Digital Government
Demand grows for data scientists
People who can turn big data into useful information are in high demand in the private sector; is government keeping up with the trend?
Digital Government
Solar Panels Are Finally Generating More Energy Than They Use
There’s more than a 50% chance that the solar industry reached a tipping point last year.
Digital Government
Welcome to the Data Driven World
The government’s big investment in big data is changing what we know and how we know it.
People
Army, DOD IG disagree over mobile device management
Critical report posted, pulled, then republished with more detailed response.
Digital Government
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Better Public Health Outcomes, and Zombies
In conclusion, zombies are awesome, and can be used as a thought experiment to probe the ethical dimensions of public health responses to disease outbreaks.
Digital Government
Medicine by Text Message: Learning From the Developing World
Health communication systems designed for rural, developing countries -- where hospitals are often understaffed and transportation is inadequate -- are being adapted to improve care in U.S. cities.
Cybersecurity
Hacked U.S. tech contractors oppose anti-China procurement law
Eleven industry associations ask Congress to reconsider requirement that Chinese-made systems undergo screening for cyber espionage threats.
Digital Government
Misunderstand Yoda, you should not
The Conversation: FCW's reporters and editors respond to your comments.
Digital Government
Mobility over the wall
John Klossner takes a tongue-in-cheek look at DOD's hoped-for role of mobile devices.
People
OMB warns against money-juggling
Memo also outlines new rules about employee bonuses and advises careful decision-making.
Digital Government
Jon Stewart on the VA’s Hand-Cranked Disability Claims File System
Maybe it’s time for Plan B -- a change of leadership.
Cybersecurity
Up to 1M Scribd user passwords exposed – content and cash safe
Social Media // Web Services
Digital Government
Semper Fidelis for 50 Years
I learned one key lesson in infantry training: Never give up.
Digital Government
Report Warns of Potential Brain Drain in Federal Cyber Force
Most of the federal cybersecurity workforce is older than 40.
Digital Government
Tableau’s $150 million IPO offers more proof of Big Data’s big growth potential
The company's bread and butter is sophisticated analytics software and services.
Emerging Tech
What Became of the Parachute That Delivered Curiosity to Mars?
It sits on the Red Planet, flapping hauntingly in the wind.
Digital Government
Key Pentagon IT Programs Survived 2013 Budget Cuts Mostly Unscathed
Despite sequester, DISA received full funding but Army communications took a $537 million hit in omnibus budget.
Digital Government
Could feds run afoul of vague 'political intelligence' guidelines?
Though federal employees are often the source of valuable information on rulemaking and other government actions, the definitions and disclosure guidelines remain unclear.
People
Progress and problems in hashing out government mobile baseline
s government agencies work to implement measures under the White House's digital government strategy, leaders say collaboration and learning as they go along are helping to propel progress.
Digital Government