Modernization
Defense Department (Re)Launches Open Source Software Portal
The Code.mil open source initiative got a makeover and a new website: Code.mil.
Digital Government
The Source Code for the iPhone Leaked Online
Researchers believe the code to be real, and could be a significant security leak
Ideas
What Happens When You Can't Share or Access Your Own Data?
Agencies can avoid vendor lock-in with hybrid open source software.
Artificial Intelligence
Google Gave the World Powerful AI Tools, and the World Made Porn With Them
The dark side of open source.
Digital Government
White House Launches Revamped Website
The new site is designed to match private sector quality, a senior administration official says.
Digital Government
Oracle rips innovation shops
In comments on a planned governmentwide modernization scheme, database firm Oracle called on the federal government to rethink open source and hiring software coders.
Digital Government
Outraged Programmers Forced a Rare Concession From Facebook on Its Open-Source Software
Facebook’s open-source software is wildly popular among developers and has been used to build countless websites.
Cybersecurity
Trump names top IC CIO
CIA open source leader John Sherman has been tapped to serve as CIO of the intelligence community.
Digital Government
Energy Department releases code to count bats in the dark
Pacific Northwest Laboratory researchers are making the thermal imaging software available to energy companies to help with offshore wind turbine siting.
Modernization
Buy vs. build to reduce insider threats
Commercially supported open source comes with both cost and security benefits.
Modernization
VA chief talks commercial Vista
Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin told House appropriators that the agency was closing in on a decision about the future of its homegrown electronic health record.
Digital Government
Former Microsoft chief launches government data site
Steve Ballmer's $10 million government data site offers scope and scale, but transparency advocates warn that it's not a management tool.
Digital Government
CMS 101
Content management systems have grown more powerful and easier to use, but there are still some important factors for government users to consider.
Digital Government
The real story about COTS for the VA
An advocate for the VistA system warns a rush to commercial electronic health records could come with serious risks.
Digital Government
Pentagon Launches Open-Source Experiment
Code.mil would let the public contribute to unclassified code written by federal employees.
Digital Government
GSA moves one step closer to replacing DUNS
The General Services Administration released an RFI looking for input on an open numbering system for federal procurement.
Digital Government
Congress presses VA to go commercial on IT
The Department of Veterans Affairs must decide whether to keep and improve its home-grown Vista heath record system or move to a commercial provider. Legislators are growing tired of waiting for an answer.
People
How agencies can take a page out of industry's open playbooks
To truly innovate, government must holistically consider a combination of people, processes and technology.
Digital Government
Education Dept. Builds Show and Tell Space for Developers
There's a new GitHub repository for anything built with Education Department data.
Digital Government
Dickerson to Congress: USDS is delivering results
The U.S. Digital Services' report to Congress details 2016 accomplishments across government.
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