Digital Government
The Google Maps of the future sounds useful but creepy
The dialogue with the map will become much more personal, according to one Google executive.
People
Would Kerry advance e-diplomacy?
Hillary Clinton's expected successor lacks her public commitment to "21st-Century Statecraft," but experts predict he would advance the initiative.
Digital Government
Obama objects to whistleblower protections in defense bill
President fears that measures to protect employees who expose government wrongdoing could undermine his authority to manage executive branch officials.
Digital Government
Should you be forced to turn off your work email after hours?
Some companies are requiring employees to draw clearer work-life boundaries.
Digital Government
Video: A computational model of the human heart
How we try to make sense of the wondrous organ, and when the mechanism fails.
Cybersecurity
DHS to pick up $6 billion tab for cyber surveillance systems at every department
Homeland Security strives to roll out real-time threat detection programs for lagging agencies.
Digital Government
The administration really doesn't want to talk about the drone that killed an American citizen
District Judge Colleen McMahon has denied a Freedom of Information request.
Emerging Tech
After years of delay, the FCC begins to address phone rates for prisoners
Families can pay up to around $20 for just a 15-minute call with a loved one in prison. Perhaps that is about to change.
Modernization
Why Is Eric Schmidt Going to North Korea?
Google executive will allegedly try to meet with officials in the hermit kingdom.
People
Memo to Obama: How to build a bold management agenda
In his second term, the president should continue improving the management of government resources, including IT, by adhering to three basic principles, writes Julie Anderson.
Digital Government
No good news for government IT in sequestration delay
Observers say budget cuts may be preferable to uncertainty.
Digital Government
Russia’s satellite navigation system isn’t ready for prime time
GLONASS has so many technical problems the country’s defense ministry won’t use it.
Digital Government
VA farmed out claims system work to controversial Navy organization
Inspector general criticized SPAWAR Atlantic for previous IT work at the department.
Digital Government
Spending deal leaves future unclear
The last-minute agreement that averted the imminent threat of sweeping budget cuts provides no roadmap for the way forward.
Emerging Tech
Many dot-govs fail on content, not technology
Government sites contain too much jargon and unclear navigation.
Digital Government
Fed pay limbo could scare off IT workers
Private-sector tech salaries are on the rise.
Modernization
Bandits make off with $1.3 million worth of Apple products in Paris
A group of masked men targeted the store's boxed inventory.
Digital Government
Fiscal cliff aversion -- cost or savings?
Does the deal to sidestep the fiscal cliff save money or cost? The answer depends on how you count.
People
China faces the Western New Year
As 2013 dawns, China faces tensions and challenges, Steve Kelman observes.
People