Digital Government
HHS Wants Help Updating Disease Tracking System
Public health agencies currently use legacy systems to exchange information about Ebola and measles with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Emerging Tech
How the Federal Government Is Attempting to Protect the Internet of Things
Federal attempts to protect the network of devices and sensors -- for consumers and agencies -- are gradually building.
Digital Government
No STEM Training? You Can Still be a Defense Cyber Intel Analyst
The Defense Intelligence Agency's cyber teams have room for "soft skills" and STEM training.
Emerging Tech
Coming Soon from DOT: National Address Database, Driver Insights
The department wants to know "how people drive, what are they looking at, what are they doing, how do they react to things."
Emerging Tech
State Department Says iPhones Can Detect Illegal Weapons Testing
The State Department is talking to Apple scientists about new uses for the iPhone.
Digital Government
Deputy CIO: DHS Trying to Coax Silicon Valley Startups into Federal Contracting
The procurement cycle can be prohibitive for startups, Margie Graves said, so DHS wants them to participate in more pilot projects.
Digital Government
OMB Picks Companies for Agile Acquisition Training Pilot
ICF International and ASI Government won OMB's challenge from June.
Digital Government
Q&A: Why Open Data Is an Opportunity for the Private Sector
Socrata CEO Kevin Merritt chatted with Nextgov about federal trends.
Digital Government
Industry Takes On Federal Agency: The Battle Over Who Prints Secure ID Cards
GPO's services are an "existential crisis" for the private sector's printing companies, according to one executive's testimony.
Cybersecurity
CIOs Talk: Cybersecurity Isn't Just About Tech
The technology itself can be secondary, according to some federal CIOs.
Digital Government
GSA: Hackathons Save Federal Dollars, Help Find Tech Talent
The second GSA hackathon drew twice as many attendees as the previous event in May.
Emerging Tech
Venture Capital Giant Marc Andreessen Joins Board of Government Transparency Startup
The Silicon Valley startup just raised $25 million, and could pursue the federal market in a year or two, says CEO Zac Bookman.
Digital Government
18F Takes on 'Micropurchasing' Experiment
The team is building an online system that could help federal agencies make "micropurchases" for software code.
Digital Government
Millennials Don't Trust Government With Their Online Information
Less than 5 percent reported feeling overall that their digital identity is protected.
Emerging Tech
White House Renews Bet on the Creativity of the Crowd
On the fifth anniversary of Challenge.gov, the White House announced nine new innovation contests, open to the public.
Digital Government
CIA Social Media Team: We Use Twitter to 'Explain Our Mission'
The small team is more interested in using the platform to push out historical tidbits than having conversations with individual users.
Cybersecurity
FirstNet Team Issues List of Cyber Concerns
The nationwide public safety broadband network should be protected against cyberattack, but "not at the expense of public safety users’ ability to use the network," the new notice says.
Digital Government
EPA Wants to Tap the Crowd for Research Help
This builds on OSTP's “Federal Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Toolkit," released last week.
Digital Government
DHS Gets Its Own Digital Services Team
A founding member of the U.S. Digital Service is leaving to stand up DHS' team, modeled after the White House version.
Digital Government