Digital Government
Crowdsourcing: the democratization of organizational production
Steve Kelman argues there's more than just cost-benefit analysis behind the growing use of ground-up knowledge sharing.
Digital Government
Why one government agency seems less than thrilled about Census modernization
The Census Bureau's ambitious modernization plan aims to save $5 billion, but the Postal Service appears worried about losing revenue from delivering fewer paper questionnaires.
Digital Government
Army releases data strategy
Army CIO Lt. Gen. Robert Ferrell wants to give Army users and applications quicker access to a range of data.
Modernization
Ball Aerospace nabs sole-source NGA cloud deal
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency intends to award a one-year sole-source contract to Ball Aerospace Technologies Corp. for cloud computing, the agency announced.
Digital Government
No BYOD for Census workers
The Census Bureau has decided against letting enumerators use their own mobile devices for the 2020 count.
Digital Government
The monumental IT opportunity of the 2020 census
The Census Bureau faces some significant challenges, but recent technology advancements can make its job much easier.
Digital Government
Can ISPs help power the 2020 census?
The fast-approaching 2020 count requires more investment in R&D, full use of Internet opportunities and possible partnerships with companies -- but not necessarily the obvious choices.
Digital Government
Detection test hunts nuclear traces with data
The new nuclear forensics system was tested earlier this summer after a two-year research and development effort.
Cybersecurity
Intel RFP, new NGA maps and another China hack
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
McCain on defense bill, NGA on Hootenanny, Army on battlefield tech
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
Can NOAA pay industry to fill its weather data gap?
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration must balance its treaty obligations to provide weather data freely to the world against the private-sector innovation that weather data property rights could unleash.
Digital Government
New NGA strategy touts automation, commercial capabilities
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Director Robert Cardillo says geospatial intelligence is ripe for collaboration between industry and government.
Cybersecurity
Geodata brokers, spear-phishing feds, a Data Act playbook and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
NGA banks on the power of transparency
Agency director touts data shared to combat Ebola, says open approach "is our future."
Digital Government
Pirate tracking, highways in the sky and laser deployment
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
Spectrum auction yields billions, CFPB signs IT deal, TIGER turns 25 and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
Shared services for mapping and a GSA promotion
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
NGA releases unclassified mapping tool for Ebola relief
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency wants to support Ebola relief with a customizable mapping tool.
Digital Government
Urban design tool taps DOE's building database
Researchers developed LakeSim to deal with problems in urban planning and assess a redevelopment project's long-term effects on energy and transportation needs.
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