Digital Government
VA Seeks a 10 Percent IT Funding Boost in 2014
The top development priority is the integrated electronic health record with Defense.
Emerging Tech
EPA Nominee Declines Comment on Controversial Nuclear Incident Guide
Document references IAEA guidelines suggesting intervention is not needed until drinking water is contaminated with radioactive iodine 131 at a concentration of 81,000 picocuries per liter.
Digital Government
Will IT spending survive coming budget battle?
Budget 'rosier than expected,' reflecting role of technology as money-saver, analyst says.
People
DOD leaders defend planned workforce cuts
Citing a need for 'full flexibility,' Hagel and Dempsey explain their plans to a House panel.
Digital Government
NOAA's budget boost could help weather satellite program
A proposed increase could enable the science agency to develop new satellites faster, but still might not prevent a coverage gap.
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