Emerging Tech

How to Win Government Contracts the EZ Way

Beta website simplifies the bidding process and opens the playing field to more competitors.

Emerging Tech

A Key Element of SOPA Is Back

And so are the petitioners on We the People, as they try to keep YouTube song covers from becoming felonies.

Cybersecurity

Postal Service Taps Canadian Firm To Test Viability of a Single Online ID

The contract with SecureKey aims to help agencies rely on third-party ID verifiers.

Emerging Tech

The Crowd May Have Answers, but Agencies Must Define the Problem

Effective crowdsourcing requires a lot of upfront work, according to a new think tank report.

Emerging Tech

Which Panels Will Make It to South by Southwest?

Digital divides and the crowdsourcing of things make my list for next year's conference.

Digital Government

Ignore Those Rumors: The White House Doesn’t Oppose IT Reform, Lawmaker says

The U.S. CIO and other officials are more supportive of reform than it might appear, according to Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va.

Emerging Tech

The White House Didn't Promise to Respond Quickly

Website listing unanswered We the People petitions is built with streaming data supplied by the White House.

Digital Government

State Department May Give Embassy Drone Surveillance Another Shot

Officials cancelled an earlier bid for the aircraft, but they've scaled back requirements in a new notice to contractors.

Emerging Tech

Social Media Could Help Educate More Vets About Benefits

The department has spent millions on Facebook advertising to veterans in the past two years.

Emerging Tech

White House Responds to Another Round of Gun Petitions

The appeals followed the shooting of 20 children at a Connecticut elementary school in December.

Modernization

A New App Takes Government Contracting Mobile

Hōrd allows vendors to get alerts about opportunities and to track their competitors.

Modernization

There’s Apps in Them Thar Hills

A new mobile app will guide tourists around the Klondike Gold Rush site.

Digital Government

White House Unveils CIO Council 2.0

New structure for chief information officers should be more agile and efficient, officials say.

Emerging Tech

Georgia Goes Drupal

The state expects to save nearly $5 million using the open source Web management system.

Emerging Tech

Tackling the Greatest Digital Divide

The Internet is leaving America’s elderly behind and we’re all paying the cost.

Emerging Tech

From a Tweet to a Thunderclap

Latest social media site approved for government agencies suggests a new focus on advocacy.

Modernization

How Computer Clouds Could Help Cure Cancer

The National Cancer Institute is funding pilot computer clouds that will help researchers crack cancer’s genetic code.