Digital Government

States didn't cooperate on Medicaid data repository, official says

Program didn't provide strong enough incentives for participation, CMS deputy administrator testifies.

Digital Government

New technology may have prevented airport stun gun debacle

Company officials say upgraded X-ray machines that show luggage from multiple angles might have made it easier to spot the device.

Acquisition

Vendors gripe at contracting conference

Steve Kelman found the opening sessions of the National Contract Management Association World Conference to be 'whining and self-serving'

Digital Government

CMS' antifraud systems are underused, GAO says

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services installed two anti-fraud systems in 2006, but neither is fully functioning as intended, a report says.

Modernization

Archives wants Wikipedia volunteers to help digitize documents

The National Archives and Records Administration wants help from Wikipedia-savvy volunteers to help prepare important digital documents for online access.

Acquisition

Agencies play it safe with contract types

Agencies have decreased their use of risky time-and-materials contracts.

Digital Government

Clinton kicks off open-government partnership

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton introduced a partnership to use technology to foster transparent information and government spending accountability.

Digital Government

Assessing the space shuttle program's tech legacy

As the space shuttle era draws to a close, we take stock of the technological gains it brought to us on Earth.