Digital Government
Food and Drug Agency Triples Down on Data Mining
The FDA has begun solicitations for three services to analyze drug data in the past month.
Modernization
The First Mobile Phone Call Was Made 40 Years Ago Today
Motorola employee Martin Cooper made the first call in 1973.
Digital Government
Hagel weighs major reforms, Pentagon priorities
Newly-appointed Secretary of Defense vows to confront the major factors responsible for the department's spending growth.
People
Linda Cureton's next move
The departing NASA CIO launches herself into the final frontier with a new private-sector enterprise.
People
Is federal leadership on the decline?
NASA tops the list in the 2012 Best Places to Work analysis, but governmentwide scores drop for the first time.
Digital Government
There is no mobile government without a mobile citizen
For all of the gains agencies are making with employee mobility, it is critical for agencies to keep in mind the use of mobile devices outside of the government too, writes Adobe's John Landwehr.
Digital Government
Two New H7N9 Cases: See How Bird Flu Is Spreading Through China
Cases of the avian flu continue to increase across China.
Emerging Tech
U.S. Embassy in Cairo Briefly Shuts Down Twitter Profile After Morsi Spat
Egyptian president chided the embassy for tweeting the link to a Daily Show segment that criticized him.
Digital Government
Why Spend a Billion Dollars to Map the Human Brain?
Barack Obama announced an initiative yesterday that involves significant government investment in neuroscience. So begins the international race to understand the brain.
Digital Government
Report Paints Bleak Picture of Federal Employment In Wake of Sequester
Private sector appears to be doing better, based on a Gallup analysis.
Emerging Tech
Merge the Dakotas and Ban Butterscotch Candies?
More fun with We the People petitions, courtesy of Comedy Central's Daniel Tosh.
Digital Government
Congress questions SBA spending
House Small Business chairman voices concern that "core functions" could suffer while money is spent on unnecessary travel and activities.
Digital Government
What's the story with Richard Spires?
The Conversation: FCW's reporters and editors respond to your comments.
Digital Government
Former Veterans Affairs CIO Roger Baker Joins Agilex as Chief Strategy Officer
He says he will draw on his experience with mobile and health technologies to help other agencies.
Cybersecurity
Major virtual piggybank pickpocketed
Financial Services // Social Media // Web Services
Cybersecurity
Home healthcare provider robbed of unencrypted laptop
Healthcare and Public Health // Nonprofit // Florida, United States
Cybersecurity
Hospital employees use camera phone to sell patient data
Healthcare and Public Health // Florida, United States
People
Roger Baker joins Agilex
Former CIO of Veterans Affairs is now chief strategy officer of employee-owned, analytics- and mobility-focused firm.
Digital Government
VA Reports Slight Progress as Claims Backlog Drops 2 Percent
The number of claims sitting more than 125 days fell to 613,816.
Ideas