Digital Government
Obama warns against 'absolutist' positions on encryption
The White House had said Obama would not weigh in on the Apple case, but he spoke at length on the issue of encryption in the first visit by a sitting president to the South by Southwest festival.
Digital Government
Obama administration rallies new open data push
The Obama administration opens another front in its long-standing bid to push open data as fuel for private sector innovation.
People
Soltani exits White House after clearance denial
Ashkan Soltani is stepping down from his post as senior adviser to White House CTO Megan Smith after failing to obtain a security clearance.
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Ashkan Soltani to join White House tech team
The former Federal Trade Commission chief technologist and Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist will be advising federal CTO Megan Smith.
People
Hiring astronauts on USAJobs, undersea cable worries and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government