Digital Government
Army Buries Military Health System Contract Details
Hiding the specifics doesn't jibe with transparency rhetoric.
Emerging Tech
The White House Has Heard Your Calls for Transparency…Sort Of
The White House’s transparency gesture doesn’t really amount to much.
Digital Government
VA Doctors Suffer From Electronic Information Overload
Clinicians say they are missing automatically generated lab test alerts.
Digital Government
Ignored IG recommendations cost billions
The number of unimplemented IG recommendations skyrocketed between 2009 and 2012, House panel finds.
Digital Government
NASA Launches 10-year Governmentwide IT Buy Valued at $20 Billion
Shopping list includes terabytes of cloud storage, tablets and smartphones.
People
DOD servicemember website receives top 2013 Excellence award
ACT/IAC's awards program honors exemplary uses of technology in the government.
Acquisition
NASA releases SEWP V draft proposal
IT contract covers billions in task orders across government; agency seeking input on the fifth iteration.
People
Tangherlini: Feds should take a lesson from their connected kids
The way today's children do their homework can provide some ideas for government innovation, GSA chief says.
Digital Government
White House touts hackathon successes
Open Data Day event was a win for the open-source community and administration alike, leading to several tools for the White House's petition site.
Modernization
Just Think of All the Things You Could Do With an Affordable Infrared Scanner for Your Smartphone
The Mu Thermal Imager, which detects drafty doors and windows, aims to be an affordable device for improving home energy efficiency.
Digital Government
Most Docs Don’t Want You to See Your Full Electronic Medical Record
But they want you to help update the data it contains, survey shows.
Modernization
Could a Satellite Company Decongest American Wi-Fi and Save Itself In the Process?
You could soon be sharing your Wi-Fi spectrum with a communications satellite.
Emerging Tech
New Tech Spots Humans Behind Walls of Flame
This firefighting device to "see" people trapped behind flames also makes them look supremely creepy.
Emerging Tech
How Obama's Tech Tools are Changing the Debate
Critics deride the White House's fondness for platforms like Google Plus and web petitions, but they're proving potent tools for surfacing issues the media would otherwise ignore.
Digital Government
Thrifty Nuclear Terrorism Nanodetectors Delayed by Funding Uncertainty
No timeline for installing the atomic screeners at borders, airports.
Digital Government
Good customer service ideas can be free
Even at the oft-criticized Transportation Security Administration, a thoughtful employee can provide some added value at no added cost.
People
Increasing social media accessibility
Like service dogs, which assist the visually impaired in the physical world, technology exists to make websites more useful to people with disabilities. A new federal initiative seeks to accelerate and expand its use.
Digital Government
Could a furlough cost you your clearance?
The Conversation: Our responses to your questions and comments.
Digital Government
Two Days Left to Sign Up for the Bataan Memorial Death March
The event provides an opportunity to shake hands with history.
Emerging Tech