Emerging Tech
White House joins Pinterest
The administration hopes to broaden its social media reach.
Emerging Tech
NASA eyes Velcro to ease the way for in-orbit satellite repairs
The low-tech fastener is a cheap option for enhancing compatibility with emerging servicing technology.
People
Hurry! The deadline for Fed 100 nominations is almost here
Make sure great work is recognized -- nominations close on Dec. 21.
People
Air Force assigns general to new Cyber Command role
Brig. Gen. Sheila Zuehlke was nominated for appointment to the rank of major general and assigned as mobilization assistant to the commander of U.S. Cyber Command. Her appointment was one of three recent Air Force personnel moves.
Acquisition
Should the small-biz contracting goal be raised?
Agencies can't hit the target that exists now, making a proposed increase of questionable value at best, according to some small-business advocates.
Digital Government
Video: Syrian rebels now have a tank powered by a Playstation controller
The Sham II was assembled out of spare parts over the course of a month/
Digital Government
Great health care requires great medical educators
Education is not an industrial process; it is a human one.
People
Scoring CIOs on social media
A new analysis seeks to find which CIOs are the best at using Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
Digital Government
Army leads services in substance abuse diagnoses
Service accounts for nearly three-quarters of total cases.
Modernization
Who's winning the mobile browser war?
Apple's Safari and Google's Chrome compete for dominance on smartphone screens.
Digital Government
Mobile health tech: From novel startups to global industry
Last week's mHealth summit in Washington, D.C., gave tech leaders an opportunity to evaluate the field and its future.
Modernization
Wireless broadband: Ready for government work?
The government has been slow to allow wireless networking, largely due to some familiar concerns: Security and reliability. That could be about to change.
Digital Government
Buggy software: Achilles' heel of big-data-powered science?
Scholarly writing suggests software defects are holding big data back.
Modernization
Legacy systems still power much of government
Despite all the talk of modernization, much of the government's IT spending goes to the operation of systems based on decades-old technology.
Digital Government
Report chronicles the rising burden of military mental health care
Mental disorders accounted for 63 percent increase in hospital visits during 11 years of war.
Emerging Tech
John McAfee can't stay out of the spotlight
Software magnate posts a Q&A while in a Guatemalan detention center.
Modernization
Apple Maps are leaving people stranded in the Outback
The mobile app is still working out the bugs.
Cybersecurity
Accidentally leaked credentials; Misplaced data
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Cybersecurity