Ideas

At the 'Bleeding Edge' of Public Safety

Digital Government

Some tax preparers continue to resist the IRS e-filing system

Agency's target is for 80 percent of returns to be filed electronically.

Digital Government

GSA strives to be 'green proving ground' for net-zero energy use

Agency wants to serve as model of what works in creating sustainable facilities, senior official tells Nextgov.

Digital Government

DHS extends Real ID compliance date to January 2013

Delay is attributed to diminished state budgets, congressional concerns.

Ideas

ICE Tackles Internet Piracy in Texas

Digital Government

An app for that? iPads can replace paper maps in the cockpit, FAA says

Pilots already use electronics during flights, but this is the first for Apple's tablet computer.

Digital Government

NASA hosts 'Tweetups' to spread the word about its missions

Agency is giving Twitter users behind-the-scenes access to facilities and events so they can share their observations with the public.

Ideas

White House Boots @PressSec Back Up

Ideas

HHS Wants to Be a 'Data Sugar Daddy'

Ideas

GAO Joins Flickr

Digital Government

State Department hits send on new Arabic Twitter site

Role of social media in Egyptian uprising cited as one reason to expand Tweets to participate in Arab world conversation.

Ideas

Morse Code vs. Texting: Which is Faster?

Digital Government

GSA unveils plans for the first net-zero-energy historic building

Reconstruction, restoration of Colorado structure is part of the agency's effort to shrink environmental footprint.

Digital Government

FEMA will use social media through all stages of a disaster

Administrator Craig Fugate says agency tracks events through hash tags to plan its response and keep the public informed.