How challenges help government innovate
The third annual White House report on prize-based technology problem solving documents how challenges have helped agencies save money and spur innovation.
In-house analytics tool maps fraud at USPS
The Postal Service inspector general's office built its own data analytics tool -- the Risk Assessment Data Repository -- to help investigators identify high-value targets for audit and investigation, reducing the time required to close a case and increasing the amount of money recovered.
Need GEOINT? There’s an app for that, even when disconnected.
A new capability lets the military, first responders and security personnel share geospatial intelligence data via mobile devices even with little or no connectivity.
New edition of Google Analytics for Government posted
Government website managers looking to get a better handle on their sites' performance should check the second edition of the Google Analytics for Government training manual.
API offers real-time parking data for cities, universities
Currently in private beta, the API links parking availability information from Streetline to mobile and Web apps, dynamic messages signs and in-car navigation systems.
Project management must address leadership vacuum, fed execs say
Program overruns and failure rates for new IT systems is as high as 80 percent, which is traceable to a lack of leadership, says a government IT expert.
Ag office successfully fields mobile IT
To run a successful mobile IT program, IT managers need to address both the technology and management issues involved.
ODNI builds toolbox for information interoperability
Project Interoperability aims to be architecture agnostic, working toward a connected government by normalizing the way information-sharing technology is developed.
GPO's FDsys: 1 billion items served and ready for more
Government Printing Office's FDsys Web portal has served up more than a billion documents, videos, audio recordings and images since 2009 and plans for updated search engine and improved support for mobile devices.
Rugged notebooks and modular handhelds debut
Two companies, Dell and VT Miltope, recently announced rugged models for users in military service, public safety, manufacturing and first response.
Navy tests satellite connection in the Arctic
During the U.S. Navy's 2014 Ice Exercise, Mobile User Objective System satellites provided nearly 150 hours of secure data connections.
Bringing interactive civic information to the street
A public-private partnership in New York is bringing interactive smart screens to the streets to support open data, citizen engagement and a vibrant digital community.
Aquilent launches Drupal platform for federal websites
The company’s secure Drupal Platform in the Cloud supports agencies’ moves to open source.
DISA approves AirWatch MDM for Defense networks
The Security Technical Implementation Guide ensures compliance with security policy and configuration requirements for mobile operating systems in DOD.
BlackBerry adds security for iOS and Android to enterprise platform
Enterprise Service 10.2 extends BlackBerry's secure back end to almost any device in a BYOD setting and separates work and personal data on iOS and Android devices.
App aims to turn Google Glass into a situational awareness tool
BAE Systems' GXP Xplorer Snap mobile app is being designed to speed delivery of intelligence and other situational data to first responders.
Satellite imagery provider gets nod to sell higher res images
U.S. intelligence organizations are supporting DigitalGlobe's bid to sell higher-resolution satellite images, which would put crisper pictures in more hands.
DigitalGov Search delivers real-time analytics, better results
The newly launched open source search stack lets GSA’s DigitalGov Search perform real-time analytics and create dashboards to monitor Web search trends.
DHS expands animal disease surveillance project
Phase II of the Enhanced Passive Surveillance project will expand the types of animals tracked and increase the user base.
IBM offers big data technology to federal healthcare
IBM announced new investments in its US Federal Healthcare Practice, adding big data programs for advanced clinical care and data management.
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