Modernization

USCIS launches first online form

US Citizenship and Immigration Services claimed an important milestone in their transformation initiative to a digital agency with the debut of the agency's first online form.

People

Data analytics gains momentum in agencies

A new study by the Association of Government Accountants highlights federal agency use of data analytics, and suggests more gains are possible.

Emerging Tech

Commercial rockets free up NASA resources, official says

Tuesday launch marks the start of profit-driven space flight.

Cybersecurity

CBP gets barrage of negative tweets about phones held at border

US Customs and Border Protection saw its Twitter traffic skyrocket in recent days due to angry smart phone customers upset about delays in phone shipments.

Cybersecurity

What cyber czar's departure means for White House cyber priorities

Howard Schmidt played a key role in developing some of the White House's cybersecurity initiatives. What will become of them when he steps down?

Digital Government

GSA's picklegate

Want to know how concerned GSA has become about conference spending? Check the box lunches.

Modernization

GPO teams with Barnes & Noble to deliver e-books

Government books come to Barnes & Noble's Nook e-reader.

Digital Government

First online immigration application now available

New ‘ELIS’ website lets visitors request extensions to stay in the country, a step toward digitizing the largely paper-based immigration process.

Digital Government

Washington Post helps us keep track of White House visitors

The newspaper has created a searchable database of the White House's visitor logs.

Acquisition

Government, industry see Networx spending differently, survey finds

The two sides have polar opposite views of Networx, and one side's hopes may be in vain.

Modernization

Shared services poised to reshape the federal market

Industry should brace for impact as the government adopts more shared services, CIO warns.

Modernization

GSA goes big with big data

USASpending.gov provides data sets and tools.

People

Providing evidence for funding will challenge agency thinking

Meeting OMB's new directives will require careful attention to detail in providing evidence, experts say.

Digital Government

A frontline dispatch from Spain, a country in crisis

Steve Kelman finds that Spain's economic worries are not obvious on the surface.

People

Internet not ready for democracy

NIST concludes that Internet technology isn't yet able to support online voting.

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.