Emerging Tech

Blind Agency Attorney Sues CBP Over Tech Access

Lawsuit claims years of inaccessible IT kept lawyer from promotion.

Digital Government

Agriculture Department Considers Data-Driven Nutrition Assistance

Officials could use the database to make smarter decisions and improve state and federal cooperation.

Digital Government

Many CIOs Support IT Reform Legislation

Tech chiefs also praised PortfolioStat in survey, but have moved on from the 25 Point Plan.

Emerging Tech

White House Responds to 19-Month-Old Palestine Petition

The administration also sided with petitioners opposing controversial cybersecurity legislation.

Emerging Tech

White House Petition Site Draws Venezuelan Crowds

Viral We the People petition seems to have been most popular abroad.

Modernization

G-8 Seeks Apps for Agriculture

The international group hopes open data sharing can produce smarter farming and better crops.

Emerging Tech

Open Source Tech is Driving Big Changes in Government

Red Hat CEO James Whitehurst sees a future where companies are secondary to the technology they support.

Cybersecurity

DARPA Chief: Budget Cuts Will Erode Cyber Mission

Plan X is feeling the effects of sequestration.

Digital Government

Social Media Activists Are Wealthy, Educated and on the Rise

Six-fold increase Americans talking politics on Facebook, Twitter, other sites, since 2008.

Emerging Tech

The Power of a Nudge

The federal CIO wants to use behavioral psychology to make individuals do what’s best for society.

Emerging Tech

Get Ready for Mobile Only

More government Web services may be launched without a browser-based option

Modernization

Federal Web Visitors are Coming Via Mobile

About one-third of government Web visitors have used a smartphone or table to access government information.

Emerging Tech

Federal CIO Imagines One Device, Many Screens

The government is preparing for a screen agnostic future, VanRoekel says.

Emerging Tech

Sequestration Hashtags and the White House on Vine

GOP leaders are blaming the president for FAA furloughs with #ObamaFlightDelay.

Emerging Tech

Timeline: Crowdsourcing Law Enforcement

Police have been enlisting the public’s help in identifying criminals for longer than you might think.

Digital Government

Federal Tech Chief Touts Data-Driven Innovation

Evidence-based approach to spending works for tech, why not the rest of government?

Emerging Tech

FBI Seeks Open Architecture

The agency wants nothing proprietary in a new video surveillance system.

Digital Government

Tax Agency Should Beef Up Reporting on IT Projects

IRS should address slow reporting on IT progress and improve cost estimates, auditor says.

Emerging Tech

Wanted: Someone to Keep an Eye on Mount Rushmore

Park Service has monitored troubling 'rock blocks' on the monument since the early 1990s.