People
Summit stresses value of metrics in social media
Agencies are using social media tools in increasingly creative ways; measuring their impact is the next needed step.
People
From social media to social metrics
Social media platforms are increasingly used to better understand what people are doing and saying, says GSA's Sheila Campbell.
Cybersecurity
Why cybersecurity remains a risky endeavor
Cybersecurity is a 'tough nut to crack,' and escalating attacks only make it harder.
Acquisition
GAO renews satellite warning
A possible gap in satellite weather coverage has warranted the topic's inclusion on GAO's high-risk list.
Digital Government
Parsing Silver's meaning
The Conversation: Our responses to your questions and comments.
Digital Government
Analytics guru Nate Silver offers advice for agencies
Silver's big-data rule number one: 'Don't become too enamored with computers.'
Acquisition
NASA open source project back on track
The incumbent vendor, who lost the latest competition, has withdrawn a protest that had threatened to stop the space agency's efforts to move to an open-source content management system.
Digital Government
Virginia senators fear sequester
Government contractors will bear the brunt of budget cuts fallout, says Sen. Mark Warner.
Cybersecurity
NIST seeks comment on key cyber guide for agencies
Final public draft of 'Security and Privacy Controls' open for comment until March 1.
Digital Government
Crowdsourcing the weather
NOAA's mobile app allows users to report precipitation in real time to improve forecasts.
People
Tweets give USGS early warning on earthquakes
The U.S. Geological Survey is finding an unexpected value in Twitter's brief, rapid widespread message capability.
Modernization
White House to host Open Data Day Hackathon
Administration officials want clever programmers to improve the API that drives the 'We The People' petitioning system.
Digital Government
Park, VanRoekel seek next class of change agents
Are you qualified to be among the next generation of Presidential Innovation Fellows? Now is the time to apply, according to federal CTO Todd Park (pictured) and federal CIO Steven VanRoekel.
Digital Government
Showcasing the best government data sources
An experimental website seeks to guide users to real-world examples of government data organized in useful ways.
Digital Government
New tool helps users explore federal rulemaking
Sunlight Foundation's Docket Wrench plugs into Regulations.gov API, visualizes public comments.
Digital Government
Fast failure could lead to big-data success
Big data investments are often high risk, but it doesn't have to be that way.
Digital Government
How agencies can put Hadoop to work
The open-source platform is proving its mettle, but it's just one piece of a bigger puzzle.
People
Trove of data on energy use expands
New data sources and an extended API increase the Energy Information Administration's offering by 1.4 million data points.
Digital Government