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Digital Government
The postal service's hidden cool factor
E-mail made paper mail seem like old hat years ago, but the U.S. Postal Service is operating on the cutting edge of technology, behind the scenes.
Modernization
CIA CTO sheds light on intelligence community's need for cloud
The officially-unconfirmed contract between the CIA and Amazon has led to an upsurge of interest in the spy agency's strategy.
People
CDC's Seligman wins Federal 100 President's Award
Longtime CIO suggests that all his agency peers deserve recognition for the 'tremendous difficulties' they face.
Modernization
Challenge and opportunity await in data center consolidation
Consolidation pays off, but it's wise to take the long view on savings, say those in the trenches.
Digital Government
Teresa Carlson: Changing the game for cloud services
As vice president of the worldwide public sector at Amazon Web Services, Eagle Award winner Teresa Carlson led the company's entry into the federal market.
Digital Government
Federal Reserve calls for chief data officer
The proposed new position would add to the growing ranks of agency CDOs as feds seek the expertise to manage big data.
Modernization
Sources: Amazon and CIA ink cloud deal
Clandestine contract marks a radical shift in the CIA's cloud strategy.
Cybersecurity
DHS gets an interim cybersecurity chief
Bruce McConnell to replace Mark Weatherford on an acting basis.
Digital Government
Which agencies let their scientists speak freely?
The Union of Concerned Scientists finds that policies at some agencies inhibit the freedom of scientists to express opinions.
Digital Government
Of policy and petabytes: Shaping the use of big data
The future of big data is wide open, but policies and regulations may soon set its course. <br><br> <strong>Plus:</strong> The potential liabilities of lacking policies ... where policies come from ... the role of privacy.
Digital Government
NOAA assumes control of weather satellite
A converted satellite provides a valuable stopgap against a potential loss of coverage, but durability fears persist.
People
Data center initiative to become part of PortfolioStat
The ongoing effort to find and shut down unneeded data centers has shown some early success, but its status is about to change.
Digital Government
NASA clamps down on travel spending
Employees cancel speaking engagements as agency moves "aggressively" to deal with sequestration.
Digital Government
From the mail to McDonald's, big data is all around us
Big data helps mail your letters, it makes your burgers better, and it allows intelligence agencies to piece together disparate pieces of data into insights that might help them foil the next terrorist attack.
Digital Government
Big data's big hurdle: federal policy
Big data holds tremendous promise to help agencies glean otherwise impossible insights from massive repositories of data, but federal policies play a significant role in slowing its adoption and blunting its edge.
People
Telework Week sees participation surge
Annual event encouraging telework try-outs demonstrates enthusiasm, savings.
People
'Baddest' innovation fellow goes to GitHub
Ben Balter has taken a position at the open software collaboration platform, maintaining a focus on government.
Digital Government
Feds seek user input on mobile experience
GSA has launched a crowdsourcing tool intended to refine the government's efforts to create 'citizen-centric mobile.'
Digital Government
Does your agency need big data? Maybe not.
Although it seems to be everywhere, big data is not something that every agency needs to worry about. What makes the difference?
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