Acquisition
NASA open source project back on track
The incumbent vendor, who lost the latest competition, has withdrawn a protest that had threatened to stop the space agency's efforts to move to an open-source content management system.
Digital Government
Virginia senators fear sequester
Government contractors will bear the brunt of budget cuts fallout, says Sen. Mark Warner.
Cybersecurity
NIST seeks comment on key cyber guide for agencies
Final public draft of 'Security and Privacy Controls' open for comment until March 1.
Digital Government
Crowdsourcing the weather
NOAA's mobile app allows users to report precipitation in real time to improve forecasts.
People
Tweets give USGS early warning on earthquakes
The U.S. Geological Survey is finding an unexpected value in Twitter's brief, rapid widespread message capability.
Modernization
White House to host Open Data Day Hackathon
Administration officials want clever programmers to improve the API that drives the 'We The People' petitioning system.
Digital Government
Park, VanRoekel seek next class of change agents
Are you qualified to be among the next generation of Presidential Innovation Fellows? Now is the time to apply, according to federal CTO Todd Park (pictured) and federal CIO Steven VanRoekel.
Digital Government
Showcasing the best government data sources
An experimental website seeks to guide users to real-world examples of government data organized in useful ways.
Digital Government
New tool helps users explore federal rulemaking
Sunlight Foundation's Docket Wrench plugs into Regulations.gov API, visualizes public comments.
Digital Government
Fast failure could lead to big-data success
Big data investments are often high risk, but it doesn't have to be that way.
Digital Government
How agencies can put Hadoop to work
The open-source platform is proving its mettle, but it's just one piece of a bigger puzzle.
People
Trove of data on energy use expands
New data sources and an extended API increase the Energy Information Administration's offering by 1.4 million data points.
Digital Government
Groups call for stronger FOIA
Freedom of Information Act needs 21st century framework making better use to technology, open government groups argue.
People
A new name for the Telework Exchange
Trying to keep up with changing technologies and trends led a longstanding organization to find a new identifier.
Digital Government
Predictive analytics allows feds to track outbreaks in real time
Government scientists are analyzing tweets and Facebook posts to follow -- and anticipate -- the spread of the winter flu.
Modernization
Does counting data centers miss the point?
The number of closures is an easy measure in the ongoing data center consolidation effort, but it's hardly the most important one.
Modernization
Data center savings hard to track
While the effort to consolidate data centers is proceeding with some success, significant challenges are impeding progress.
People
Agencies learning to measure social media impact
Nearly every agency has embraced at least one of the 60 federally approved social-media platforms, and many have joined several. Now, agencies are turning to analytics to glean meaningful insights, improve their social media outreach and monitor the effectiveness of their platforms.
Digital Government
App will aid inaugural attendees
Inaugural Committee's app provides information about events and logistics at the Jan. 21 swearing-in ceremony, along with concurrent events around the country.
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