Digital Government

U.S.-funded Arabic TV might have affected events in Egypt

Survey commissioned by Broadcasting Board of Governors says as many as 25 percent of Egyptians in major cities viewed coverage by Alhurra TV.

Digital Government

Social media has far-reaching implications for U.S. diplomacy

Broadcasting board works to circumvent jamming and other censorship tactics.

Digital Government

Defense acquisition chief foresees more industry mergers

Pentagon will rely mostly on market forces in deciding to allow consolidation of smaller military contractors, Ashton Carter says.

Digital Government

Republican-proposed budget cuts would undermine broadcasting board's mission at a critical time, critics say

House Republicans' plans to cut more than $100 billion from the federal budget would lop nearly 10 percent from the $745 million budget of the Broadcasting Board of Governors.

Cybersecurity

Tightened Homeland Security budget still adequate, officials say

Obama's proposal would transfer funds from consultants, travel and supplies to boost ships, aircraft, airport screening and border security.

Digital Government

SSA's new data center is at least five years away, while the existing center risks 'catastrophic failure'

The 30-year-old National Computer Center in Baltimore, Md., is plagued by an inadequate heating and cooling system, a power system so old that spare parts are no longer made, and clogged and corroded plumbing, Kelly Croft, Social Security's deputy commissioner for systems, told two House subcommittees.

Digital Government

Pentagon budget relies heavily on anticipated savings

Analyst says 2012 Defense spending plan is the beginning of an 'age of austerity' for the department.

Digital Government

HHS accelerates modeling technology to combat Medicare fraud

Officials expect automated billing analysis to reduce abuse in federal health care programs.

Digital Government

Geospatial intel agency opens doors to new Virginia headquarters

Building's IT systems are designed to improve speed and range of visual intelligence while easing information sharing among dispersed employees.