Digital Government
Social networking comes to DISA's collaboration site
The Defense Information Systems Agency's new Forge.mil Community tool will help users collaborate on broader issues beyond single projects.
People
Administration releases software for IT Dashboard, TechStat
The Obama administration will publicly release the software code for the federal IT Dashboard and the TechStat process.
Cybersecurity
A new twist on disaster response
Federal 100 award winner George Bressler headed up a disaster drill that demonstrated how government could harness social media in an emergency.
People
Open source: Not rocket science
NASA is set to host an open-source summit to discuss the challenges, policies and governance of the open-source community in relation to the space agency.
Modernization
House websites go to Drupal
The House is transitioning to the Drupal open-source content management platform for its 520 websites.
Digital Government
GAO debuts new online report technology
GAO is piloting a new online E-Report to accompany its familiar PDF products with the release of a study on slippages in NOAA's next-generation weather satellite program.
Digital Government
DARPA wants to blow up military design process, start over
The government's blue-sky R&D agency launches a new effort to reinvent the design and manufacture of defense equipment using computer aid and crowdsourcing.
Digital Government
A few bons mots on Drupal, Facebook from DOE's new media director
Cammie Croft, who heads up new media at the Energy Department, talks about the new Energy Blog that uses Drupal and about a recent dust-up on Facebook.
Digital Government
NASA, VA open-source plans spark debate
NASA and the Veterans Affairs Department drew criticism after announcing their latest plans for open-source software.
Digital Government
Open source is NASA's next frontier
NASA's new CTO proposes a brave new universe for the space agency -- one in which officials will have to conquer their fears of open-source projects.
Digital Government
White House contributes to open-source project
Whitehouse.gov has released the code for four open-source modules, adding to the ongoing Drupal project.
Modernization
GSA honors top federal achievers at IRMCO
GSA bestowed its annual awards for federal agency programs that improve government operations and increase transparency.
Digital Government