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CXO Briefing
Pentagon Casts Wider Net to Avert the Next Ebola Before It Arrives
New two-page EZ application is the first step to DARPA funding for biological technology.
CXO Briefing
Why Did This Federal Lab Pay 42 Different Prices for the Same Computer?
Energy Department has attempted to standardize equipment buys, but IT purchasing remains problematic.
Data
An Outdoorsy Plea for Open Federal Campsite Data
Recreation.gov needs an API requirement, outdoorsy companies say.
Emerging Tech
White House Challenge: Make Our First 3-D Printed Christmas Ornament
You don’t even need a 3-D printer.
CXO Briefing
Republicans Target Tech Official to Link Obama to HealthCare.gov Woes
Todd Park formally subpoenaed to testify Nov. 19.
Emerging Tech
Anyone Ever Done This Before? Patent Office Turns to Crowdsourcing
What should the contract look like? PTO asks.
CXO Briefing
More Federal Employees Are Teleworking More Often
The uptick is slight but steady, survey of feds shows.
CXO Briefing
How the Government Spent $103 Billion in Just 2 Months
And those were just the contracts we know about.
CXO Briefing
IRS Agrees It Wastes Money on Software -- But Not That Much
Agency CTO disputes IG findings but agrees to manage licenses better.
Emerging Tech
Feds Use New 3-D Printer to Create Bomb-Sniffing Artificial Dog Noses
Dog noses have about 50 times as many olfactory receptors as humans.
Emerging Tech
Getting Health Info to Low-Income Cellphone Users
The digital divide is shrinking; useful apps aren’t keeping pace.
Data
What ‘America’s Data Agency’ Should Be Doing With Its Data
Lessons from an open data roundtable at the Commerce Department.
Emerging Tech
A New Way to Find Federal Contracting Information
GovTribe’s free alternative to FBO hits the Web.
CXO Briefing
CDC Looks to Expand Ebola Screening at Major US Airports
The virus is also the target of the White House's latest Grand Challenge.
Data
Feds Buy Back USASpending Website After Contractor Bankruptcy
Move finally opens federal contracting data.
Emerging Tech
Peace Corps Sees Record Interest After Simplified Application Goes Online
Old application involved 60 printed pages and took as long as eight hours to complete.
IT Modernization
App to Help Feds Nab Child Predators Expands to Android
ICE says iPhone version was a success, expands program.
IT Modernization
Government Printing Office Becomes First Legislative Agency to Adopt Cloud Email
GPO opts for Microsoft Office 365.
Emerging Tech