Digital Government
Study: Google Searches Reveal Mental Health Patterns
Search terms implied that people are 24 percent less likely to consider suicide in the summer, among other seasonal fluctuations that may be useful in epidemiology for illnesses that are difficult to track.
People
Cleared for takeoff: How pilot projects fast-track mobile tech
Pentagon officials are testing new technologies -- and bypassing budgetary red tape -- to learn what works best.
Modernization
Streetview Hack of the Day: Animate Segments of the Road
A new site lets you turn any stretch of Streetviewed road into a hyperlapse, a timelapse with a mobile camera.
Modernization
'Mobile' Computing No Longer Exists
Industry developments are blurring computing lines.
Digital Government
The Real Data Center Revolution
Server farms as they now exist are not sustainable in an increasingly networked world.
People
CIO wanted at FEMA
The situation with DHS CIO Richard Spires remains unclear, but meanwhile one of the department's agencies needs a hand.
Digital Government
A media double standard?
After encountering a problem with some commercial tax-preparation software, Steve Kelman wonders how the media would have reacted to the same thing happening with a government product.
Digital Government
Senior Execs Have a Rosier View of Their Jobs
Survey shows gaps in how top managers and rank-and-file employees view their work.
Emerging Tech
Bitcoin Crash Shows Why It's Not Really a Currency
The system encourages hoarding, which is not a great thing for an economy.
Cybersecurity
Digital certificates taken from gaming developers are not fun for aerospace industry
Defense Industrial Base // Manufacturing // Social Media // Transportation // South Korea; Japan; U.S.; China
Digital Government
There’s a Word for VA’s Paperless Claims System
For some employees, VBMess is now shorthand for the Veterans Benefits Management System.
Digital Government
2014 Budget Invests in IT Workforce
Goals include identifying specific skills gaps in mission critical occupations like IT and cybersecurity, modifying the federal personnel system, addressing the pending retirement wave and expanding telework programs.
Cybersecurity
State Department Looks After the Next Cyber Threat: Africa
Developing economies viewed as menace to themselves online with little security infrastructure.
Digital Government
Despite cuts, NASA has big plans for exploration and IT
Overall funding request is down, but key programs see significant bumps in Obama's budget request.
Digital Government
DOD budget includes boosts for cyber, future priorities
After months of talk about massive cuts, Obama's request for the Pentagon represents only a slight decrease from Fiscal 2012 funding.
Digital Government
Is a 1 Percent Pay Increase Enough?
Modest boost would come as IT workers watch their private sector peers get bigger raises.
Digital Government
Obama Seeks Slight Increase in Tech Spending for Fiscal 2014
The president’s proposed budget includes a 2 percent hike for IT.
Digital Government