Acquisition
DOD's Kendall pushes data for better buying
Experts generally applaud effort to improve defense acquisitions, with a cautionary note.
Modernization
New Jersey voters Tweet problems with online voting
Pew study finds 22 percent of registered voters have shared details on social media.
Modernization
Facebook IPO forced SEC to relocate filings to the cloud
Regulator’s website could not handle public interest in the social titan’s financials ahead of the May 17 stock debut.
People
What's with all these chiefs?
A proliferation of 'chief' titles does not bear much connection to better management, argues John Gilroy.
People
NAPA plans advice for the president on federal initiatives
Recommendations for the president on large-scale projects and performance improvement are set for release and discussion at a public event.
Digital Government
Obama's Facebook fans love Michelle; Romney's love winning
Data scraping reveals striking differences between the campaigns' Facebook audiences.
People
Feds well-represented on innovator list
Members of the Obama administration and both parties in Congress are among the top 20 innovators in democracy on TechCrunch's list.
Digital Government
Voting as an irrational act
Steve Kelman suggests that voting, objectively, makes little sense, especially when one has to wait hours for a moment in the voting booth. Yet millions of Americans do it anyway. Why?
Digital Government
VA struggles to serve New York City veterans after Manhattan facility floods
Some calls to emergency numbers go unanswered.
Emerging Tech
Your guide to the election and social media
The role of Facebook, Twitter and newer services in voting, monitoring and calling the results.
Digital Government
Google iOS Maps app will be ready by 2013, if Apple will have it
It is unlikely, however, that Apple will accept the mapping app
Modernization
Mobile apps help campaigns track voters
The Romney campaign's Project Orca and the Democratic Party's Mobile Pollwatcher app are helping count voters.
Digital Government
Electronic filing simplifies review of Medicare payments
Providers have complained a paper-based process is burdensome.
Modernization
The iPad Mini did not break a weekend sales record
While Apple says it sold 3 million miniature tablets, but that number is less than previous years.
Digital Government
Japan plans development of missile-tracking UAVs
Goal is to deploy drones in 2020.
Cybersecurity
Could Decision 2012 be hacked?
Electronic voting -- and even e-mail voting in some parts of storm-ravaged New Jersey -- brings security risks.
Digital Government
Telework allows 70 percent productivity at PTO during Sandy
Was your agency also able to carry on during the storm?
Cybersecurity