Emerging Tech
White House Unveils Data Sharing Platform for Climate Change Research
A public-private partnership, including Microsoft, Google and Amazon Web Services, aims to open up climate-related data.
Digital Government
Innovation After Hours: Check Out Nextgov’s Newest Event
We’ve themed our first program in this series of events around open source and analytics.
Ideas
Alexa, How Can Government Adopt Artificial Intelligence Faster?
If I were Alexa, I'd say open source and transparency.
Emerging Tech
The Ultimate Promise of Artificial Intelligence Lies in Sorting Cucumbers
How Google helped a farmer in Japan.
Digital Government
Report: If DOD Doesn't Embrace Open Source, It'll 'Be Left Behind'
Currently, the department uses open source software “infrequently and on an ad hoc basis,” unlike tech companies like Google, Amazon and Facebook that wouldn’t exist without open source software.
Digital Government
HHS Revises Open Gov Policy to be More Open
The agency published the fourth draft of its open government plan.
Digital Government
Report: DOD must embrace open-source software
In a new report, the Center for a New American Security makes the case that DOD is failing to capitalize on the power of open-source software.
Digital Government
Nextgov Ebook: Tech Revolutions: Open Source and the Internet of Things
This ebook features two more recent Tech + Tequila themes: open source and the internet of things.
Digital Government
Federal open-source policy isn't open enough, says tech group
The Electronic Frontier Foundation said the White House's open-source policy is inadequate for transparency and oversight purposes.
Digital Government
Finalized OMB open-source policy takes industry concerns into account
Although it is still sifting through the details of OMB's new policy, one industry group is comfortable with the final product.
Digital Government
White House Drops Final Federal Source Code Policy
OMB says Code.gov, a repository for federal open source software code, is coming in the next few months.
Acquisition
White House releases open source policy
Federal CIO Tony Scott announced plans to make federal software code usable and sharable across agencies, and a pilot program to release some code to the public.
Ideas
How Automation Can Unleash Government IT Innovation
By embracing automation, agencies can free up budget for innovation.
Digital Government
CIA Director: Open Source a ‘Tremendous Advantage’
Combining data sets offers a clearer picture of an event, John Brennan said.
People
Why open source is a draw for job candidates
The chance to work with open-source technologies can help federal agencies attract top IT professionals.
Digital Government
Questions loom about the future of open source at VA
With pressure from Congress to abandon the Vista health record system, Veterans Affairs CIO LaVerne Council is facing tough questions about the future of open source at the agency.
Emerging Tech
Why GitHub Chased the Federal Market
It's no cakewalk, exactly, to get the federal sector to embrace certain open source tools.
Ideas
Commerce Department Now Embraces GitHub for 'Collaborative Problem Solving'
America's data agency can now use GitHub for collaboratively building open source software.
Digital Government
Why Didn't E-Gov Live Up to Its Promise?
Technology was supposed to transform government 15 years ago; an “era of electronic government” was poised to make government faster, smaller, digitized and increasingly transparent.
Digital Government