Emerging Tech

Twitter Diplomacy Hits the Big Time

The Egyptian president tweeted angrily at the U.S. embassy Tuesday for promoting a Daily Show riff that criticized him.

Modernization

CDC’s Flu App Suffers from Too Many Bugs of its Own

The influenza app for doctors takes too long to load and doesn’t display information well.

Emerging Tech

Agencies Get Green Light to Use Six-Second Video Sharing Site

GSA wants to offer early access to Vine.

Digital Government

Join the Conversation about Federal IT Reform

You can comment on a crowdsourced version of the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act.

Digital Government

VanRoekel Revamps IT Portfolio Review Process

The federal CIO expects savings under the PortfolioStat initiative to grow to $2.5 billion by 2015.

Emerging Tech

All 50 States Now Provide Online Access to Spending Data

Texas leads in spending transparency and North Dakota comes in last, a new report says.

Emerging Tech

Here’s How the Government Hires a Dishwasher

Some solicitations make the rigorous federal contracting procedures seem silly.

Emerging Tech

Who’s Using Our Data? Ag Agencies Ask

That part of the open data equation is sometimes forgotten.

Emerging Tech

Space Apps and Duck-Sized Horses in Microgravity

Astronaut Ron Garan answers questions about NASA’s Space Apps Challenge on Reddit.

Modernization

'Born Digital' Documents Are Much Cheaper to Share

Cost of making docs publicly available has dropped 62 percent with the advent of the Internet, GPO says.

Digital Government

Open Data is a '21st Century Natural Resource'

Canadian lawmaker Tony Clement is at the forefront of the country's most important IT reforms.

Digital Government

Bipartisan Team Introduces FOIA Reform

The bill would mandate a common online portal for all government FOIA requests.