Digital Government
Recovery board’s ‘wall of shame’ gets smaller
Stimulus recipients achieve lowest nonreporting rate yet.
Modernization
Virtualization: A first step to the cloud
Tackling the cultural and technical changes required for the virtualization of IT can make a future transition to a cloud environment much easier.
Digital Government
Is mobility the key to DOD’s future?
Mobile devices have quickly become an important defense asset, and now the department is looking to a mobile future.
Digital Government
Can we wage a just drone war?
A response to a recent New York Times story called, "The Moral Case for Drones," which argued that lethal "offer marked moral advantages over almost any tool of warfare."
Digital Government
Video: Lasers may soon keep drones perpetually aloft
New technology from Lockheed Martin and LaserMotive could keep drones in flight for 48 hours.
Modernization
CSC unveils new federal cloud platform
Service offers unprecedented security and startup speed, company says.
Modernization
A world with more phones than people
A new World Bank report details astounding growth in mobile phones
Digital Government
Coming soon: An economic stats app from Census
2020 count is likely to include outside data.
Modernization
Agencies are still trying to figure out how many data centers they have, GAO says
Information on energy usage is often lacking.
Modernization
European Commission wants cloud computing companies to improve contracts
Legal disputes around cloud computing are tricky.
People
Got an app for that? For combat vets, the answer is yes.
Mobile apps and cutting-edge technology are changing the way we care for our troops -- and maybe, someday, even the general public.
People
Budget cuts, veto risk complicate defense appropriations bill
The House is getting ready to pass the 2013 defense appropriations bill, but the specter of sequestration -- and a possible veto -- loom over the funding plan.
Digital Government
FBI is on track to book faces, scars, tattoos in 2014
Questions linger about the accurate identification of criminals.
Modernization
How crowdsourced crime fighting could do more harm than good
London's new Facewatch app raises important questions
Emerging Tech
Al Franken doesn't like Facebook's facial recognition software
The senator attacked the new software as an invasion of privacy.
Modernization
GAO: Agencies need standard guide for measuring consolidation
The government risks overspending and missed deadlines without a clear measuring stick for data center consolidations, audit finds.
Digital Government
Congress demands White House transparency on sequestration
As sequestration draws near, a newly passed House bill and a companion piece under Senate consideration order the Obama administration to provide details on how it plans to implement the $1.2T in forced spending cuts.
Digital Government
OMB crowdsources regulatory reform
Do you have better ideas than the Obama administration on how to streamline regulations? Now is the time to speak up.
Digital Government
How to deliver humanitarian aid without getting shot
Raytheon’s robotic paragliders are being funded by DARPA.
Digital Government