Digital Government
Dewatering SWAT Team has been pumping out more than an Olympic-size pool per minute
The Army Corps of Engineers team is overseeing pumps at six different sites
Modernization
When the International Space Station passes over your house, NASA will send you a text message
Good news, space nerds! NASA will send ISS viewing info directly to you.
People
Tech solutions for the changing acquisition landscape
Business process management software can aid agency acquisition processes, writes Appian's Evan McDonnell.
Digital Government
Op-ed: Agencies are applying a 1 gigabit solution to a 10 gigabit security problem
Managing big data is key to identifying advanced threats in exploding network traffic.
Modernization
Pentagon zooms in on smart camera tech for the battlefield
DARPA wants tiny, wirelessly-connected cameras for soldiers.
Digital Government
How much spectrum does a 3-year-old need?
The White House plan pits scientists (and public safety) against consumers.
Modernization
The next Hurricane Sandy might come without a warning
Experts say White House spectrum sharing plan could degrade weather forecasting, flood monitoring.
Digital Government
Veterans Affairs pushes telehealth expansion
Goal is to better manage chronic diseases.
Emerging Tech
Where the candidates stand on tech issues
Verge graphic includes candidate stances on cyber, space and SOPA.
People
ACT/IAC tries to foster collaboration on mobility
A new website is intended to encourage communication and sharing of ideas between government and industry on bring-your-own-device and other mobility issues.
Digital Government
Basic IT security amiss at IRS
IG report finds software patch management is lacking at IRS -- a problem experts say is all too common in large organizations.
People
Two win Public Sector Partnership awards
Awards for work in procurement go to one long-time pro and one up-and-comer.
People
Transparency ideas abound at 'Ideathon'
Young innovators develop ideas for governance, big data, crowdsourcing and other vexing concerns at OpenGov Hub event.
Digital Government
See the destruction of New Jersey's coastline on an interactive map
Aerial photos from NOAA of a devastated state
Digital Government
Charting agency big data progress
Although much of the federal government has lagged behind local governments and the private sector in pursuing big data solutions in earnest, a number of agencies have made headway.
Digital Government
Six desks for every 10 workers of the future?
By 2020, U.S. organizations are projected to reduce office space by almost one-fifth.
Cybersecurity
Obama and Romney could rewrite cyber org charts
Romney might concentrate U.S. network security within the Pentagon and drop civilian regulators.
Digital Government
How big data fights crime
The Memphis Police Department is using big data and some analysis tools to prevent crime -- an effort that holds lessons for federal agencies.
People