Digital Government

VA kicks off massive study of veterans’ deaths

Analysts will focus first on those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Digital Government

Tech pros see largest pay spike in over a decade

Salaries for those who regularly use Hadoop, NoSQL and Mongo DB are all at six figures.

Digital Government

Here’s the North Korea nuclear site they’re trying to hide from the world

Analysis showed a camouflage net placed over the tunnel entrance to the testing facility.

Cybersecurity

China hacked the Wall Street Journal, too

Hackers infiltrated the newspaper to monitor its coverage of China.

People

Another cabinet official to leave

Energy Secretary Steven Chu plans to step down.

Digital Government

Regulatory reviews would toughen under new bill

Legislation would codify and strengthen a presidential memo from 2011.

Digital Government

New tool helps users explore federal rulemaking

Sunlight Foundation's Docket Wrench plugs into Regulations.gov API, visualizes public comments.

Digital Government

New tech grads earn a lot more in industry than in government

Study shows the job market for computer science and engineering remains strong.

Digital Government

Lawmakers reaffirm demand for biowatch data

Letter says CDC has not been forthcoming in providing information.

Digital Government

Veterans disability claims system and customer service tool work better apart

Operating the systems together in the same cloud infrastructure caused December slowdown.

Emerging Tech

Checking in on the Presidential Innovation Fellows

Here’s what they’ve accomplished in five months.

Digital Government

At Hagel hearing, hints on budgets and cybersecurity

Senators focus on Iran and Israel, but defense nominee also addresses matters at home.

Digital Government

DISA program among finalists for Excellence.gov award

Defense Connect Online one of five contenders in ACT-IAC contest.

Digital Government

Agencies still struggle with workforce stewardship

New survey finds that leaders fail to wisely manage limited resources.

Emerging Tech

Tool makes it easier to tap into the conversation on federal regulations

Docket Wrench allows users to search comments by topic, agency or proposed rule.

Digital Government

House helps small businesses speak out on agency regulations

New site spotlights regulations that are open for comment.

Digital Government

Navy’s $5 billion network award slips to May

Service needs more time to review NGEN bids.

Acquisition

Can RFP-EZ really change procurement?

This Presidential Innovations Fellows project aims to help contracting officers and small businesses alike. Now agencies will see whether it works in real life.