Digital Government
Defense and VA tap vendor to save clinicians from multiple log-ons
In software test at Chicago hospital, Harris bests Microsoft.
People
NRC commissioner to resign; accused of intimidating staff members
After an eight-year tenure at the agency, the head of the nuclear safety agency says he's leaving.
Cybersecurity
Phone hacking problems? Defense, intel agencies have an app for that
A download is letting soldiers and secret agents abroad make calls on popular smartphones and skirt eavesdropping adversaries.
Cybersecurity
Who's the top employer among IT and engineering students?
Government agencies make the top 10 list of best employers.
Digital Government
Navy computer game wants players’ bright ideas on energy use
Pentagon-funded crowdsourcing experiment will hit the Web on Tuesday.
Digital Government
USASpending moves to big data cloud
Host combines cloud efficiencies and big data analysis.
Digital Government
OMB asks for evidence-based budgeting
Agencies should base their fiscal year 2014 budget requests on evidence of programs' effectiveness, with an eye toward spending less, OMB says.
Digital Government
Navy’s new network will cost half the previous estimates
Continuous competition after contract award will drive down costs further, official says.
Emerging Tech
The community organizing geeks who could revolutionize campaign tech
One was Mark Zuckerberg's Harvard roommate. The other went to Jerry Falwell's Liberty University. Together, Joe Green and Jim Gilliam want to democratize the most powerful Internet organizing tools.
Digital Government
Wanted: Tools to help paratroopers during airdrops
Technology for retrieving supplies is lacking.
People
Politically minded feds gain unexpected ally
Utah representative who's supporting new legislation hasn't always been an advocate for federal employees.
Digital Government
Customs and border agency tries new twist on industry days
Seminar is designed to guide company investments in new technologies.
Digital Government
Up front about drone ops
More transparency could defuse public criticism, officials say.
Digital Government
Army hosts MOSES open-source virtual world
The focus of many federal virtual world activities has moved to the U.S. Army's "MOSES" experimental open source environment
Digital Government
Energy offers online training to employees in 3D virtual buildings
The Energy Department is offering multiple training courses online in 3D virtual worlds in its National Training and Education Resource online platform.
Acquisition
Senators turn to GSA's regional offices for answers on spending abuses
After questioning headquarters officials in Washington, senators are taking their inquiries directly to the regions.
Modernization
Twitter signs on to privacy policy
FTC and Markey praise the social media network for the move.
Cybersecurity