Emerging Tech

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let Robots Take my Job

GAO Goes Hunting for Patent Trolls.

Modernization

Government has shuttered 50 data centers since May

Agencies have closed 268 facilities since the consolidation initiative began in 2010.

Modernization

Labor Department plans move to the cloud

Officials want Web-based email and software to support collaboration and records management.

Emerging Tech

The Limits of Civic Crowdsourcing

Crowdsourced crime reports, even if they’re encrypted six different ways, can still endanger the reporter.

Emerging Tech

What Data Does the Public Want? Just Ask.

Agencies have found a novel way to gage the appetite for federal data.

Emerging Tech

Interest in Petitions to Legalize Pot, Expose Aliens Plummets

Fewer truth seekers out there are using White House ‘We the People’ platform.

Emerging Tech

Local Police Increasingly Use Facebook, YouTube to Solve Crimes

Survey showed state law enforcement less likely to use social media than feds or sheriffs’ offices.

Emerging Tech

All in a Word: Russia's Open Government Commitments

Nonprofit's recommendations focus on definitions, which can make a huge difference in transparency.

Emerging Tech

Still waiting on the Twitter Archive

Library of Congress hasn't given up.