Digital Government
Shared Services Can Be a Money Maker for Some Agencies
Agencies counteract dwindling IT budgets by offering services to other divisions.
Emerging Tech
White House Defends Obamacare on We the People
The petition response came the same day the House voted to repeal the 2-year-old healthcare law.
Emerging Tech
How Data Can Aid Farmers' Markets and Education Innovations
Government information can aid the public but opening it up is just the first step.
Modernization
Cloud Computing Could Transform Foreign Aid
International assistance agency seeks a platform to build and share new technology.
Emerging Tech
Dot-govs Dip Below 1,000
That’s down from about 1,500 when the White House launched a consolidation initiative in 2011.
Emerging Tech
The Story of an Open Document
Here's how the White House open data policy came together.
Modernization
Feds Release Source Code for Dozens of Government Apps
Agency developers could use the code to create new apps or suggest changes to existing apps.
Emerging Tech
A New One-Stop Shop for State-Level Mobile Apps
The apps catalog includes more than 160 apps built by state governments.
Emerging Tech
How YouTube Can Make Your Congressional Hearing a Hit
Benghazi hearing draws crowds as first legislative live stream on the video sharing site.
Emerging Tech
CDC Wants Trainees to 'Temporarily Forget' Exercises Aren't Real
Virtual simulations can be an 'emotional vaccine' for staff before they go out in the field.
Digital Government
White House Orders Agencies to Follow New Open Data Standards
The new directive requires machine-readable formats for all new government datasets.
Emerging Tech
New Tool Could Free Syrian Rebels From Reliance on State Internet
The Commotion project also kept some Brooklynites online during Hurricane Sandy when larger Internet providers were overloaded.
Emerging Tech
Human Trafficking Hotlines Offer Help and Data
Aggregated information can tell police about new trafficking patterns and hot spots.
Modernization
Interior Storage Heads to the Cloud
Award to Verizon, IBM and others was slowed by a contract dispute resolved in March.
Emerging Tech
Blind Agency Attorney Sues CBP Over Tech Access
Lawsuit claims years of inaccessible IT kept lawyer from promotion.
Digital Government
Agriculture Department Considers Data-Driven Nutrition Assistance
Officials could use the database to make smarter decisions and improve state and federal cooperation.
Digital Government
Are You Ready to Pay for YouTube?
A new strategy may help YouTube compete with other online outlets and major television networks.
Digital Government
Many CIOs Support IT Reform Legislation
Tech chiefs also praised PortfolioStat in survey, but have moved on from the 25 Point Plan.
Digital Government