Digital Government

All major federal agencies now using Twitter and YouTube

Twenty three of 24 major agencies are on Facebook.

Emerging Tech

Disabled feds want to be involved in making IT more accessible

Crowdsourced survey urges pretesting and better communication to ease tech hurdles.

Digital Government

White House launches governmentwide investment in big data

Research funding aims to advance science and technology in medicine, astronomy and other areas.

Digital Government

Big news about big data

Thursday, White House officials plan to announce a $200 million cross-agency investment in big data research.

Modernization

USDA slashed its mobile phone bill $400,000 per month

Agriculture consolidated 700 service plans into 10, saving 20 percent in mobile contracts.

Modernization

Elections could affect federal IT contract schedule

Program managers will want to commit funds as early as possible to mitigate political uncertainty, experts say.

Digital Government

Malicious code in the IT supply chain threatens federal operations

Web of multinational vendors obscures software origins, poses national security threat, GAO says.