Digital Government

The brain injury data project: One soldier's story

Data from more than 10,000 brain injury patients -- including hundreds of variables and outcomes -- is being tracked in an ongoing government project that began 26 years ago.

Digital Government

The drone secrets inside John Brennan

No one knows more about the CIA's drone base in Saudi Arabia than Brennan.

Digital Government

Survey finds big opportunities for government in mobile apps

Satisfaction with websites has remained relatively steady since 2009.

Digital Government

Should feds adopt a DNA program that cracked a 1999 Dutch murder case?

Independent agency could help police expand DNA use. Privacy advocates balk.

People

Tweets give USGS early warning on earthquakes

The U.S. Geological Survey is finding an unexpected value in Twitter's brief, rapid widespread message capability.

Acquisition

Small-business quotas could become even tougher to meet

The budget squeeze coupled with a bill to change the small-business targets add up to a challenge for contracting officers.

Digital Government

Everything we now know about the Super Bowl power outage

Conspiracies still remain about Sunday's power problem.

Cybersecurity

Somebody hacked the Fed during the Super Bowl

During the hack, information was obtained by exploiting a temporary vulnerability in a website vendor product.

Modernization

White House to host Open Data Day Hackathon

Administration officials want clever programmers to improve the API that drives the 'We The People' petitioning system.

Digital Government

Aaron Swartz and how a martyr makes a law

The death of Internet activist is propelling a change to a computer law written before there was an Internet.

Digital Government

First U.S. patriot battery goes live in Turkey

Four other Patriot batteries supplied by the Netherlands and Germany are already operating under NATO command and control in the nation's southwest.

Digital Government

Watchdog finds more than $1T in misreported federal spending

Agencies are failing in a big way to properly report spending information to USASpending.gov, the site intended to maintain transparency for the public.

Digital Government

To cut costs, Defense and VA scrap plans for new electronic health record

Instead of building a system from scratch, the departments will integrate existing systems.

Digital Government

Pick your sequester scenario

Budget veteran says short sequester is likely, but 19 other things could happen.

Digital Government

North Korea's nuclear test intentions are a puzzle

The reclusive regime closely guards all aspects of its weapons program.

People

Revamped government websites boost citizen satisfaction

The best agency sites outscore even Amazon.com, study finds, but plenty of room for improvement remains.

Digital Government

What's up with FedRAMP certification?

The Conversation: Our responses to your questions and comments.

Digital Government

How to legislate cybersecurity right

The Conversation: Our responses to your questions and comments.

Digital Government

When the people speak, is anyone listening?

Secession petitions point out strengths and weaknesses of White House website.