Digital Government
Airships could transform Alaska’s transportation system
The vehicles, which carry massive loads, could cheaply supply remote villages.
Digital Government
Federal agencies are gearing up for a massive data dump
Officials hope troves of machine-readable information will nurture entrepreneurship in a stalled economy.
Emerging Tech
Curiosity, the sequel: What's in store for NASA's next Mars lander
Planned for 2016, NASA's next mission to Mars will examine the planet's geophysics.
People
GSA’s push to curb spending begins to bear fruit
After being chastised for squandering money on various occasions, the agency taps its employees to get the best ideas on how to reduce costs and cut waste.
Modernization
Want the federal budget on your iPad? There’s an app for that.
GPO makes e-books available through Apple.
Emerging Tech
University of Florida tests tech for spotting pythons in the Everglades
Thermal imaging software for eco-drones has research uses.
Modernization
GSA schedules Twitter chat for cloud broker idea
The General Services Administration takes another step to foster dialog on an idea for better cloud service provision.
Digital Government
VA spent $52,000 for 'Patton'-inspired training film
A House panel begins to detail excessive spending connected to VA training conferences, including production of a video in which an actor parodied a scene from the cinema classic.
Digital Government
How Mitt Romney does digital
While numbers may lean Obama's way, Romney is using social media in his own way.
Acquisition
Treasury wants more women, minorities as contract employees
The Treasury Department is considering adding a clause to future contracts encouraging contractors to have more women and minorities among their employees.
People
Obama proposes to extend federal pay freeze until April 2013
The president's plan would grant feds a modest pay raise -- but only under one condition, which might be hard to meet.
People
Analyst: Brace yourself for a busier-than-ever federal 'busy season’
Federal agencies’ natural tendency to spend more in the final months of a fiscal year has been amplified in recent years, and this year features new factors that could push it higher -- or knock it down.
Digital Government
IG: Health care contractor benefited from sham veteran-owned businesses
Allegations relate to re-pricing VA health claims, a practice investigators said didn’t save money and benefited former insiders.
Emerging Tech
NASA renews Caltech contract to oversee jet propulsion lab
The $8.5 billion award runs through Sept 2017.
Digital Government
Army migrates 500,000 email accounts to DISA
Remaining 900,000 unclassified accounts to follow by March 2013.
Digital Government
Why everyone is getting hacked these days
Password hacking has gotten better, while our password making has gotten worse.
Digital Government
White House to agencies: Cut wasteful IT spending, then reinvest in smarter tech
OMB wants to slice 10 percent off tech budgets in 2014 to pay for more profitable IT projects.
Digital Government
Marissa Mayer picks iPhones over Androids for Yahoo employees
Over ten-thousand employees at the company will receive new iPhones.
Acquisition