Digital Government

Q&A: Silicon Valley Needs Government Buying to Change

DHS wants to dispel the myth that startups don’t do business with the government.

Digital Government

As Term Winds Down, Obama Signs FOIA Reform Bill

The president plans to promote a "release to one is a release to all" policy.

Digital Government

Why the Modern-Day Government Should Focus More on Big Data Curation

The public sector's data management efforts needs to shift away from warehousing.

Digital Government

Inside NSA’s 'Sociotechnical' Data Experiment

The numbers alone aren't enough to change how an agency makes decisions.

Digital Government

How to Continue FITARA’s Momentum in the Next Administration

With an administration shift, the people appointed sometimes “don’t even know how to spell ‘information technology,'" one former agency CIO said.

Digital Government

IT Modernization Fund: Hope on the Hill?

What real prospects does the $3.1 billion fund have for enactment?

Digital Government

What the Defense Intelligence Agency Learned from Amazon

Hint: it's about pizza.

Emerging Tech

Why GitHub Chased the Federal Market

It's no cakewalk, exactly, to get the federal sector to embrace certain open source tools.

Emerging Tech

'Innovation' Without a Business Case Is A Waste of Time, Says FCC Official

The commission debuted three new applications in the past week.

Ideas

Commerce Department Now Embraces GitHub for 'Collaborative Problem Solving'

America's data agency can now use GitHub for collaboratively building open source software.

Emerging Tech

Nextgov Event: Enjoy a Cocktail and Talk Emerging Tech

Our next meetup will highlight emerging technologies in play within the 17 agencies of the IC and on how nanotech and genetic research are affecting agriculture around the country.

Artificial Intelligence

Have Thoughts About Artificial Intelligence? The White House Wants You to Chime In.

OSTP is investigating AI's role in government.

Digital Government

Nextgov Event: FITARA and the Role of the CIO

Are CIOs really getting a seat at the table with other C-suite executives?

Emerging Tech

FirstNet CEO: ‘$7 Billion Doesn’t Go As Far As It Used To’

During a Senate hearing, lawmakers pushed FirstNet experts to predict whether the broadband network would be deployed on schedule.

Cybersecurity

Senate Identity Theft Bill Tells VA to Stop Using Social Security Numbers

Under the legislation, VA would have phase out the use of Social Security numbers in its IT systems within five years.

Cybersecurity

Oversight Lawmakers Demand Overdue Data Security Plan from Census

The Government Accountability Office says cybersecurity is a “critical” challenge for the agency.

Digital Government

Nextgov Event: Data, Analytics and a World of Possibilities

The June 23 event will feature officials with some of the best use cases and practices for using data to improve the business of government.

Digital Government

USDA Official: Private Sector Needs To Help Us Share Technology

The Agriculture Department's Risk Management CIO asked industry to take the lead on shared services.

Digital Government

White House CIO: New IT Fund Isn't 'Get It And Forget It' Money

The White House's chief information officer is continuing his public relations campaign to promote the $3 billion IT Modernization Fund.

Digital Government

IG: Social Security Should’ve Considered Scrapping $300M IT Project

Agency officials only considered two options: buying commercial code or building their own.