Carper will determine that chamber's strategy for cyber legislation.
Digital Government
How Boston Police Could Examine Videos From the Boston Bombing
Forensic video analysis remains a time-consuming, human task.
Modernization
Sprint Boston Network Operating in Wake of Marathon Bomb Blasts
Carrier did not receive any official requests to shut down network in area.
Emerging Tech
Social Media Plays Role in Response to Marathon Bombing
Events are unfolding on the ground and online.
Digital Government
Sketching the big picture on big data
Seventeen "big brains" from the public and private sectors offer definitions, challenges and more in new industry-funded report.
Digital Government
The Health IT Performance Challenge
Today’s regulatory landscape requires systems that incorporate sophisticated clinical decision support.
Emerging Tech
Your Itemized Federal Tax Receipt
How much did you invest in renewable energy research last year?
Modernization
Blame Your Mobile Provider and the US Government for Your Dropped Calls
The FCC's control of the airwaves is partially at fault for poor signals.
People
Shinseki: VA to move forward with electronic records
Veterans Affairs secretary assures senators that the VA will move forward on a joint electronic health records system, even as Pentagon officials are pausing to review their approach.
Digital Government