Digital Government

The 15 Most Innovative Agencies in Government

Federal employees have once again rated NASA as the agency where innovation and creativity are most rewarded

Emerging Tech

These 9 Innovations Changed the Future and They All Came From One Place

The MIT Media Lab helped originate some of the indispensable tech we use today.

Digital Government

4 Ways To Foster Innovation in the Office, According to Google

Google has become a champion of evidence-based management and is helping other organizations do the same.

Emerging Tech

VA Rolls Out 'Innovators Networks' at 8 Sites

The new program aims to get employees to test out new ideas.

Emerging Tech

What Technology Should Be Un-Invented?

We asked 101 technology leaders what innovation they wish could go back in the box.

Digital Government

Q&A: Managing the Pentagon's 'Wicked' Problems

Department of Navy's Maura Sullivan, chief of innovation and strategy, chatted with Nextgov about innovation and the challenge of “wicked” problems.

Digital Government

Want DOD To Be More Innovative? Sorry, Government Is Inefficient on Purpose

“You can't have the entire U.S. government or the federal acquisition regulations change so we can do innovation,” says the head of a small arm of the Pentagon designed to facilitate rapid research and development of tools

Digital Government

The Rise of Agency Innovation Labs

In the 2016 budget, the Obama administration proposed more funding to help launch idea labs.

Ideas

The ‘Culture of No’ and 3 Other Government IT Challenges

Among the factors keeping government behind the tech curve are an aversion to change and the lack of technocratic leadership.

Digital Government

5 Tech Projects from HHS' Accelerator Demo Day

One is a mobile app that would help FDA researchers inspect fresh meat for bacteria at local grocery stores.

Emerging Tech

'Unhinging' a Government Culture Resistant to Change

Risk taking and failure should be an option in government, top federal technologists say.

Ideas

The Small Government Office That's Funding the Next Big Idea

How to pursue novel products with the knowledge of an available safety net.

Digital Government

How Can Agencies Balance IT Innovation and Cost Savings?

The tech explosion and declining federal budgets have put the government in a tough spot.

Ideas

Here’s Why ‘Disrupting’ Government Is Such Hard Work

The government may not be able to “disrupt” at will, but a balance is possible, where creativity and innovation can thrive alongside stability.

Digital Government

Navy To Give Out New 'Innovation Award'

The Navy is accepting nominations for the 2015 SECNAV awards until Oct. 31, 2015. Winners are slated to be announced in January 2016.

Digital Government

Can Metrics Capture the Value of 'Innovation'?

Government CIOs are very good at measuring hardware and software performance. They're not as good at measuring their organization, a new report argues.

Digital Government

The Dos and Don'ts of Implementing Innovative Technology

Federal agencies face a whirlwind of distinct challenges when implementing innovative IT, which they have to learn to overcome, says one industry expert.