Modernization
Federal IT faces painful budget pressure
Tech funding likely will be the same under Obama or Romney, but priorities might shift.
Emerging Tech
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let Robots Take my Job
GAO Goes Hunting for Patent Trolls.
Modernization
Government has shuttered 50 data centers since May
Agencies have closed 268 facilities since the consolidation initiative began in 2010.
Modernization
Nobody knows if you’re a fed online
GSA wants to change that with its social media registry.
Modernization
Labor Department plans move to the cloud
Officials want Web-based email and software to support collaboration and records management.
Emerging Tech
The Limits of Civic Crowdsourcing
Crowdsourced crime reports, even if they’re encrypted six different ways, can still endanger the reporter.
Emerging Tech
What Data Does the Public Want? Just Ask.
Agencies have found a novel way to gage the appetite for federal data.
Digital Government
Education wants to tailor Web content to visitors’ disabilities
Department plans to make more websites mobile-optimized and interactive.
Emerging Tech
Interest in Petitions to Legalize Pot, Expose Aliens Plummets
Fewer truth seekers out there are using White House ‘We the People’ platform.
Emerging Tech
Local Police Increasingly Use Facebook, YouTube to Solve Crimes
Survey showed state law enforcement less likely to use social media than feds or sheriffs’ offices.
Emerging Tech
All in a Word: Russia's Open Government Commitments
Nonprofit's recommendations focus on definitions, which can make a huge difference in transparency.
Digital Government
Federal CTO Todd Park taps the private sector to drive innovation
Entrepreneurs are vital to fostering a 'lean startup mode.'
Modernization
Disability rules complicate federal websites’ smartphone and tablet displays
Mobile Web is about more than phones.
Modernization
Secret Service seeks commercial portal to access law enforcement networks
Agencies throughout government are shifting away from custom systems.
Emerging Tech
Something You Meant to Say? Don’t Let Death Stop You.
Smartphone technology could be a boon for the cemetary industrial complex.
Digital Government
FDA seeks data mining tool to track adverse drug reactions
Agencies are increasingly turning to data mining for research.
Digital Government